{"id":937,"date":"2022-02-23T23:32:03","date_gmt":"2022-02-23T21:32:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=937"},"modified":"2022-07-31T23:34:52","modified_gmt":"2022-07-31T21:34:52","slug":"2021-wasaline-makes-strong-recovery-despite-the-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/portfolio-item\/2021-wasaline-makes-strong-recovery-despite-the-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 \u2013 Wasaline makes strong recovery despite the pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l0hwfbjy-20968b01b56e805106af6fc2bef610c5 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: right;\"><em>NLC Ferry Ab Oy\u00a0 \u00a0I\u00a0 Pressrelease\u00a0 I\u00a0 03-2022\u00a0 I\u00a0 \u00a0<\/em>23.2.2022<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l0hweqzt-dbbc4cf618d574ce99c63ba82fad72db\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l0hweqzt-dbbc4cf618d574ce99c63ba82fad72db{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l0hweqzt-dbbc4cf618d574ce99c63ba82fad72db .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l0hweqzt-dbbc4cf618d574ce99c63ba82fad72db .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l0hweqzt-dbbc4cf618d574ce99c63ba82fad72db av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock '><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >2021 \u2013 Wasaline makes strong recovery despite the pandemic<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-k4b2uq4-74bf75b516d84d42b3f5c8bea3c6527f '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>A challenging year greatly affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and travel restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past year, travel has been affected by entry restrictions. After the third quarter, the passenger volume increased thanks to the Covid-19 passport and the rising vaccination rate, allowing people to enter Finland without quarantine. Aurora Botnia started operations in August at the same time as travel restrictions where lifted, giving rise to new passenger records each month.<\/p>\n<p>The turnover increased by 56.8%. The passenger turnover increased by 89.7%, and the passenger volume by 87.5%. The cargo traffic turnover increased by 28.5%. Cargo units increased by 25.3%. Since Aurora Botnia was taken into operation on 28 August, the departure frequency increased by 39%.<\/p>\n<p>The result before year-end appropriations and taxes was +628,392 Euro (2020, -726,893 Euro).<\/p>\n<p>During the financial year, Aurora Botnia &#8211; one of the most environmentally friendly passenger ferries in the world &#8211; was delivered and taken into operation. The ferry was constructed by the Finnish shipyard Rauma Marine Construction (RMC). Since the order for Aurora Botnia was placed, the price of LNG has increased by sixfold, which means the fuel costs has risen enormously. Repeated delays of the completion of the ferry also affected the economy and volumes negatively.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l0hwllvo-73c42534a5c5d19c0bf70cf2182ff07d\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l0hwllvo-73c42534a5c5d19c0bf70cf2182ff07d{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l0hwllvo-73c42534a5c5d19c0bf70cf2182ff07d .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l0hwllvo-73c42534a5c5d19c0bf70cf2182ff07d .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l0hwllvo-73c42534a5c5d19c0bf70cf2182ff07d av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_table '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >TRAFFIC STATISTICS<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-1y9p3ws-9bb8d492bff9af176e3cfc431ed8d5b2 avia_responsive_table avia-table-1'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_heading '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class='avia-desc-col'>(per piece if not otherwise stated)<\/th><th class=''>2020<\/th><th class=''>2021<\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Departures <\/th><td class=''>816 <\/td><td class=''>990<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Passengers<\/th><td class=''>57 415<\/td><td class=''>107 659<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Passenger vehicles<\/th><td class=''>14 532<\/td><td class=''>24 590<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Cargo units<\/th><td class=''>16 969<\/td><td class=''>21 259<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(0):before { content: '(per piece if not otherwise stated)'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: '2020'; } .avia-table-1 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: '2021'; } <\/style>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l0hwmcis-a292bf5ab2ed6336465c73c9655c4003\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l0hwmcis-a292bf5ab2ed6336465c73c9655c4003{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l0hwmcis-a292bf5ab2ed6336465c73c9655c4003 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l0hwmcis-a292bf5ab2ed6336465c73c9655c4003 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-l0hwmcis-a292bf5ab2ed6336465c73c9655c4003 av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_table  el_before_av_table '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >KEY NUMBERS <\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class='avia-data-table-wrap av-9r2fpu4-229e39eeb0d3a9e542a39067a597fc04 avia_responsive_table avia-table-2'><table  class='avia-table avia-data-table avia_pricing_minimal  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Table\" ><tbody><tr class='avia-heading-row'><th class='avia-desc-col'>(1000 \u20ac)<\/th><th class=''>2020<\/th><th class=''>2021<\/th><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Turnover<\/th><td class=''>10 494<\/td><td class=''>16 433<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Operating result<\/th><td class=''> -745<\/td><td class=''>686<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Operating result %<\/th><td class=''>neg<\/td><td class=''>4,2%<\/td><\/tr><tr class=''><th class='avia-desc-col'>Equity ratio<\/th><td class=''>81,61%<\/td><td class=''>73,38%<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div><style type='text\/css'>.avia-table-2 td:nth-of-type(0):before { content: '(1000 \u20ac)'; } .avia-table-2 td:nth-of-type(1):before { content: '2020'; } .avia-table-2 td:nth-of-type(2):before { content: '2021'; } <\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l0hwqhyk-a0557f82372188a9d364003c1b4d35ad '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>2022 started with comprehensive travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which meant that the passenger traffic drew to a halt. The pandemic is likely to affect the passenger volume until the second quarter of 2022. The energy prices are also expected to remain high during 2022. Wasaline continues a strict cost control and adapts the timetable in order to minimize the energy consumption.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt was a challenging year affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, and the construction and completion of the new-build Aurora Botnia was underway. Since launch of the Aurora Botnia, Wasaline has broken new passenger and cargo records each month. The new timetable with more frequent departures has been well received by both passenger and cargo customers. Our cargo customers have shown great loyalty throughout the year and contributed to a successful year of growth. Despite all challenges, our personnel has shown its\u00a0<\/em><em>strength through unity and efficiency, which has made this a satisfactory year. We managed to turn the deficit of the previous year into a year of profit,\u201d <\/em>says Peter St\u00e5hlberg, Managing Director of Wasaline.<\/p>\n<p><em>For further information:<br \/>\n<\/em><em>Peter St\u00e5hlberg, <\/em>Managing Director, <a href=\"mailto:peter.stahlberg@wasaline.com\">peter.stahlberg@wasaline.com<\/a>, phone: <em>+358 40 559 2353<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wasaline is the northernmost shipping company that transports passengers and cargo daily between Vaasa, Finland and Ume\u00e5, Sweden. Wasaline\u2019s new vessel, Aurora Botnia, is the most environmentally friendly passenger ferry in the world. For more information: www.wasaline.com<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"tags":[35],"portfolio_entries":[],"class_list":["post-937","portfolio","type-portfolio","status-publish","hentry","tag-press-en"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-21 18:11:49","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=937"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":939,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/937\/revisions\/939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=937"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=937"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wasaline.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}