OREANDA-NEWS. Statistics for March 2013 and the first quarter of the 2013 financial year

In the first quarter of the 2013 financial year (January-March) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 895 343 passengers which is almost a 5% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of passenger vehicles decrease by nearly 2% to 206 747 and the number of trucks and trailers decreased by almost 8% to 67 003 units in same comparison.

In March 2013 AS Tallink Grupp transported 706 154 passengers which is slightly less compared to March 2012.

AS Tallink Grupp’s passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for March 2012 and first quarter of the financial year were the following:

March 2013

March 2012

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I Quarter 2013

I Quarter 2012

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Passengers

706 154

712 054

-0.8%

1 895 343

1 984 735

-4.5%

Finland-Sweden

229 893

248 590

-7.5%

630 962

709 270

-11.0%

Estonia-Finland

339 501

329 399

3.1%

895 299

909 012

-1.5%

Estonia-Sweden

76 879

83 443

-7.9%

213 408

221 811

-3.8%

Latvia-Sweden

59 881

50 622

18.3%

155 674

144 642

7.6%

Cargo Units

24 163

25 409

-4.9%

67 003

72 671

-7.8%

Finland-Sweden

8 590

9 513

-9.7%

23 888

25 213

-5.3%

Estonia-Finland

10 494

11 157

-5.9%

28 887

33 705

-14.3%

Estonia-Sweden

3 478

3 131

11.1%

9 687

9 260

4.6%

Latvia-Sweden

1 601

1 608

-0.4%

4 541

4 493

1.1%

Passenger Vehicles

76 571

75 427

1.5%

206 747

210 141

-1.6%

Finland-Sweden

9 212

7 462

23.5%

24 495

22 982

6.6%

Estonia-Finland

55 417

56 326

-1.6%

150 734

155 491

-3.1%

Estonia-Sweden

5 183

4 919

5.4%

13 572

13 240

2.5%

Latvia-Sweden

6 759

6 720

0.6%

17 946

18 428

-2.6%

The following operational factors influenced the development in March 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.