In the fourth quarter of 2012, sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases in vehicles and commuters, while trips decreased compared to the corresponding quarter of 2011.

On an annual basis, 2012 saw a drop in the number of vehicles, commuters and trips between Malta and Gozo. Overall, the number of trips went down by 301, or 1.5 per cent, over 2011.

According to the figures released by the National Statistics Office today, in the fourth quarter a total of 901,260 commuters travelled between Malta and Gozo during the fourth quarter last year, up by 1.6 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2011. The highest number of commuters was recorded in October – 356,859, or 39.6 per cent of the total for the quarter. The number of vehicles carried by scheduled vessels edged up by 0.8 per cent, totalling 249,154.

The number of trips in the period under review stood at 4,612, a decline of 1.7 per cent over the corresponding period in 2011. The majority of trips also took place in October – 1,569 or 34.0 per cent of total trips for the quarter.

In 2012 the number of commuters decreased by 32,402, or 0.8 per cent, over the previous year, while the total number of vehicles carried between Malta and Gozo went down by 24,035, or 2.2 per cent.

August retained the same trend observed in previous years with the highest number of trips – 1,824, or 9.3 per cent of total trips. August also registered the largest share of vehicles and commuters between the two islands – 123,511 and 479,951 respectively.

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