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AS Tallink Grupp

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Date

04.09.2008 16:32:59

Title

2008 augusti ja 2007/2008 majandusaasta IV kvartali statistika

Message

AS Tallink Grupp vedas 2008 aasta augustis 782 921 reisijat, mis on 8,3% kasv   
võrreldes eelmise aasta augustiga. Enim tõusis reisijate arv Läti - Rootsi      
liinil, kus ligi 57%-lisele kasvule avaldas suurt mõju hiljutine laevade        
ümberpaigutamine liinidel.                                                      

2008 a. augustis veeti AS-i Tallink Grupp laevadega reisijaid, kaubaveoühikuid  
ja sõiduautosid järgmiselt:                                                     

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|             | aug.08  | aug.07  | muutus |   IV kv.   |   IV kv.   | muutus  |
|             |         |         |        |   07/08    |   06/07    |         |
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| Reisijad    | 782 921 | 723 128 |   8,3% |  2 362 718 |  2 332 179 |    1,3% |
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| Soome-Rootsi| 309 572 | 319 943 |  -3,2% |    969 803 |  1 078 119 |  -10,0% |
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| Eesti-Soome | 301 072 | 261 675 |  15,1% |    919 185 |    839 508 |    9,5% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi|  86 449 |  80 543 |   7,3% |    262 509 |    239 786 |    9,5% |
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| Läti-Rootsi |  63 819 |  40 706 |  56,8% |    145 552 |    116 067 |   25,4% |
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| Soome-Saksa |  22 009 |  20 261 |   8,6% |     65 669 |     58 699 |   11,9% |
| maa         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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|             |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Kaubaveo    |  24 351 |  27 983 | -13,0% |     75 117 |     88 869 |  -15,5% |
| ühikud      |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Soome-Rootsi|   7 344 |   8 357 | -12,1% |     22 848 |     27 787 |  -17,8% |
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| Eesti-Soome |   9 230 |  10 074 |  -8,4% |     28 543 |     30 018 |   -4,9% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi|   3 901 |   3 316 |  17,6% |     11 558 |      9 920 |   16,5% |
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| Läti-Rootsi |   1 135 |     855 |  32,7% |      3 411 |      2 632 |   29,6% |
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| Soome-Saksa |   2 741 |   5 381 | -49,1% |      8 757 |     18 512 |  -52,7% |
| maa         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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|             |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Sõiduautod  |  84 710 |  75 913 |  11,6% |    263 847 |    246 741 |    6,9% |
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| Soome-Rootsi|  20 679 |  25 992 | -20,4% |     74 547 |     95 642 |  -22,1% |
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| Eesti-Soome |  42 768 |  31 874 |  34,2% |    128 077 |     96 707 |   32,4% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi|   6 762 |   6 225 |   8,6% |     20 696 |     20 147 |    2,7% |
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| Läti-Rootsi |   7 697 |   5 876 |  31,0% |     20 012 |     17 004 |   17,7% |
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| Soome-Saksa |   6 804 |   5 946 |  14,4% |     20 515 |     17 241 |   19,0% |
| maa         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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Arengutele avaldasid mõju järgmised asjaolud.                                   

SOOME-ROOTSI                                                                    

M/L SkyWind müügist 2007 aasta augustis tulenes madalam veomahutavus 2008 aasta 
augustis.                                                                       

Muutunud on M/L Sea Wind sõidugraafik, mille tulemusena laev ei peatu enam      
Ahvenamaal. Laevaga veetakse peamiselt kaubaveoühikuid erinevalt varasemast, mil
toimus ka reisijate ja sõiduautode vedu.                                        

Mahutavuselt suurem M/L Galaxy opereerib Turu-Stockholmi liinil M/L Silja       
Festival asemel.                                                                

EESTI-SOOME                                                                     

Tallinn-Helsingi liinile lisandus 2008. aasta aprilli lõpus teise „Tallink      
Shuttle“ laevana Superstar.                                                     

Uus M/L Baltic Princess vahetas liinil välja 2006. aastal valminud M/L Galaxy,  
mis suundus Turu- Stockholmi liinile.                                           

LÄTI-ROOTSI                                                                     

M/L Silja Festival, mis on suurem mahutavuselt vahetas välja laeva Vana Tallinn.

SOOME-SAKSAMAA                                                                  

Soome ja Saksamaa vahelist veotulemust mõjutas suurenenud konkurents kaubaveos. 


Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Finantsdirektor                                                                 
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee

Title

Statistics for August 2008 and IV quarter of 2007/2008 financial year

Message

Statistics for August 2008 and IV quarter of 2007/2008 financial year

In August 2008 AS Tallink Grupp transported 782,921 passengers which is 8.3%    
more than in August 2008. The highest growth in August was seen in the          
Latvia-Sweden route where nearly 57% increase is an effect of the recent        
vessel's reroutings.                                                            

AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for August   
2008 were the following:                                                        

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|             | Aug.08  | Aug.07  | change | IV Q 07/08 | IV Q 06/07 | change  |
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| Passengers  | 782 921 | 723 128 |   8,3% |  2 362 718 |  2 332 179 |    1,3% |
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| Finland-Swe | 309 572 | 319 943 |  -3,2% |    969 803 |  1 078 119 |  -10,0% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Fin | 301 072 | 261 675 |  15,1% |    919 185 |    839 508 |    9,5% |
| land        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Swe |  86 449 |  80 543 |   7,3% |    262 509 |    239 786 |    9,5% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-Swed |  63 819 |  40 706 |  56,8% |    145 552 |    116 067 |   25,4% |
| en          |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-Ger |  22 009 |  20 261 |   8,6% |     65 669 |     58 699 |   11,9% |
| many        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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|             |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Cargo Units |  24 351 |  27 983 | -13,0% |     75 117 |     88 869 |  -15,5% |
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| Finland-Swe |   7 344 |   8 357 | -12,1% |     22 848 |     27 787 |  -17,8% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Fin |   9 230 |  10 074 |  -8,4% |     28 543 |     30 018 |   -4,9% |
| land        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Swe |   3 901 |   3 316 |  17,6% |     11 558 |      9 920 |   16,5% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-Swed |   1 135 |     855 |  32,7% |      3 411 |      2 632 |   29,6% |
| en          |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-Ger |   2 741 |   5 381 | -49,1% |      8 757 |     18 512 |  -52,7% |
| many        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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|             |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Passenger   |  84 710 |  75 913 |  11,6% |    263 847 |    246 741 |    6,9% |
| Vehicles    |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-Swe |  20 679 |  25 992 | -20,4% |     74 547 |     95 642 |  -22,1% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Fin |  42 768 |  31 874 |  34,2% |    128 077 |     96 707 |   32,4% |
| land        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Estonia-Swe |   6 762 |   6 225 |   8,6% |     20 696 |     20 147 |    2,7% |
| den         |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Latvia-Swed |   7 697 |   5 876 |  31,0% |     20 012 |     17 004 |   17,7% |
| en          |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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| Finland-Ger |   6 804 |   5 946 |  14,4% |     20 515 |     17 241 |   19,0% |
| many        |         |         |        |            |            |         |
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The following operational factors influenced the development.                   


FINLAND-SWEDEN                                                                  

The sale of M/S SkyWind in August 2007 resulted in smaller capacities in August 
2008.                                                                           

M/S Sea Wind schedule was changed so that the vessel will not stop in the Aland 
Islands any more. As a result the vessel is now carrying only cargo units       
compared to passenger, car and cargo mix before.                                

M/S Galaxy which is larger in capacity operates in the Turku-Stockholm route    
instead of M/S Silja Festival in August 2008.                                   


ESTONIA-FINLAND                                                                 

In the end of April the second Tallink Shuttle vessel Superstar started to      
operate between Tallinn and Helsinki.                                           

In July new M/S Baltic Princess replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy which moved  
to Turku-Stockholm operations.                                                  
                                                                                
LATVIA-SWEDEN                                                                   

M/S Silja Festival which is larger in capacity has replaced M/S Vana Tallinn.   

FINLAND-GERMANY                                                                 

The traffic results were affected by the increased competition in cargo         
transportation.                                                                 



Janek Stalmeister                                                               
Financial Director                                                              
AS Tallink Grupp                                                                
Tel. +372 6409 800                                                              
e-mail: janek.stalmeister@tallink.ee