Tallinn, 2014-10-03 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
Statistics for September 2014 and the third quarter of the 2014 financial year
In September 2014 AS Tallink Grupp transported 593 064 passengers which is nearly an 11% decrease compared to September 2013. The number of passenger vehicles decreased over 5% to 84 707 and the number of trucks and trailers increased more than 1% to 27 885 units in same comparison.
In the third quarter of the 2014 financial year (July-September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 561 257 passengers which is nearly a 6% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of passenger vehicles decreased by almost 4% to 354 302 units transported and the number of trucks and trailers increased by 1% to 76 830 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for September 2014 and third quarter of the financial year were the following:
September September change III Quarter III Quarter change 2014 2013 2014 2013 Passengers 593 064 664 976 -10,8% 2 561 257 2 718 778 -5,8% Finland-Swed 155 880 184 158 -15,4% 777 727 822 788 -5,5% en Estonia-Finl 331 427 350 253 -5,4% 1 324 963 1 370 790 -3,3% and Estonia-Swed 67 261 70 646 -4,8% 273 014 283 217 -3,6% en Latvia-Swede 38 496 59 919 -35,8% 185 553 241 983 -23,3% n
Cargo Units 27 885 27 506 1,4% 76 830 76 043 1,0% Finland-Swed 7 610 8 097 -6,0% 19 868 22 332 -11,0% en Estonia-Finl 15 616 13 937 12,0% 43 862 39 339 11,5% and Estonia-Swed 4 017 3 863 4,0% 10 589 10 005 5,8% en Latvia-Swede 642 1 609 -60,1% 2 511 4 367 -42,5% n
Passenger 84 707 89 495 -5,4% 354 302 367 969 -3,7% Vehicles Finland-Swed 9 996 10 700 -6,6% 70 100 68 741 2,0% en Estonia-Finl 63 879 65 637 -2,7% 235 499 243 802 -3,4% and Estonia-Swed 5 521 5 169 6,8% 24 899 24 879 0,1% en Latvia-Swede 5 311 7 989 -33,5% 23 804 30 547 -22,1% n
The following operational factors influenced the development in September 2014:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In September the cruise ferry Silja Symphony did not operate for 25 days due to scheduled maintenance and reconstruction works, the vessel was not replaced during that time.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Silja Europa.
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
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In September 2014 AS Tallink Grupp transported 593 064 passengers which is nearly an 11% decrease compared to September 2013. The number of passenger vehicles decreased over 5% to 84 707 and the number of trucks and trailers increased more than 1% to 27 885 units in same comparison.
In the third quarter of the 2014 financial year (July-September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 561 257 passengers which is nearly a 6% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of passenger vehicles decreased by almost 4% to 354 302 units transported and the number of trucks and trailers increased by 1% to 76 830 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for September 2014 and third quarter of the financial year were the following:
September September change III Quarter III Quarter change 2014 2013 2014 2013 Passengers 593 064 664 976 -10,8% 2 561 257 2 718 778 -5,8% Finland-Swed 155 880 184 158 -15,4% 777 727 822 788 -5,5% en Estonia-Finl 331 427 350 253 -5,4% 1 324 963 1 370 790 -3,3% and Estonia-Swed 67 261 70 646 -4,8% 273 014 283 217 -3,6% en Latvia-Swede 38 496 59 919 -35,8% 185 553 241 983 -23,3% n
Cargo Units 27 885 27 506 1,4% 76 830 76 043 1,0% Finland-Swed 7 610 8 097 -6,0% 19 868 22 332 -11,0% en Estonia-Finl 15 616 13 937 12,0% 43 862 39 339 11,5% and Estonia-Swed 4 017 3 863 4,0% 10 589 10 005 5,8% en Latvia-Swede 642 1 609 -60,1% 2 511 4 367 -42,5% n
Passenger 84 707 89 495 -5,4% 354 302 367 969 -3,7% Vehicles Finland-Swed 9 996 10 700 -6,6% 70 100 68 741 2,0% en Estonia-Finl 63 879 65 637 -2,7% 235 499 243 802 -3,4% and Estonia-Swed 5 521 5 169 6,8% 24 899 24 879 0,1% en Latvia-Swede 5 311 7 989 -33,5% 23 804 30 547 -22,1% n
The following operational factors influenced the development in September 2014:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In September the cruise ferry Silja Symphony did not operate for 25 days due to scheduled maintenance and reconstruction works, the vessel was not replaced during that time.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In August 2014 the cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route, replacing the cruise ferry Silja Europa.
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
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