In 2022, 7 million passengers and 18 million tonnes of cargo passed through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. The annual number of passengers increased by 98%, or 3.5 million passengers, recovering from the movement restrictions related to the pandemic. Compared to last year, the cargo volume decreased by 21%, or 4.6 million tons, due to the implementation of sanctions on Russian and Belarussian cargo. The decline in liquid bulk and dry bulk volumes due to sanctions was somewhat offset by growth in all other cargo types. The number of vessel calls was relatively stable, decreasing by only 2% to 7,130 visits. The number of passengers between the Estonian mainland and the main islands recovered increased by 4%. The number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica decreased by 7% due to the shorter charter period of the Canadian project in Q4.
In Q4, 1.7 million passengers visited the harbours of Tallinna Sadam and 3.9 million tonnes of cargo was handled. Compared to Q4 2021, the passenger volume increased by 39% supported by
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In terms of cargo volumes, the growth of ro-ro, container and general cargo volumes continues, but the overall cargo volume has decreased due to the sanctions imposed on
People travelled to the Estonian islands with the ferries more than a year before. The icebreaker Botnica continued the same course as last year but returned from the summer work in
The operational volumes of Tallinna Sadam group for 2022 Q4 and 12 months are presented in the following table. The data for the Q4 2022 are preliminary as of
Q4 2022 | Q4 2021 | Change | 2022 | 2021 | Change | |
Cargo volume by type of cargo (th tonnes) | 3 874 | 4 688 | -17,4% | 17 761 | 22 397 | -20,7% |
Ro-ro | 1 654 | 1 671 | -1,0% | 6 891 | 6 488 | 6,2% |
Liquid bulk | 835 | 1 441 | -42,1% | 5 160 | 8 837 | -41,6% |
Dry bulk | 765 | 956 | -20,0% | 2 947 | 4 693 | -37,2% |
Containers | 472 | 502 | -6,0% | 2 120 | 1 893 | 12,0% |
in TEUs | 60 664 | 60 536 | 0,2% | 267 752 | 226 689 | 18,1% |
General cargo | 134 | 118 | 13,4% | 611 | 485 | 26,1% |
Non-marine | 14 | 0 | - | 32 | 1 | 3853,1% |
Number of passengers by routes (th) | 1 690 | 1 215 | 39,0% | 7 027 | 3 542 | 98,4% |
1 522 | 1 059 | 43,7% | 6 155 | 3 012 | 104,3% | |
125 | 103 | 21,6% | 454 | 208 | 118,3% | |
Muuga-Vuosaari | 29 | 31 | -5,5% | 158 | 130 | 21,8% |
Cruise (traditional) | 2 | 9 | -75,3% | 172 | 63 | 172,8% |
Other | 11 | 13 | -16,0% | 87 | 129 | -32,7% |
Number of vessel calls by vessel type | 1 600 | 1 809 | -11,6% | 7 130 | 7 333 | -2,8% |
Cargo vessels | 327 | 367 | -10,9% | 1 458 | 1 654 | -11,9% |
Passenger vessels (incl. Ro-Pax) | 1 272 | 1 436 | -11,4% | 5 493 | 5 634 | -2,5% |
Cruise vessels (traditional) | 1 | 6 | -83,3% | 179 | 45 | 297,8% |
Ferries* ( | ||||||
Passengers (th) | 447 | 445 | 0,3% | 2 299 | 2 204 | 4,3% |
Vehicles (th) | 225 | 238 | -5,3% | 1 097 | 1 100 | -0,2% |
Icebreaker Botnica | ||||||
Charter days | 43 | 61 | -29,5% | 249 | 267 | -6,7% |
Utility rate (%) | 47% | 66% | -29,5% | 68% | 73% | -6,7% |
*Ferry traffic volumes show the general demand for the service, but do not directly affect the financial results of the ferry segment, as the fee is fixed in the service contract regardless of the number of passengers and vehicles served.
More detailed statistics of passengers by nationality, gender and routes on monthly basis, can be viewed on the Tallinna Sadam web page: https://www.ts.ee/en/statistics/. We now also publish quarterly key figures in xlsx format: https://www.ts.ee/en/investor/key-figures/
Detailed statistics on the number of passengers and vehicles on passenger ferries: https://www.praamid.ee/wp/statistics/
Tallinna Sadam is one of the largest cargo- and passenger port complexes in the
Additional information:
Marju Zirel
Head of Investor Relations
Tel. +372 5342 6591
m.zirel@ts.ee
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