Estonian ro-pax group Tallink has increased passenger numbers in the third quarter.

It carried 2.85m people to 30 September, up 5.7% year-on-year.

Cargo units increased by 6.7% to 81,170, while passenger vehicles rose 6.2% to 380,343.

On the Estonia to Finland route, it had a cruiseferry operating from March to the end of August, bumping up passenger numbers 8.7% to 1.56m.

The ferry owner reported net profit of EUR 9.8m