Ferry traffic with Helsinki totalled 5,404k (+16.6% year-on-year), followed by to & from Stockholm - 412k (+25.1% yoy) and between Muuga and Vuosaari - 133k (+3.1% yoy).

Cruise traffic amounted to 165k travellers (-2.9% yoy).

There were also 33k passengers (-56.4% yoy) classified as 'others'.

At the same time, the Port of Tallinn's domestic ferry subsidiary, TS Laevad (which serves the Saaremaa and Hiiumaa lines), carried 1,955k passengers (+5.6% yoy) and 902k vehicles (+3.5% yoy).

Cargo-wise, the Estonian port took care of 9.53 million tonnes (-31.3% yoy) from January to September 2023, including 4.91mt of wheeled cargo (-6.2% yoy), 1.57mt of dry bulk (-28.2% yoy), 1.4mt of containerised freight (-14.8% yoy; 162,555 TEUs, -21.5% yoy), 1.3mt of liquid bulk (-70% yoy), 328kt of break-bulk (-31.3% yoy), and 24kt of non-marine (+35.2% yoy).

"At the moment, there is a strong focus on cost savings and the development and launch of new growth projects, such as the construction of the Paldiski offshore wind farm quay and the cost-benefit analysis of the maintenance fleet and the start of operation of the Pakrineeme harbour LNG quay," Valdo Kalm, the Port of Tallinn's CEO, commented on the results.

"[...] times are difficult, and we have moved from one crisis to another, but the company continues to make a decent profit. The various business areas balance each other, making the group as a whole resistant to the risks of the external environment [...]," the Port of Tallinn wrote in a press release.