Tallinn, 2017-02-03 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AS Tallink Grupp statistics for January 2017
In January 2017 AS Tallink Grupp transported 561 493 passengers, which is almost a 1% increase compared to January 2016. The number of cargo units increased by 1.8% to 24 904 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 0.8% to 68 189 units in the same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for January 2017 were the following:
| January 2017 | January 2016 | Change | ||
| Passengers | 561 493 | 556 750 | 0.9% | |
| Finland - Sweden | 166 480 | 164 492 | 1.2% | |
| Estonia - Finland | 289 804 | 293 142 | -1.1% | |
| Estonia - Sweden | 64 748 | 68 899 | -6.0% | |
| Latvia - Sweden | 40 461 | 30 217 | 33.9% | |
| Cargo Units | 24 904 | 24 455 | 1.8% | |
| Finland - Sweden | 5 951 | 5 543 | 7.4% | |
| Estonia - Finland | 15 061 | 15 195 | -0.9% | |
| Estonia - Sweden | 3 175 | 3 170 | 0.2% | |
| Latvia - Sweden | 717 | 547 | 31.1% | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 68 189 | 68 765 | -0.8% | |
| Finland - Sweden | 7 285 | 7 478 | -2.6% | |
| Estonia - Finland | 50 961 | 51 987 | -2.0% | |
| Estonia - Sweden | 4 914 | 5 247 | -6.3% | |
| Latvia - Sweden | 5 029 | 4 053 | 24.1% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in January 2017:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Baltic Princess did not operate on route for 5 days due to scheduled maintenance.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
The fast ferry Star did not operate on route for 15 days due to scheduled maintenance.
On 29 January 2017 the new LNG fast ferry Megastar started operating Tallink Shuttle service on the Tallinn-Helsinki route and replaced fast ferry Superstar.
On 31 January 2017 the charter contract of the fast ferry Superstar was concluded and the ship was handed over to its owner.
ESTONIA-SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Victoria I did not operate on route for 12 days due to scheduled maintenance.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Romantika did not operate on route for 10 days due to scheduled maintenance.
In December 2016 the cruise ferry Romantika started operating on the Riga-Stockholm route as second ship on the route next to cruise ferry Isabelle.
Veiko Haavapuu
Finance Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 640 9914
E-mail veiko.haavapuu@tallink.ee
