Despite a decline in ferry crossings, the National Statistics Office said today that sea transport between Malta and Gozo registered increases in vehicles and commuters in the first quarter when compared to the corresponding period last year.

A total of 814,754 passenger trips were recorded between Malta and Gozo during the first quarter this year, an increase of 5.2 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter last year.

The highest number of commuters was recorded in March – 320,031 or 39.3 per cent of the total for the quarter. The number of vehicles carried by scheduled vessels went up by 5.4 per cent, totalling 236,051.

Total trips in the period under review stood at 4,582, a decrease of 4.5 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The majority of trips took place in March – 1,596 or 34.8 per cent of total trips for the first quarter.

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