Tallinn, 2013-09-04 08:50 CEST (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Statistics for August 2013
In August 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 930 346 passengers which is slightly more compared to August 2012. The number of passenger vehicles increased by almost 1% to 122 618 and the number of trucks and trailers increased by almost 9% to 25 261 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for August were the following:
| August 2013 | August 2012 | change | |
| Passengers | 930 346 | 929 055 | 0.1% |
| Finland-Sweden | 274 672 | 293 881 | -6.5% |
| Estonia-Finland | 460 810 | 440 416 | 4.6% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 103 182 | 104 357 | -1.1% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 91 682 | 90 401 | 1.4% |
| Cargo Units | 25 261 | 23 247 | 8.7% |
| Finland-Sweden | 7 615 | 7 613 | 0.0% |
| Estonia-Finland | 12 833 | 11 586 | 10.8% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 3 361 | 2 832 | 18.7% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 1 452 | 1 216 | 19.4% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 122 618 | 122 007 | 0.5% |
| Finland-Sweden | 21 534 | 22 523 | -4.4% |
| Estonia-Finland | 81 485 | 80 026 | 1.8% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 8 774 | 9 016 | -2.7% |
| Latvia-Sweden | 10 825 | 10 442 | 3.7% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in August 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