Tallinn, 2014-09-04 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for August 2014
In August 2014 AS Tallink Grupp transported 876 013 passengers which is nearly a 6% decrease compared to August 2013. The number trucks and trailers decreased by almost 2% to 24 846 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 2% to 120 188 in the same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for August were the following:
| August 2014 | August 2013 | change | |
| Passengers | 876 013 | 930 346 | -5,8% |
| Finland-Sweden | 270 842 | 274 672 | -1,4% |
| Estonia-Finland | 450 784 | 460 810 | -2,2% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 96 864 | 103 182 | -6,1% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 57 523 | 91 682 | -37,3% |
| Cargo Units | 24 846 | 25 261 | -1,6% |
| Finland-Sweden | 6 575 | 7 615 | -13,7% |
| Estonia-Finland | 14 042 | 12 833 | 9,4% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 537 | 3 361 | 5,2% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 692 | 1 452 | -52,3% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 120 188 | 122 618 | -2,0% |
| Finland-Sweden | 23 568 | 21 534 | 9,4% |
| Estonia-Finland | 80 963 | 81 485 | -0,6% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 8 453 | 8 774 | -3,7% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 7 204 | 10 825 | -33,5% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in August 2014:
ESTONIA-FINLAND
The cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Silja Europa.
ESTONIA-SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Romantika started operating on the Tallinn-Stockholmi route, replacing the cruise ferry Baltic Queen.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Romantika stopped operating on the Riga-Stockholm route, the cruise ferry Isabelle continues operating on the route as the only vessel.
Harri Hanschmidt
Head of the Finance Department
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn
Tel +372 640 8981
E-mail harri.hanschmidt@tallink.ee
