Port of Tallinn passenger and cargo flows increased

In 2018 Q2 5.1 million tonnes of cargo and 2.9 million passengers passed through the harbours of Port of Tallinn. Compared to the same period of previous year the cargo volume increased 2.5% and the number of passengers increased 0.2%. There were 1967 ship calls in 2018 Q2.

 

In 2018 6 months the cargo volume of Port of Tallinn totaled 10.1 million tons, increasing by 1.4% compared to 6 months cargo volume of the previous year. In the first half of 2018 4.8 million passengers visited the harbours of Port of Tallinn, which is 0.2% more than in the comparable period of 2017.

 

Cargo volume by type of cargo and number of passengers by route in 2018 Q2 and 6 months is presented in the table below:

 

Q2 2018

Q2 2017

change

6M 2018

6M 2017

change

Cargo volume by type of cargo

(th tonnes)

5 072

4 948

2.5%

10 091

9 948

1.4%

Liquid bulk

2 063

1 873

10.1%

4 281

4 238

1.0%

Ro-ro

1 410

1 319

6.9%

2 729

2 506

8.9%

Dry bulk

933

1 116

-16.4%

1 784

1 902

-6.2%

Containers

502

434

15.7%

951

898

5.9%

     in TEUs

57 256

47 830

19.7%

108 922

102 346

6.4%

General cargo

164

205

-20.3%

346

401

-13.9%

Non-marine

0

1

-82.2%

0

2

-90.1%

Number of passengers by routes

(thousand)

2 903

2 898

0.2%

4 827

4 819

0.2%

Tallinn-Helsinki

2 340

2 362

-0.9%

4 026

4 044

-0.4%

Tallinn-Stockholm

275

271

1.2%

491

482

1.8%

Tallinn-St.Petersburg

29

25

14.5%

31

32

-3.3%

Cruise (traditional)

244

215

13.8%

244

215

13.8%

Other

15

25

-39.8%

34

47

-26,3%

Number of vessel calls by vessel type

1 967

2 055

-4.3%

3 676

3 733

-1.5%

Cargo vessels

432

421

2.6%

828

874

-5.3%

Passenger vessels (incl. Ro-Pax)

1 398

1 513

-7.6%

2 711

2 738

-1.0%

Cruise vessels (traditional)

137

121

13.2%

137

121

13.2%

Port of Tallinn is one of the largest cargo- and passenger port complexes in the Baltic Sea region, which in 2017 serviced 10.6 million passengers and 19.2 million tons of cargo. In addition to passenger and freight services, Port of Tallinn 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 m/v Botnica for icebreaking and construction services in Estonia and offshore projects abroad. Port of Tallinn group is also a shareholder of a joint venture AS Green Marine, which provides waste management services. Port of Tallinn group’s sales in 2017 totaled EUR 121.3 million, adjusted EBITDA EUR 66.5 million and net profit EUR 26.4 million.

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