Tallinn, 2013-10-04 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for September 2013 and the third quarter of the 2013 financial year
In September 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 664 976 passengers which is nearly a 2% decrease compared to September 2012. The number of passenger vehicles increased by 1% to 89 495 and the number of trucks and trailers increased by almost 14% to 27 506 units in same comparison.
In the third quarter of the 2013 financial year (July-September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 718 778 passengers which is a 2% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of passenger vehicles remained on the same level with 367 969 units transported and the number of trucks and trailers increased more than 10% to 76 043 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car volumes for September 2013 and second quarter of the financial year were the following:
| September 2013 | September 2012 | change | III Quarter 2013 | III Quarter 2012 | change | ||
| Passengers | 664 976 | 675 743 | -1.6% | 2 718 778 | 2 770 147 | -1.9% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 184 158 | 206 621 | -10.9% | 822 788 | 909 912 | -9.6% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 350 253 | 347 949 | 0.7% | 1 370 790 | 1 340 520 | 2.3% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 70 646 | 66 640 | 6.0% | 283 217 | 287 196 | -1.4% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 59 919 | 54 533 | 9.9% | 241 983 | 232 519 | 4.1% | |
| Cargo Units | 27 506 | 24 204 | 13.6% | 76 043 | 68 831 | 10.5% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 8 097 | 8 286 | -2.3% | 22 332 | 22 149 | 0.8% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 13 937 | 11 168 | 24.8% | 39 339 | 34 177 | 15.1% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 863 | 3 157 | 22.4% | 10 005 | 8 499 | 17.7% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 609 | 1 593 | 1.0% | 4 367 | 4 006 | 9.0% | |
| Passenger Vehicles | 89 495 | 88 793 | 0.8% | 367 969 | 367 508 | 0.1% | |
| Finland-Sweden | 10 700 | 11 618 | -7.9% | 68 741 | 72 729 | -5.5% | |
| Estonia-Finland | 65 637 | 63 761 | 2.9% | 243 802 | 239 461 | 1.8% | |
| Estonia-Sweden | 5 169 | 5 299 | -2.5% | 24 879 | 25 798 | -3.6% | |
| Latvia-Sweden | 7 989 | 8 115 | -1.6% | 30 547 | 29 520 | 3.5% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in September 2013:
FINLAND-SWEDEN
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Baltic Princess replaced the cruise ferry Silja Europa on the Turku-Stockholm route.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
In January 2013 the cruise ferry Silja Europa replaced the cruise ferry Baltic Princess on the Tallinn-Helsinki route.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
In May 2013 the cruise ferry Isabelle replaced the cruise ferry Silja Festival on the Riga-Stockholm route.
Harri Hanschmidt Head of Investor Relations AS Tallink Grupp Sadama 5/7. 10111 Tallinn Tel +372 640 8981 E-mail harri.hanschmidt@tallink.ee
