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AS Tallink Grupp

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Date

05.02.2009 09:45:29

Title

2009 jaanuari statistika

Message

AS Tallink Grupp vedas 2009 aasta jaanuaris 579 141 reisijat, mis on üle 34%    
suurem võrreldes eelmise aasta jaanuariga. Reisijate arv ja ka turuosa tõusis   
kõikidel meie põhiliinidel.                                                     

Jaanuaris 2009 jätkus veetud sõiduautode arvu kasv, kuid kaubaautode veo        
arengutele avaldab ebasoodsat mõju nõrgenev majanduskeskkond lähiriikides.

2009 a. jaanuaris veeti AS-i Tallink Grupp laevadega reisijaid, kaubaveoühikuid 
ja sõiduautosid järgmiselt:
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|                      |   Jaanuar 2009    |   Jaanuar 2008    |    muutus     |
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| Reisijad             |           579 141 |           431 458 |         34,2% |
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| Soome-Rootsi         |           229 167 |           174 760 |         31,1% |
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| Eesti-Soome          |           238 598 |           184 868 |         29,1% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi         |            75 461 |            45 809 |         64,7% |
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| Läti-Rootsi          |            29 195 |            17 153 |         70,2% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa       |             6 720 |             8 868 |        -24,2% |
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|                      |                   |                   |               |
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| Kaubaveo ühikud      |            19 871 |            27 228 |        -27,0% |
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| Soome-Rootsi         |             6 776 |             8 785 |        -22,9% |
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| Eesti-Soome          |             6 840 |             9 635 |        -29,0% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi         |             2 837 |             3 761 |        -24,6% |
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| Läti-Rootsi          |               965 |               973 |         -0,8% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa       |             2 453 |             4 074 |        -39,8% |
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|                      |                   |                   |               |
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| Sõiduautod           |            54 160 |            43 103 |         25,7% |
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| Soome-Rootsi         |             8 963 |             7 761 |         15,5% |
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| Eesti-Soome          |            34 888 |            26 600 |         31,2% |
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| Eesti-Rootsi         |             4 550 |             3 549 |         28,2% |
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| Läti-Rootsi          |             4 298 |             3 068 |         40,1% |
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| Soome-Saksamaa       |             1 461 |             2 125 |        -31,2% |
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Arengutele avaldasid mõju järgmised asjaolud.                                   


SOOME-ROOTSI                                                                    

Mahutavuselt suurem, 2006 aastal ehitatud, M/L Galaxy opereerib Turu-Stockholmi 
liinil M/L Silja Festival asemel.

Kaubalaev Sea Wind oli remondis ja ei opereerinud 2009. a. jaanuaris kahel      
nädalal.                                                                        



EESTI-SOOME                                                                     

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

Uus kruiisilaev Baltic Princess on vahetanud välja liinil varem opereerinud     
Galaxy, mis suundus                                                             
Turu- Stockholmi liinile.                                                       

Alates 2008. aasta septembrist ei jätka liinil enam Superfast laevad mis        
varasemalt tegid kokku ühe edasi-tagasi reisi päevas. 

LÄTI-ROOTSI                                                                     

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

SOOME-SAKSAMAA                                                                  

Liinil jätkavad kaks Superfast laeva varasema kolme asemel kuna alates 2008.    
aasta septembrist ei opereeri liinil enam Superfast IX. 


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

Title

Statistics for January 2009

Message

In January 2009 AS Tallink Grupp transported 579 141 passengers which is 34%    
increase compared to January 2008. Passenger volumes and market shares increased
in all of our main routes.                                                      

While the passenger cars transportation continued to increase in January 2009   
the slowing economies are impacting negatively the cargo vehicles development.  

AS Tallink Grupp's passenger, cargo unit and passenger car numbers for January  
2009 were the following:                                                        

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|                       |   January 2009   |   January 2008    |    change     |
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| Passengers            |          579 141 |           431 458 |         34,2% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |          229 167 |           174 760 |         31,1% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |          238 598 |           184 868 |         29,1% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |           75 461 |            45 809 |         64,7% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |           29 195 |            17 153 |         70,2% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            6 720 |             8 868 |        -24,2% |
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| Cargo Units           |           19 871 |            27 228 |        -27,0% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |            6 776 |             8 785 |        -22,9% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |            6 840 |             9 635 |        -29,0% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |            2 837 |             3 761 |        -24,6% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |              965 |               973 |         -0,8% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            2 453 |             4 074 |        -39,8% |
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| Passenger Vehicles    |           54 160 |            43 103 |         25,7% |
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| Finland-Sweden        |            8 963 |             7 761 |         15,5% |
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| Estonia-Finland       |           34 888 |            26 600 |         31,2% |
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| Estonia-Sweden        |            4 550 |             3 549 |         28,2% |
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| Latvia-Sweden         |            4 298 |             3 068 |         40,1% |
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| Finland-Germany       |            1 461 |             2 125 |        -31,2% |
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The following operational factors influenced the development.                   


FINLAND-SWEDEN                                                                  

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

Cargo vessel Sea Wind was in repairs and was not operating for two weeks in     
January 2009.                                                                   


ESTONIA-FINLAND                                                                 

Since April 2008 the second Tallink Shuttle vessel Superstar operates between   
Tallinn and Helsinki.                                                           

New cruise ferry M/S Baltic Princess has replaced the 2006 built M/S Galaxy     
which moved to Turku- Stockholm operations.                                     

From September 2008 the Superfast vessels are not doing the daily               
Tallinn-Helsinki roundtrip any more.                                            


LATVIA-SWEDEN                                                                   

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


FINLAND-GERMANY                                                                 

The operations in the route are continued with the two vessels instead of three 
as Superfast IX has stopped from September 2008 and is employed in the long-term
charter.                                                                        



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