In December 2008 AS Tallink Grupp transported 627 055 passengers which is nearly
18% increase compared to November 2007. Passenger volumes and market shares
increased in all of our main routes.
While the passenger cars transportation continued to increase in December 2008
the slowing economies are impacting negatively the cargo vechicles development.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for December
2008 were the following:
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| | December 2008 | December 2007 | change |
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| Passengers | 627 055 | 532 739 | 17,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden | 242 596 | 210 146 | 15,4% |
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| Estonia-Finland | 274 881 | 231 082 | 19,0% |
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| Estonia-Sweden | 72 431 | 60 380 | 20,0% |
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| Latvia-Sweden | 31 476 | 22 941 | 37,2% |
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| Finland-Germany | 5 671 | 8 190 | -30,8% |
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| Cargo Units | 17 670 | 24 545 | -28,0% |
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| Finland-Sweden | 5 442 | 7 343 | -25,9% |
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| Estonia-Finland | 7 020 | 8 218 | -14,6% |
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| Estonia-Sweden | 2 226 | 3 087 | -27,9% |
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| Latvia-Sweden | 1 101 | 864 | 27,4% |
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| Finland-Germany | 1 881 | 5 033 | -62,6% |
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| Passenger Vehicles | 59 458 | 46 570 | 27,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden | 9 986 | 10 867 | -8,1% |
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| Estonia-Finland | 38 993 | 26 292 | 48,3% |
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| Estonia-Sweden | 4 405 | 3 840 | 14,7% |
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| Latvia-Sweden | 4 458 | 3 577 | 24,6% |
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| Finland-Germany | 1 616 | 1 994 | -19,0% |
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The following operational factors influenced the development.
FINLAND-SWEDEN
M/S Galaxy which is larger in capacity operates in the Turku-Stockholm route
instead of M/S Silja Festival.
Cargo vessel Sea Wind was in repairs and was not operating in the route since
02.12.2008.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
Since April 2008 the second Tallink Shuttle vessel Superstar operates between
Tallinn and Helsinki.
New cruise ferry M/S Baltic Princess has replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy
which moved to Turku- Stockholm operations.
From September 2008 the Superfast vessels are not doing the daily
Tallinn-Helsinki roundtrip any more.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn.
FINLAND-GERMANY
The operations in the route are continued with the two vessels instead of three
as Superfast IX has stopped from September 2008 and is employed in the long-term
charter.
Janek Stalmeister
Financial Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Tel. +372 6409 800
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee
