Tallinn, 2014-01-06 08:55 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for December 2013 and the fourth quarter of the 2013 financial year
In December 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 729 753 passengers which is a 3% increase compared to December 2012. The number of passenger vehicles increased more than 1% to 82 472 and the number of trucks and trailers increased over 13% to 22 285 units in same comparison.
In the fourth quarter of the 2013 financial year (October-December) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 148 204 passengers which is nearly a 1% increase compared to the previous year. The number of passenger vehicles remained on the same level with 248 131 units transported and the number of trucks and trailers increased by almost 12% to 78 771 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for December 2013 and fourth quarter of the financial year were the following:
| December 2013 | December 2012 | change | IV Quarter 2013 | IV Quarter 2012 | change | ||
| Passengers | 729 753 | 708 170 | 3.0% | 2 148 204 | 2 133 163 | 0.7% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 214 519 | 209 712 | 2.3% | 656 344 | 693 402 | -5.3% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 374 456 | 365 811 | 2.4% | 1 101 822 | 1 075 627 | 2.4% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 82 741 | 79 956 | 3.5% | 218 475 | 211 190 | 3.4% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 58 037 | 52 691 | 10.1% | 171 563 | 152 944 | 12.2% | |
| Cargo Units | 22 285 | 19 694 | 13.2% | 78 771 | 70 457 | 11.8% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 7 536 | 6 744 | 11.7% | 24 942 | 23 713 | 5.2% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 10 852 | 8 999 | 20.6% | 39 271 | 32 233 | 21.8% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 2 669 | 2 730 | -2.2% | 9 847 | 9 765 | 0.8% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 228 | 1 221 | 0.6% | 4 711 | 4 746 | -0.7% | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 82 472 | 81 570 | 1.1% | 248 131 | 247 922 | 0.1% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 10 001 | 9 967 | 0.3% | 25 675 | 27 188 | -5.6% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 60 028 | 59 302 | 1.2% | 186 613 | 185 179 | 0.8% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 5 409 | 5 741 | -5.8% | 14 282 | 14 978 | -4.6% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 7 034 | 6 560 | 7.2% | 21 561 | 20 577 | 4.8% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in December 2013:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Baltic Princess replaced the cruise ferry Silja Europa on the Turku-Stockholm route.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Silja Europa replaced the cruise ferry Baltic Princess on the Tallinn-Helsinki route.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
In May 2013 the cruise ferry Isabelle replaced the cruise ferry Silja Festival on the Riga-Stockholm route.
Harri Hanschmidt
Head of Investor Relations
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn
Tel +372 640 8981
E-mail harri.hanschmidt@tallink.ee
