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In June 2009 AS Tallink Grupp transported 795 569 passengers which is 18.1% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. The number of trucks and trailers decreased almost 24% to 20 304 units.
AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for June 2009 were the following:
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June 2009 |
June 2008 |
change |
| Passengers |
795 569 |
673 741 |
18,1% |
| Finland-Sweden |
305 783 |
278 281 |
9,9% |
| Estonia-Finland |
310 583 |
266 511 |
16,5% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
94 561 |
76 630 |
23,4% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
72 859 |
34 664 |
110,2% |
| Finland-Germany |
11 783 |
17 655 |
-33,3% |
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| Cargo units |
20 304 |
26 615 |
-23,7% |
| Finland-Sweden |
7 065 |
8 534 |
-17,2% |
| Estonia-Finland |
7 770 |
9 705 |
-19,9% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
2 278 |
3 937 |
-42,1% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
1 082 |
1 247 |
-13,2% |
| Finland-Germany |
2 109 |
3 192 |
-33,9% |
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| Passenger vehicles |
95 137 |
74 824 |
27,1% |
| Finland-Sweden |
23 485 |
19 650 |
19,5% |
| Estonia-Finland |
54 397 |
38 506 |
41,3% |
| Estonia-Sweden |
6 104 |
5 516 |
10,7% |
| Latvia-Sweden |
7 289 |
5 405 |
34,9% |
| Finland-Germany |
3 862 |
5 747 |
-32,8% |
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.
ESTONIA-FINLAND
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.
ESTONIA-SWEDEN
New cruise ferry Baltic Queen started operations in 24 April 2009 and replaced smaller MS Romantika which moved to Riga-Stockholm route.
LATVIA-SWEDEN
M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn. M/S Romantika which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Regina Baltica.
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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