Aktsiaselts Tallink Grupp - NASDAQ OMX Baltic

The table below sets forth the vessels on order by all operators in the Northern Baltic Sea region based on
publicly available information.
Vessel type Expected time of delivery
Maximum passengers /
Cargo lane meters Operator / Manufacturer
Cruise Ferry 2006 2,800 / 1,100 Tallink /Aker Finnyards
High-speed ro-pax ferry 2007 1,900 / 2,000 Tallink /Aker Finnyards
High-speed ro-pax ferry 2008 2,080 / 2,000 Tallink / Fincantieri
Ro-pax ferry 2006 500 / 4,200 Finnlines / Fincantieri
Ro-pax ferry 2006 500 / 4,200 Finnlines / Fincantieri
Ro-pax ferry 2006 500 / 4,200 Finnlines / Fincantieri
Ro-pax ferry 2006 500 / 4,200 Finnlines / Fincantieri
Ro-pax ferry 2006 500 / 4,200 Finnlines / Fincantieri
Competition
Competitors
Tallink’s largest competitors by revenue providing passenger transport, mini-cruise and ro-ro cargo services
in the Northern Baltic Sea region are Silja Line, Viking Line, Eckerö Linjen and Birka Line.
Silja Line, domiciled in Finland, is owned by the international Sea Containers Limited Group listed on the
New York Stock Exchange. Sea Containers has recently announced its intention to conduct an auction sale of
Silja Line and, separately, pursue the sale of certain vessels operated by Silja Line. See “Industry Overview—
Our Geographic Market Area—Recent Developments and Trends.” Silja Line focuses on passenger and cargo
traffic in the Baltic Sea region. Silja Line operates nine vessels built between 1977 and 1993, including two highspeed
ferries, on different routes around the Baltic Sea, with its main focus on mini-cruise and ro-ro cargo traffic
between Finland and Sweden, routed though Åland. Silja Line also has regular traffic to ports, such as Riga,
Tallinn, Visby and St. Petersburg. Sea Wind Line is a subsidiary of Silja Line and operates ro-pax ferries on the
Turku—Stockholm route.
Viking Line is a Finnish company listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange and based in Åland. It focuses
mainly on passenger ferry and cargo traffic and mini-cruises between Finland and Sweden, routed through the
home port of its vessels, Mariehamn, Åland. Viking Line has a long history of traffic between Finland and
Sweden dating back to 1959. Viking Line operates seven cruise ferries (six of which are in service between
Finland and Sweden and one between Helsinki and Tallinn) built between 1980 and 1992.
Eckerö Linjen and Birka Line, both based in Mariehamn, Åland, are smaller ferry operators with only a few
cruise ferries operating on certain specific routes. Eckerö Linjen, which is the largest shareholder of Birka Line,
operates daily traffic on the Helsinki—Tallinn route. Eckerö Linjen also operates daily traffic between
Grisslehamn, Sweden, and Eckerö, Åland. Birka Line’s business concept is to operate traffic to, from and via
Åland, while also chartering out seven cargo vessels that operate in Northern Europe as well as in North and
South America. Birka Line is listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.
Superfast Ferries is a high-speed ro-pax ferry operator belonging to the international Attica Group based in
Greece. In the Northern Baltic Sea region, Superfast Ferries operates two high-speed ro-pax ferries and offers
regular daily passenger and ro-ro cargo services between Hanko, Finland, and Rostock, Germany.
Nordic Jet Line and Linda Line are smaller high-speed ferry operators on the Helsinki—Tallinn route with
two high-speed ferries each. Both companies operate regular passenger traffic during the spring, summer and
autumn.
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