AS Tallink Grupp Statistics for September 2023 and Q3 2023
In September 2023 AS Tallink Grupp transported 401,520 passengers, which is a 2.3% increase compared to September 2022. The number of cargo units decreased by 24.4% to 25,823 units and the number of passenger vehicles remained unchanged with 61,602 units in the same comparison.
In the third quarter of 2023 (July-September) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1,775,821 passengers, which is a 6.2% decrease compared to the same period a year ago. The decrease was driven mostly due to chartering of vessels including Silja Europa and Galaxy I (formerly Galaxy) that transported approximately 200,000 passengers in the third quarter of 2022. The number of cargo units decreased by 26.1% to 75,701 units and the number of passenger vehicles by 1.5% to 273,514 units in the same comparison.
AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for September 2023 and the third quarter of the year were the following:
| Sept 2023 | Sept 2022 | Change | Q3 2023 | Q3 2022 | Change | |
| Passengers | 401,520 | 392,491 | 2.3% | 1,775,821 | 1,893,603 | -6.2% |
| Finland–Sweden | 119,457 | 123,927 | -3.6% | 539,121 | 658,376 | -18.1% |
| Estonia–Finland | 252,945 | 240,307 | 5.3% | 1,076,675 | 1,083,276 | -0.6% |
| Estonia–Sweden | 29,118 | 28,257 | 3.0% | 160,025 | 151,951 | 5.3% |
| Cargo Units | 25,823 | 34,169 | -24.4% | 75,701 | 102,399 | -26.1% |
| Finland-Sweden | 3,310 | 4,879 | -32.2% | 8,718 | 14,771 | -41.0% |
| Estonia-Finland | 18,461 | 25,221 | -26.8% | 55,601 | 76,117 | -27.0% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 4,052 | 4,069 | -0.4% | 11,382 | 11,511 | -1.1% |
| Passenger Vehicles | 61,602 | 61,603 | 0.0% | 273,514 | 277,747 | -1.5% |
| Finland-Sweden | 5,785 | 7,108 | -18.6% | 39,189 | 57,503 | -31.8% |
| Estonia-Finland | 54,364 | 52,849 | 2.9% | 223,335 | 208,526 | 7.1% |
| Estonia-Sweden | 1,453 | 1,646 | -11.7% | 10,990 | 11,718 | -6.2% |
FINLAND–SWEDEN
The third quarter Finland-Sweden results reflect the operation of the Helsinki-Stockholm and the Turku-Kapellskär /Turku-Stockholm route. The cruise ferry Galaxy I stopped operating on the Turku-Stockholm route in September 2022 due to a charter agreement.
ESTONIA–FINLAND
The third quarter Estonia-Finland results reflect operations of shuttle services of MyStar and Megastar. The cruise ferry Silja Europa stopped operating on the Tallinn-Helsinki route in August 2022 due to a charter agreement.
ESTONIA–SWEDEN
The third quarter Estonia-Sweden results reflect the operations of the Tallinn-Stockholm and the Paldiski-Kapellskär route by one cruise ferry and two cargo vessels. The cruise ferry Baltic Queen did not operate for 12 days due to the planned dry docking on 3-15 September 2023.
OTHER EVENTS
In September 2023 the charter agreement of Galaxy I was extended for six months until April 2023 with the option of extending the agreement for another six months at the end of the agreement period.
Anneli Simm
Investor Relations Manager
AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5
10111 Tallinn
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