AS Tallink Grupp has published its statistics for March 2018 and the first quarter of the 2018 financial year.
In March 2018 AS Tallink Grupp transported 715 786 passengers, which is a 1.2% decrease compared to March 2017. The number of cargo units decreased by 0.3% to 31 879 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 1.4% to 80 768 units in the same comparison.
In the first quarter of the 2018 financial year (January – March) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 930 449 passengers which is 0.5% less compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 8.2% to 90 687 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 2.3% to 222 370 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for March 2018 and the first quarter of the financial year were the following:
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March 2018 |
March 2017 |
Change |
I Quarter 2018 |
I Quarter 2017 |
Change |
|
Passengers |
715 786 |
724 243 |
-1.2% |
1 930 449 |
1 939 784 |
-0.5% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
203 724 |
211 488 |
-3.7% |
522 945 |
580 234 |
-9.9% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
374 617 |
387 801 |
-3.4% |
1 025 036 |
1 011 706 |
1.3% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
81 326 |
77 599 |
4.8% |
227 279 |
214 948 |
5.7% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
56 119 |
47 355 |
18.5% |
155 189 |
132 896 |
16.8% |
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|
Cargo Units |
31 879 |
31 974 |
-0.3% |
90 687 |
83 797 |
8.2% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
5 794 |
7 005 |
-17.3% |
16 145 |
19 128 |
-15.6% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
20 577 |
20 061 |
2.6% |
58 376 |
51 688 |
12.9% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
4 145 |
3 964 |
4.6% |
12 258 |
10 577 |
15.9% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
1 363 |
944 |
44.4% |
3 908 |
2 404 |
62.6% |
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Passenger Vehicles |
80 768 |
79 642 |
1.4% |
222 370 |
217 445 |
2.3% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
6 771 |
7 578 |
-10.6% |
18 219 |
21 763 |
-16.3% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
63 191 |
62 625 |
0.9% |
174 110 |
168 906 |
3.1% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
4 999 |
4 877 |
2.5% |
14 496 |
13 915 |
4.2% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
5 807 |
4 562 |
27.3% |
15 545 |
12 861 |
20.9% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in March and in the first quarter of 2018:
FINLAND – SWEDEN
Cruise ferry Baltic Princess did not operate on the route for 68 days in the first quarter due to maintenance and repair works.