AS Tallink Grupp statistics for June 2020 and the second quarter of the 2020 financial year

In June 2020 AS Tallink Grupp transported 280 520 passengers, which is a 72.5% decrease compared to June 2019. The number of cargo units decreased by 5.2% to 30 064 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 37.7% to 75 418 units in the same comparison.

In the second quarter of the 2020 financial year (April – June) AS Tallink Grupp transported 388 212 passengers, which is a 85.4% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of transported cargo units decreased by 12.8% to 86 755 units and the number of passenger vehicles decreased by 65.8% to 102 479 units in same comparison.

AS Tallink Grupp passenger, cargo unit and passenger vehicles numbers for June 2020 and the second quarter of the financial year were the following:

	June 2020	June 2019	Change	Q2 2020	Q2 2019	Change
Passengers	280 520	1 019 421	-72.5%	388 212	2 651 843	-85.4%
Finland - Sweden	41 348	298 220	-86.1%	53 984	771 894	-93.0%
Estonia - Finland	234 737	539 788	-56.5%	322 590	1 385 108	-76.7%
Estonia - Sweden	3 026	98 599	-96.9%	8 337	271 407	-96.9%
Latvia - Sweden	1 409	82 814	-98.3%	3 301	223 434	-98.5%

Cargo Units	30 064	31 705	-5.2%	86 755	99 546	-12.8%
Finland - Sweden	6 135	5 948	3.1%	18 097	19 814	-8.7%
Estonia - Finland	20 620	20 545	0.4%	59 580	63 995	-6.9%
Estonia - Sweden	3 093	3 783	-18.2%	8 631	11 522	-25.1%
Latvia - Sweden	216	1 429	-84.9%	447	4 215	-89.4%

Passenger Vehicles	75 418	120 974	-37.7%	102 479	299 477	-65.8%
Finland - Sweden	5 082	21 938	-76.8%	6 937	43 093	-83.9%
Estonia - Finland	69 767	86 841	-19.7%	94 427	223 485	-57.7%
Estonia - Sweden	215	6 646	-96.8%	215	16 899	-98.7%
Latvia - Sweden	354	5 549	-93.6%	900	16 000	-94.4%

The following operational factors influenced the development in June 2020 and in the second quarter of the financial year:

ESTONIA – FINLAND

Operations of cruise ferry SILJA EUROPA were suspended from 17 March to 12 June due to travel restrictions. Shuttle vessel MEGASTAR continued operating on Tallinn-Helsinki route and was carrying mainly cargo until travel restrictions were lifted. Shuttle vessel STAR was rerouted to Paldiski-Sassnitz route from 19 March to 18 April and continued operating on Tallinn-Helsinki route on 14 May. Cruise ferry VICTORIA I was rerouted to Tallinn-Helsinki route from 7 June. Cruise ferry BALTIC QUEEN operated 2 special cruises from Tallinn to Aland in June. Estonia-Finland statistics in the table above include volumes from both ordinary and rerouted operations.

ESTONIA – SWEDEN

Operations of Tallinn-Stockholm route have been suspended since 15 March due to travel restrictions. From 7 June, Paldiski-Kapellskär route is operated by two vessels, cargo vessel REGAL STAR and cruise ferry ISABELLE.

FINLAND – SWEDEN

Operations of Helsinki-Stockholm route have been suspended since 19 March due to travel restrictions. Cruise ferry SILJA SERENADE was rerouted to Helsinki-Riga route from 26 June. Cruise ferries BALTIC PRINCESS and GALAXY have been operating according to ordinary schedule and since 19 March have carried mainly cargo.

LATVIA – SWEDEN

Operations of Riga-Stockholm route have been suspended since 16 March due to travel restrictions. In the second quarter, cruise ferry ROMANTIKA operated 6 special return trips on Riga-Stockholm route to transport cargo and workers. Cruise ferry ISABELLE was rerouted to Paldiski-Kapellskär route from 7 June.

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