In 2021, 22.4 million tonnes of cargo and 3.5 million passengers passed through the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. The annual increase in cargo volume was 5%, which was driven by ro-ro and dry bulk. The number of passengers decreased by 18% as a result of the pandemic, while the number of vessel calls increased by 4% due to the continuation of cargo transportation on the international passenger lines. The number of passengers between the Estonian mainland and the main islands recovered from the last year restrictions on movement to the islands by 12% and 14% respectively. The number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica decreased by 5% due to the shorter charter period of the Canadian project in Q4.
In Q4, the cargo volume of Tallinna Sadam was 4.7 million tonnes and 1.1 million passengers visited the harbours of Tallinna Sadam. Compared to Q4 2020, the cargo volume increased by 93% supported by
The cargo volume decreased in Q4 mainly due to the decrease in liquid bulk and dry bulk. The fall in dry bulk was mainly due to the decrease in the volumes of grain and fertilizers. "The decrease in liquid bulk in Q4 was due to the general downward trend in demand for liquid bulk terminal services, as the future price of the goods is cheaper than spot price. Terminal operators were also affected by the sharp rise in energy prices," said
The number of passengers increased sharply by 93% in Q4 but decreased by 18% year-on-year due to restrictions on movement related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a reduction in people's confidence and travel due to the instable situation. "In the pandemic period, i.e. from the second to fourth quarter, we still had 14% more passengers this year than in April-December last year, so it can be said that more flexible restrictions and adaptation to the situation have helped to restore passenger volumes, but at a slower pace than expected. The reopening of the
In this summer, people travelled to the Estonian islands with the ferries slightly 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 2021 full year and Q4:
Q4 2021 | Q4 2020 | Change | 2021 | 2020 | Change | |
Cargo volume by type of cargo (th tonnes) | 4 688 | 5 790 | -19,0% | 22 397 | 21 327 | 5,0% |
Liquid bulk | 1 441 | 2 484 | -42,0% | 8 837 | 9 111 | -3,0% |
Ro-ro | 1 671 | 1 465 | 14,0% | 6 488 | 5 563 | 16,6% |
Dry bulk | 956 | 1 286 | -25,6% | 4 693 | 4 417 | 6,3% |
Containers | 502 | 458 | 9,4% | 1 893 | 1 808 | 4,7% |
in TEUs | 60 536 | 56 031 | 8,0% | 226 689 | 213 928 | 6,0% |
General cargo | 118 | 92 | 28,8% | 485 | 410 | 18,2% |
Non-marine | 0 | 5 | - | 1 | 17 | - |
Number of passengers by routes (th) | 1 215 | 630 | 93,0% | 3 542 | 4 333 | -18,2% |
1 059 | 586 | 80,8% | 3 012 | 3 987 | -24,4% | |
103 | 2 | - | 208 | 140 | 48,8% | |
Muuga-Vuosaari | 31 | 30 | 2,7% | 130 | 118 | 9,6% |
Tallinn- | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
Cruise (traditional) | 9 | 0 | 100,0% | 63 | 0 | 100,0% |
Other | 13 | 12 | 9,4% | 129 | 88 | 47,3% |
Number of vessel calls by vessel type | 1 809 | 1 768 | 2,3% | 7 333 | 7 088 | 3,5% |
Cargo vessels | 367 | 394 | -6,9% | 1 654 | 1 637 | 1,0% |
Passenger vessels (incl. Ro-Pax) | 1 436 | 1 374 | 4,5% | 5 634 | 5 451 | 3,4% |
Cruise vessels (traditional) | 6 | 0 | - | 45 | 0 | - |
Ferries* ( | ||||||
Passengers (th) | 445 | 416 | 7,1% | 2 204 | 1 976 | 11,6% |
Vehicles (th) | 238 | 223 | 6,8% | 1 100 | 963 | 14,2% |
Icebreaker Botnica | ||||||
Charter days | 30 | 42 | -28,6% | 236 | 249 | -5,2% |
Utility rate (%) | 33% | 46% | 0 | 65% | 68% | -3,4% |
*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/
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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- Tallinna Sadam Q4 2021 KPI ENG
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