AS Tallink Grupp statistics for March 2022 and the first quarter of the year

In March 2022 AS Tallink Grupp transported 303 360 passengers, which is an 321.5% increase compared to March 2021. The number of cargo units increased by 20.0% to 37 767 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 175.2% to 54 277 units in the same comparison.
In the first quarter of the year (January – March) AS Tallink Grupp transported 720 261 passengers, which is an 169.5% increase compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units increased by 19.7% to 101 938 units and the number of passenger vehicles increased by 85.2% to 140 380 units in same comparison.

AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for March 2022 and the first quarter of the year were the following:

	March 2022	March 2021	Change	Q1 2022	Q1 2021	Change
Passengers	303 360	71 979	321.5%	720 261	267 224	169.5%
Finland - Sweden	101 894	13 286	666.9%	229 905	56 077	310.0%
Estonia - Finland	170 326	55 419	207.3%	427 805	201 446	112.4%
Estonia - Sweden	31 140	3 274	851.1%	62 551	9 701	544.8%

Cargo Units	37 767	31 466	20.0%	101 938	85 156	19.7%
Finland - Sweden	6 509	6 217	4.7%	18 846	16 950	11.2%
Estonia - Finland	25 745	21 526	19.6%	69 997	57 595	21.5%
Estonia - Sweden	5 513	3 723	48.1%	13 095	10 611	23.4%

Passenger Vehicles	54 277	19 720	175.2%	140 380	75 815	85.2%
Finland - Sweden	4 989	1 714	191.1%	13 200	7 739	70.6%
Estonia - Finland	46 941	17 918	162.0%	122 426	67 743	80.7%
Estonia - Sweden	2 347	88	2 567.0%	4 754	333	1 327.6%

COVID-19 related developments and travel restrictions were the key operational factors influencing the developments in 2021 and 2022. The following operational factors further influenced the development in the first quarter of the year:

ESTONIA – FINLAND
First quarter results reflect operations of shuttle and cargo ferry services. The cruise ferry BATLIC QUEEN operated 5 return trips on the Tallinn-Helsinki route replacing the shuttle vessel MEGASTAR that did not operate for 6 days in January due to scheduled maintenance. The cruise ferry SILJA EUROPA operated 4 return trips on Tallinn-Helsinki route replacing the shuttle vessel STAR that did not operate for 4 days in March due to scheduled maintenance works.

ESTONIA – SWEDEN
In the first quarter, Estonia-Sweden statistics include operations of one cruise ferry and two cargo vessels. Operations of the Tallinn-Stockholm route with the cruise ferry BALTIC QUEEN were suspended from 11 January to 18 February. Due to scheduled maintenance works, the cargo vessel REGAL STAR did not operate on the route for 22 days in January.

FINLAND – SWEDEN
In the first quarter, Finland-Sweden statistics include operations of the Helsinki-Stockholm and Turku-Stockholm routes. Operations of the Helsinki-Stockholm route cruise ferry SILJA SERENADE were restarted from 25 March.

LATVIA – SWEDEN
In the first quarter, operations of the Riga-Stockholm route were suspended.

Apr 05 2022