Tallinn, 2013-11-05 08:50 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for October 2013
In October 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 745 331 passengers which is nearly a 1% decrease compared to October 2012. The number of passenger vehicles increased by almost 1% to 89 690 and the number of trucks and trailers increased more than 12% to 29 089 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for October were the following:
| October 2013 | October 2012 | change | |
| Passengers | 745 331 | 751 993 | -0.9% |
| Finland-Sweden | 234 430 | 256 114 | -8.5% |
| Estonia-Finland | 377 102 | 374 199 | 0.8% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 72 446 | 67 361 | 7.5% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 61 353 | 54 319 | 12.9% |
| Cargo Units | 29 089 | 25 894 | 12.3% |
| Finland-Sweden | 8 849 | 8 740 | 1.2% |
| Estonia-Finland | 14 800 | 12 097 | 22.3% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 661 | 3 292 | 11.2% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 779 | 1 765 | 0.8% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 89 690 | 89 239 | 0.5% |
| Finland-Sweden | 9 849 | 10 008 | -1.6% |
| Estonia-Finland | 66 567 | 66 298 | 0.4% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 5 070 | 5 155 | -1.6% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 8 204 | 7 778 | 5.5% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in October 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
