Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has got off to a better start in the first quarter as freight business led the way.



The group, which includes Finland's Silja Line, said it carried 72,671 truck and trailer units in the period, up 9% year-on-year.



Passenger numbers rose to 1.984m, from 1.98m in 2011.



And private vehicle volumes were also on the rise, increasing by almost 4% to 210,000.



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