• 2020 June 4 10:57

    AS Tallink Grupp Statistics for May 2020

    In May 2020 AS Tallink Grupp transported 75 511 passengers, which is a 91.2% decrease compared to May 2019. The number of cargo units decreased by 18.4% to 28 948 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 75.1% to 23 446 units in the same comparison.

    AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for May 2020 were the following:

     

    May 2020

    May 2019

    Change

    Passengers

    75 511

    853 309

    -91.2%

    Finland - Sweden

    8 167

    230 510

    -96.5%

    Estonia - Finland

    63 259

    456 861

    -86.2%

    Estonia - Sweden

    2 802

    89 837

    -96.9%

    Latvia - Sweden

    1 283

    76 101

    -98.3%

     




    Cargo Units

    28 948

    35 455

    -18.4%

    Finland - Sweden

    6 340

    7 116

    -10.9%

    Estonia - Finland

    19 567

    22 849

    -14.4%

    Estonia - Sweden

    2 883

    4 019

    -28.3%

    Latvia - Sweden

    158

    1 471

    -89.3%

     




    Passenger Vehicles

    23 446

    94 300

    -75.1%

    Finland - Sweden

    1 544

    11 160

    -86.2%

    Estonia - Finland

    21 529

    72 593

    -70.3%

    Estonia - Sweden

    0

    5 150

    -100.0%

    Latvia - Sweden

    373

    5 397

    -93.1%

    The following operational factors influenced the development in May 2020:

    ESTONIA – FINLAND: Operations of cruise ferry Silja Europa have been suspended since 17 March due to travel restrictions. Shuttle vessel Megastar continued operating on Tallinn-Helsinki route and since 19 March carries mainly cargo. Shuttle vessel Star returned to the route on 14 May to operate on a reduced schedule.

    ESTONIA – SWEDEN: Operations of cruise ferries Victoria I and Baltic Queen have been suspended since 15 March due to travel restrictions.

    FINLAND – SWEDEN: Operations of cruise ferries Silja Serenade and Silja Symphony have been suspended since 19 March due to travel restrictions. Cruise ferries Baltic Princess and Galaxy have been operating according to ordinary schedule and since 19 March carry mainly cargo.

    LATVIA – SWEDEN: Operations of cruise ferries Romantika and Isabelle have been suspended since 16 March due to travel restrictions. Cruise ferry Romantika operated two special return trips on Riga-Stockholm route to transport cargo and workers.


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