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In January 2009 AS Tallink Grupp transported 579 141 passengers which is 34% increase compared to January 2008. Passenger volumes and market shares increased in all of our main routes.
While the passenger cars transportation continued to increase in January 2009 the slowing economies are impacting negatively the cargo vehicles development.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for January 2009 were the following:
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January 2009 |
January 2008 |
change |
| Passengers |
579 141 |
431 458 |
34,2% |
| Finland-Sweden |
229 167 |
174 760 |
31,1% |
| Estonia-Finland |
238 598 |
184 868 |
29,1% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
75 461 |
45 809 |
64,7% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
29 195 |
17 153 |
70,2% |
| Finland-Germany |
6 720 |
8 868 |
-24,2% |
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| Cargo units |
19 871 |
27 228 |
-27,0% |
| Finland-Sweden |
6 776 |
8 785 |
-22,9% |
| Estonia-Finland |
6 840 |
9 635 |
-29,0% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
2 837 |
3 761 |
-24,6% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
965 |
973 |
-0,8% |
| Finland-Germany |
2 453 |
4 074 |
-39,8% |
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| Passenger vehicles |
54 160 |
43 103 |
25,7% |
| Finland-Sweden |
8 963 |
7 761 |
15,5% |
| Estonia-Finland |
34 888 |
26 600 |
31,2% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
4 550 |
3 549 |
28,2% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
4 298 |
3 068 |
40,1% |
| Finland-Germany |
1 461 |
2 125 |
-31,2% |
The following operational factors influenced the development.
FINLAND-SWEDEN
M/S Galaxy which is larger in capacity operates in the Turku-Stockholm route instead of M/S Silja Festival.
Cargo vessel Sea Wind was in repairs and was not operating for two weeks in January 2009.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
Since April 2008 the second Tallink Shuttle vessel Superstar operates between Tallinn and Helsinki.
New cruise ferry M/S Baltic Princess has replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy which moved to Turku- Stockholm operations.
From September 2008 the Superfast vessels are not doing the daily Tallinn-Helsinki roundtrip any more.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn.
FINLAND-GERMANY
The operations in the route are continued with the two vessels instead of three as Superfast IX has stopped from September 2008 and is employed in the long-term charter.
Janek Stalmeister
Financial Director
AS Tallink Grupp
Tel. +372 6409 800
E-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee
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