Tallinn, 2017-01-03 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AS Tallink Grupp statistics for December 2016 and the fourth quarter of the 2016 financial year
In December 2016 AS Tallink Grupp transported 767 630 passengers, which is a 7.8% increase compared to December 2015. The number of cargo units increased by 5.9% to 25 742 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 2.2% to 87 155 units in the same comparison.
In the fourth quarter of the 2016 financial year (October - December) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 226 283 passengers which is a 4.7% increase compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 9.2% to 85 349 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 1.6% to 255 820 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for December 2016 and fourth quarter of the financial year were the following:
| December 2016 |
December 2015 |
Change | IV Quarter 2016 | IV Quarter 2015 | Change | |
| Passengers | 767 630 | 712 129 | 7.8% | 2 226 283 | 2 125 361 | 4.7% |
| Finland - Sweden | 222 693 | 210 279 | 5.9% | 685 112 | 650 193 | 5.4% |
| Estonia - Finland | 412 850 | 393 362 | 5.0% | 1 186 484 | 1 150 665 | 3.1% |
| Estonia - Sweden | 81 177 | 73 278 | 10.8% | 223 022 | 221 529 | 0.7% |
| Latvia - Sweden | 50 910 | 35 210 | 44.6% | 131 665 | 102 974 | 27.9% |
| Cargo Units | 25 742 | 24 298 | 5.9% | 85 349 | 78 136 | 9.2% |
| Finland - Sweden | 5 647 | 5 228 | 8.0% | 18 736 | 16 411 | 14.2% |
| Estonia - Finland | 15 936 | 15 068 | 5.8% | 53 113 | 49 058 | 8.3% |
| Estonia - Sweden | 3 359 | 3 408 | -1.4% | 11 326 | 10 744 | 5.4% |
| Latvia - Sweden | 800 | 594 | 34.7% | 2 174 | 1 923 | 13.1% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 87 155 | 85 300 | 2.2% | 255 820 | 251 756 | 1.6% |
| Finland - Sweden | 9 050 | 9 937 | -8.9% | 26 288 | 25 935 | 1.4% |
| Estonia - Finland | 67 267 | 66 487 | 1.2% | 200 684 | 198 346 | 1.2% |
| Estonia - Sweden | 5 408 | 5 063 | 6.8% | 15 676 | 15 224 | 3.0% |
| Latvia - Sweden | 5 430 | 3 813 | 42.4% | 13 172 | 12 251 | 7.5% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in December and in the fourth quarter of 2016:
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In December 2016 the cruise ferry Silja Europa started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Baltic Queen.
ESTONIA-SWEDEN
In December 2016 the cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Stockholm route, replacing the cruise ferry Romantika.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
In December 2016 the cruise ferry Romantika started operating on the Riga-Stockholm route.
Veiko Haavapuu
Finance Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 640 9914
E-mail veiko.haavapuu@tallink.ee
