Tallinn, 2013-08-05 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for July 2013
In July 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 123 456 passengers which is almost a 4% decrease compared to July 2012. The number of passenger vehicles is slightly less amounting to 155 856 and the number of trucks and trailers increased by almost 9% to 23 276 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for July were the following:
| July 2013 | July 2012 | change | |
| Passengers | 1 123 456 | 1 165 349 | -3.6% |
| Finland-Sweden | 363 958 | 409 410 | -11.1% |
| Estonia-Finland | 559 727 | 552 155 | 1.4% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 109 389 | 116 199 | -5.9% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 90 382 | 87 585 | 3.2% |
| Cargo Units | 23 276 | 21 380 | 8.9% |
| Finland-Sweden | 6 620 | 6 250 | 5.9% |
| Estonia-Finland | 12 569 | 11 423 | 10.0% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 2 781 | 2 510 | 10.8% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 306 | 1 197 | 9.1% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 155 856 | 156 708 | -0.5% |
| Finland-Sweden | 36 507 | 38 588 | -5.4% |
| Estonia-Finland | 96 680 | 95 674 | 1.1% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 10 936 | 11 483 | -4.8% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 11 733 | 10 963 | 7.0% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in July 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
