In December 2018 AS Tallink Grupp transported 811 261 passengers, which is a 0.5% decrease compared to December 2017. The number of cargo units decreased by 4.4% to 27 076 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 3.3% to 84 814 units in the same comparison.
In the fourth quarter of the 2018 financial year (October – December) AS Tallink Grupp transported 2 251 084 passengers which is a 2.8% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 1.0% to 98 286 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 5.9% to 238 880 units in same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for December 2018 and the fourth quarter of the financial year were the following:
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|
December 2018 |
December 2017 |
Change |
Q4 2018 |
Q4 2017 |
Change |
|
Passengers |
811 261 |
815 255 |
-0.5% |
2 251 084 |
2 316 144 |
-2.8% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
240 370 |
232 347 |
3.5% |
682 994 |
694 884 |
-1.7% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
427 980 |
435 511 |
-1.7% |
1 173 165 |
1 217 468 |
-3.6% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
81 799 |
86 537 |
-5.5% |
221 979 |
236 739 |
-6.2% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
61 112 |
60 860 |
0.4% |
172 946 |
167 053 |
3.5% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cargo Units |
27 076 |
28 315 |
-4.4% |
98 286 |
97 345 |
1.0% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
5 566 |
5 976 |
-6.9% |
20 510 |
20 098 |
2.0% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
16 995 |
17 893 |
-5.0% |
61 585 |
61 674 |
-0.1% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
3 347 |
3 292 |
1.7% |
11 941 |
11 457 |
4.2% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
1 168 |
1 154 |
1.2% |
4 250 |
4 116 |
3.3% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Passenger Vehicles |
84 814 |
87 672 |
-3.3% |
238 880 |
253 896 |
-5.9% |
|
Finland - Sweden |
9 549 |
9 963 |
-4.2% |
25 790 |
26 980 |
-4.4% |
|
Estonia - Finland |
65 703 |
66 966 |
-1.9% |
185 096 |
195 931 |
-5.5% |
|
Estonia - Sweden |
4 663 |
5 176 |
-9.9% |
13 307 |
14 909 |
-10.7% |
|
Latvia - Sweden |
4 899 |
5 567 |
-12.0% |
14 687 |
16 076 |
-8.6% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in December and in the fourth quarter of 2018:
FINLAND – SWEDEN
The cruise ferry Silja Serenade did not operate on the route for 12 days due to scheduled maintenance.