AS Tallink Grupp statistics for March 2018 and the first quarter of the 2018 financial year
AS Tallink Grupp statistics for March 2018 and the first quarter of the 2018 financial year In March 2018 AS Tallink Grupp transported 715 786 passengers, which is a 1.2% decrease compared to March 2017. The number of cargo units decreased by 0.3% to 31 879 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 1.4% to 80 768 units in the same comparison. In the first quarter of the 2018 financial year (January – March) AS Tallink Grupp transported 1 930 449 passengers which is 0.5% less compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 8.2% to 90 687 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 2.3% to 222 370 units in same comparison. AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for March 2018 and the first quarter of the financial year were the following: | | March 2018 | March 2017 | Change | I Quarter 2018 | I Quarter 2017 | Change | | Passengers | 715 786 | 724 243 | -1.2% | 1 930 449 | 1 939 784 | -0.5% | | Finland - Sweden | 203 724 | 211 488 | -3.7% | 522 945 | 580 234 | -9.9% | | Estonia - Finland | 374 617 | 387 801 | -3.4% | 1 025 036 | 1 011 706 | 1.3% | | Estonia - Sweden | 81 326 | 77 599 | 4.8% | 227 279 | 214 948 | 5.7% | | Latvia - Sweden | 56 119 | 47 355 | 18.5% | 155 189 | 132 896 | 16.8% | | | | | | | | | | Cargo Units | 31 879 | 31 974 | -0.3% | 90 687 | 83 797 | 8.2% | | Finland - Sweden | 5 794 | 7 005 | -17.3% | 16 145 | 19 128 | -15.6% | | Estonia - Finland | 20 577 | 20 061 | 2.6% | 58 376 | 51 688 | 12.9% | | Estonia - Sweden | 4 145 | 3 964 | 4.6% | 12 258 | 10 577 | 15.9% | | Latvia - Sweden | 1 363 | 944 | 44.4% | 3 908 | 2 404 | 62.6% | | | | | | | | | | Passenger Vehicles | 80 768 | 79 642 | 1.4% | 222 370 | 217 445 | 2.3% | | Finland - Sweden | 6 771 | 7 578 | -10.6% | 18 219 | 21 763 | -16.3% | | Estonia - Finland | 63 191 | 62 625 | 0.9% | 174 110 | 168 906 | 3.1% | | Estonia - Sweden | 4 999 | 4 877 | 2.5% | 14 496 | 13 915 | 4.2% | | Latvia - Sweden | 5 807 | 4 562 | 27.3% | 15 545 | 12 861 | 20.9% |
The following operational factors influenced the development in March and in the first quarter of 2018: FINLAND – SWEDEN Cruise ferry Baltic Princess did not operate on the route for 68 days in the first quarter due to maintenance and repair works. Veiko Haavapuu
Finance Director AS Tallink Grupp
Sadama 5/7
10111 Tallinn, Estonia
Tel. +372 640 9914
E-mail veiko.haavapuu@tallink.ee 2018_03_ENG 
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