Tallink transports highest number of passengers ever in one month in July 2019
Tallink Grupp has today published its 2019 July passenger and cargo transport statistics, according to which the Baltic Sea shipping giant has transported a record number of passengers for the third month running in 2019, a record number of passengers for the month of July and the highest number of passengers in one month ever in the company’s history. The total number of passengers transported on all the company’s routes in July was 1 238 871, which is a 1.2% increase on the same month in 2018.
According to the statistics published, the number of passengers increased on all the company’s routes in July 2019. However, in addition to the overall record number of passengers carried, the company also set a new overall passenger records for one month on the Estonia-Sweden routes, where 119 398 passengers were transported, and on the Latvia-Sweden route, where a total of 97 756 passengers were transported in July.
The company additionally set a new record for the number of cargo units transported in the month of July with 29 967 units of cargo transported in the month in 2019, which is a 1.1% increase on the same month last year. Although not a record-breaking figure, the number of passenger vehicles transported by the company also increased in July this year compared to the same month in 2018, with 155 297 vehicles transported on all the company’s routes in July, which is a 1% increase on the same month in 2018.
The passenger statistics for July interestingly reveal that Tallink Grupp’s vessels have transported nationals from over 170 countries and regions in the world in the month of July alone, including passengers from exotic countries and regions such as New Caledonia, Guyana, Lao, Brunei, El Salvador, Mongolia and many others. Although the largest number of the company’s passengers continue to come from Tallink Grupp’s home markets of Finland, Sweden, Estonia and Latvia, the number of Asian passengers using the company’s services is still on the increase similarly to previous years. In addition, however, the numbers of passengers from other European countries are also on the rise, with the numbers of Germans, Italians, French and the British showing the biggest increase among Europeans.
„We have worked hard to ensure that the peak of the high season for us – the month of July – is as successful for us as possible. All the vessel renewals earlier in the year, strong focus on customer service improvements, enhanced services and upgrades to offer the ultimate comfort and experience for our customers when travelling with us, have all helped us achieve this record-breaking result,“ Paavo Nõgene, CEO of Tallink Grupp said.
„It is great to see that interest in travelling and cruising on the Baltic Sea is increasing in Europe as it has been in Asia for the last few years and that our vessels have attracted customers more or less from every corner of the world. The high season is not over yet though, so we will remain focused and continue to work hard to deliver above expectations,“ Nõgene added.
AS Tallink Grupp is one of the leading providers of passenger transport and cargo transport services in the northern part of the Baltic Sea region. The company owns 14 vessels and operates seven ferry routes under the brand names of Tallink and Silja Line. AS Tallink Grupp employs over 7,400 people in Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Latvia, Russia and Germany. In 2018, Tallink Grupp provided services to 9.8 million travellers and transported approximately 385,000 freight units of goods. The shares of Tallink Grupp are listed on the Tallinn Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Helsinki Stock Exchange.
