Tallinn, 2015-07-03 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AS Tallink Grupp statistics for June 2015 and the second quarter of the 2015 financial year
In June 2015 AS Tallink Grupp transported 882 635 passengers which is almost a 2% decrease compared to June 2014. The number of trucks and trailers decreased by 1% to 25 601 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased over 8% to 115 295 in the same comparison.
In the second quarter of the 2015 financial year (April-June) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 356 039 passengers which is slightly less compared to the previous year. The number of trucks and trailers decreased by almost 1% to 78 663 units transported and the number of passenger vehicles is slightly less with 298 723 units transported.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for June 2015 and second quarter of the financial year were the following:
| June 2015 | June 2014 | change | II Quarter 2015 | II Quarter 2014 | change | ||
| Passengers | 882 635 | 897 478 | -1.7% | 2 356 039 | 2 363 510 | -0.3% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 293 961 | 289 919 | 1.4% | 747 732 | 707 753 | 5.6% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 453 217 | 439 553 | 3.1% | 1 232 520 | 1 175 829 | 4.8% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 90 802 | 89 367 | 1.6% | 252 511 | 266 162 | -5.1% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 44 655 | 78 639 | -43.2% | 123 276 | 213 766 | -42.3% | |
| Cargo Units | 25 601 | 25 886 | -1.1% | 78 659 | 79 055 | -0.5% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 4 846 | 6 762 | -28.3% | 16 719 | 21 596 | -22.6% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 17 013 | 14 356 | 18.5% | 50 685 | 42 289 | 19.9% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 144 | 3 322 | -5.4% | 9 469 | 10 797 | -12.3% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 598 | 1 446 | -58.6% | 1 786 | 4 373 | -59.2% | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 115 295 | 125 631 | -8.2% | 298 723 | 299 048 | -0.1% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 21 868 | 23 651 | -7.5% | 45 782 | 44 178 | 3.6% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 80 798 | 83 269 | -3.0% | 219 169 | 210 540 | 4.1% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 7 379 | 9 405 | -21.5% | 19 130 | 20 962 | -8.7% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 5 250 | 9 306 | -43.6% | 14 642 | 23 368 | -37.3% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in June 2015:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In December 2014 the cargo ferry Sea Wind stopped operating on the Turku-Stockholm route.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Silja Europa. The cargo ferry Sea Wind started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route in January 2015.
ESTONIA-SWEDEN
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Romantika started operating on the Tallinn-Stockholm route, replacing the cruise ferry Baltic Queen.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Romantika stopped operating on the Riga-Stockholm route, the cruise ferry Isabelle continues operating on the route.
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
