The turnover for Wasaline grew by 78.6 percent in 2022 despite travel restrictions being in place for the first
\nquarter. For passenger services revenue grew by 150.7 percent and volumes were up 149 percent. For cargo
\nservices, revenue grew by 7.7 percent and the number of cargo units transported by 4.4 percent.<\/p>\n
The departures of Aurora Botnia increased by 14 percent to 1 133 departures. The amount of passenger
\nvehicles transported increased by 126 percent. Fuel costs increased by 55.3 percent to a total of 5.97 million
\nEuros. Cost of labour and benefits increased by 37.5 percent.<\/p>\n
The operating profit was 3.3 million euros.<\/p>\n
Traffic statistics
\n(persons\/units) 2022 2021
\nDepartures 1 133 990
\nPassengers 267 757 107 659
\nPassenger vehicles 55 661 24 590
\nCargo units 22 191 21 259<\/p>\n
Key figures
\n(1000\u20ac) 2022 2021
\nRevenue 29 293 16 433
\nOperating profit 3 294 686
\nOperating profit percentage 11,2 % 4,2 %
\nEquity ratio 63,05 % 73,38 %<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a historical year behind us in many ways. It was the first whole operational year for Aurora Botnia,
\nand the ship and its crew have exceeded all our expectations. We have continuously improved our offering
\nand grown our share in all segments\u201d, says Peter St\u00e5hlberg, Managing Director of Wasaline.
\n\u201cWe were also able to reduce energy consumption by 21 percent per trip and our CO2-emissions by 19.6
\npercent. The strong financial result enables future investments to actions that benefit the environment. We
\nare also on track to becoming climate neutral by 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n
For more information, contact:
\nPeter St\u00e5hlberg, Managing Director, Wasaline
\npeter.stahlberg@wasaline.com, +358 40 559 2353<\/p>\n
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