In terms of tonnage, the containerised freight traffic amounted to 490kt, more by 9% on the result from 2018.

"According to international maritime regulations, all passenger ships must undergo regular maintenance and dock. Due to the maintenance, Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line vessels were out of service for a while and therefore the volumes of passengers as well as ro-ro cargo passing through the harbours declined in the first months of the year," Valdo Kalm, Chairman of the Management Board, the Port of Tallinn, explained.