In 2019 Q1, 4.7 million tonnes of cargo and 1.8 million passengers passed
through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. Compared to the same period of previous
year, the cargo volume decreased 6.0%. The number of passengers in the first
quarter decreased by 7.0%. The number of ship calls declined by 4.5% to 1632
calls.
According to Valdo Kalm, Chairman of the Management Board of Tallinna Sadam, the
decrease in both cargo volume and number of passengers in the first quarter was
affected by the temporary absence of several passenger ships. "According to
international maritime regulations, all passenger ships must undergo regular
maintenance and dock. Due to the maintenance, Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö
Line vessels were out of service for a while and therefore the volumes of
passengers as well as ro-ro cargo passing through the harbours declined in the
first months of the year," said Kalm.
In addition to ro-ro, the decrease in cargo volume was also influenced by the
decline of liquid cargo project-based goods in January. The highest growth was
in the volume of goods transported in containers, which increased by 9%.
Cargo volume by type of cargo and number of passengers by route in 2019 Q1 is
presented in the table below:
Q1 2019 Q1 2018 change change %
Cargo volume by type of cargo (th tonnes) 4 719 5 019 -300 -6,0%
Liquid bulk 1 954 2 218 -263 -11,9%
Ro-ro 1 274 1 319 -45 -3,4%
Dry bulk 823 851 -28 -3,3%
Containers 490 449 40 9,0%
in TEUs 59 605 51 666 7 939 15,4%
General cargo 178 182 -5 -2,5%
Non-marine 0 0 0 -
Number of passengers by routes (th) 1 790 1 924 -135 -7,0%
Tallinn-Helsinki 1 616 1 686 -71 -4,2%
Tallinn-Stockholm 151 216 -65 -30,1%
Tallinn-St.Petersburg 2 2 0 4,2%
Cruise (traditional) 0 0 0 -
Other 20 19 1 6,0%
Number of vessel calls by vessel type 1 632 1 709 -77 -4,5%
Cargo vessels 421 396 25 6,3%
Passenger vessels (incl. Ro-Pax) 1 211 1 313 -102 -7,8%
Cruise vessels (traditional) 0 0 0 -
More detailed statistics of passengers by nationality, gender and routes on
monthly basis, can be viewed on the Port of Tallinn web page:
http://ts.ee/statistics
Tallinna Sadam is one of the largest cargo- and passenger port complexes in the
Baltic Sea region, which in 2018 serviced 10.6 million passengers and 20.6
million tons of cargo. In addition to passenger and freight services, Tallinna
Sadam group also operates in shipping business via its subsidiaries - OÜ TS
Laevad provides ferry services between the Estonian mainland and the largest
islands, and OÜ TS Shipping charters its multifunctional vessel Botnica for
icebreaking and construction services in Estonia and offshore projects abroad.
Tallinna Sadam group is also a shareholder of an associate AS Green Marine,
which provides waste management services. Tallinna Sadam group's sales in 2018
totaled EUR 130.6 million, adjusted EBITDA EUR 74.4 million and net profit EUR
24.4 million.
Additional information:
Marju Zirel
Head of Investor Relations
AS Tallinna Sadam
m.zirel@ts.ee (mailto:m.zirel@ts.ee)
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