In 2019 Q2, 5.3 million tonnes of cargo and 2.9 million passengers passed
through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. Compared to the same period of previous
year, the cargo volume increased by 4.3% and the passenger volume by 0.1%. The
number of ship calls grew by 3.7% to 2039 calls.
According to Valdo Kalm, Chairman of the Management Board of Tallinna Sadam, the
increase in cargo volume in the second quarter was mostly affected by the growth
of dry bulk, mainly due to the launch of new dry bulk cargo terminal by PK
Terminal. "We managed to keep the liquid bulk volume at the same level as in the
previous year, which is a remarkable achievement in the context of continuing
strong competition," Kalm said.
The number of passengers increased in the second quarter mainly due to the
Tallinn-Helsinki route. In the first half of the year, we were able to reduce
the minus, which was caused by the disadvantages of many passenger ships staying
off the line due to scheduled maintenance in the first quarter.
At the end of June, Eckerö Line vessel MS Finbo Cargo started operating on the
Muuga-Vuosaari route, serving both trucks and passengers with vehicles. Also,
Tallink started to serve passengers with veichles with its vessel Wind Wind
already operating on the route. The positive effects of these innovations will
be reflected in the results starting from the third quarter.
Cargo volume by type of cargo and number of passengers by route in 2019 Q2 and
6 months is presented in the table below:
Q2 2019 Q2 2018 change 6M 2019 6M 2018 change
Cargo volume by type of cargo
(th tonnes) 5 290 5 072 4,3% 10 009 10 091 -0,8%
Liquid bulk 2 091 2 063 1,3% 4 045 4 281 -5,5%
Ro-ro 1 411 1 410 0,0% 2 685 2 729 -1,6%
Dry bulk 1 134 933 21,6% 1 957 1 784 9,7%
Containers 458 502 -8,7% 948 951 -0,3%
in TEUs 53 691 57 256 -6,2% 113 296 108 922 4,0%
General cargo 196 164 20,0% 374 346 8,2%
Non-marine 0 0 41,9% 1 0 134,0%
Number of passengers by routes
(thousand) 2 907 2 903 0,1% 4 697 4 827 -2,7%
Tallinn-Helsinki 2 353 2 340 0,5% 3 968 4 026 -1,4%
Tallinn-Stockholm 265 275 -3,4% 416 491 -15,2%
Tallinn-St.Petersburg 25 29 -13,0% 28 31 -11,7%
Cruise (traditional) 241 244 -1,3% 241 244 -1,3%
Other 23 15 53,3% 43 34 26,8%
Number of vessel calls by vessel
type 2 039 1 967 3,7% 3 671 3 676 -0,1%
Cargo vessels 483 432 11,8% 904 828 9,2%
Passenger vessels (incl. Ro-Pax) 1 430 1 398 2,3% 2 641 2 711 -2,6%
Cruise vessels (traditional) 126 137 -8,0% 126 137 -8,0%
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:
Marko Raid
Member of the Management Board/CFO
AS Tallinna Sadam
m.raid@ts.ee (mailto:m.raid@ts.ee)
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