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4 MARKET NEWS 20.1.2022 BETWEEN October and December 2021, a total of 11,215 trips were carried out, carrying a total of 1,185,502 pas- sengers. October was the busiest month recording a total of 3,832 trips or 34.2 per cent of total trips for the quarter. Sea transport between Mgarr and Cirkewwa A total of 1,066,788 passengers trav- elled between Mġarr and Ċirkewwa during the fourth quarter of 2021, an in- crease of 21.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020. e highest number of passengers was recorded in October - 392,221 or 36.8 per cent of the total for the quarter. When compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles increased by 10.0 per cent, totalling 429,806. e number of trips during the fourth quarter amounted to 8,479, an increase of 4.8 per cent over the same period in 2020. December registered the highest number of trips - 2,860 or 33.7 per cent of total trips for the quarter. During January-December 2021, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. On the other hand, from the Mġarr terminal, passenger and ve- hicle traffic was highest on Sundays and Mondays. Sea transport between Mgarr and Valletta During the fourth quarter of 2021, a total of 2,736 trips were carried out car- rying a total of 118,714 passengers. No- vember registered the highest number of trips - 1,025 or 37.5 per cent of total trips for the quarter, whereas the high- est number of passengers travelling be- tween Mġarr and Valletta was recorded in October - 46,853 or 39.5 per cent for the quarter. Annual Perspective: 2021 Including both the Gozo Channel ferry service and the fast ferry service, during 2021, the number of trips went up by 9,401 or 32.4 per cent, when com- pared to 2020. Vehicle movements be- tween the islands increased by 175,491 or 11.3 per cent, over the previous year, while the number of passengers went up by 677,711 or 18.0 per cent. During 2021, August recorded the highest number of trips, passengers and vehicles, with 4,282, 560,178 and 189,183 respectively. Q4 2021 sea passenger traffic between Malta and Gozo rose by 21.8% over 2020 1 Kindly indicate source when quoting from this release. The advance release calendar may be consulted at www.nso.gov.mt Issued by: Dissemination Unit, National Statistics Office, Lascaris, Valletta VLT 2000, Malta. T. +356 2599 7219 F. +356 2599 7205 E. nso@gov.mt an increase of 21.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020. The highest number of passengers was recorded in October - 392,221 or 36.8 per cent of the total for the quarter. When compared to the previous year, the number of vehicles increased by 10.0 per cent, totalling 429,806 (Tables 2 and 3). The number of trips during the fourth quarter amounted to 8,479, an increase of 4.8 per cent over the same period in 2020 (Table 2). December registered the highest number of trips - 2,860 or 33.7 per cent of total trips for the quarter (Table 3). During January-December 2021, both passenger and vehicle traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays. On the other hand, from the Mġarr terminal, passenger and vehicle traffic was highest on Sundays and Mondays (Charts 4 and 5). https://twitter.com/NSOMALTA/ https://www.facebook.com/nsomalta/ Compiled by: Regional, Geospatial, Energy and Transport Statistics Unit Contact us: National Statistics Office, Lascaris, Valletta VLT 2000 T. +356 25997219, E. nso@gov.mt Chart 1. Passengers and vehicles crossing between Malta and Gozo 0 100,000 200,000 300,000 400,000 500,000 600,000 700,000 J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D J F M A M J J A S O N D Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 2019 2020 2021 passengers/vehicles period Passengers Vehicles Statistics in this News Release should be interpreted in context to the unprecedented developments and restrictions related to COVID-19. First APS Business talk for 2022 to tackle ESG APS Bank teamed up with Tuning Fork to deliver the first APS Business talk for this year. This online event is an off-shoot of the APS talks series, where experts in their field share knowledge to create sessions targeted directly at businesses. Manuele Vagnoli, environmental en- gineer leading the sustainability pillar at Tuning Fork Advisory (TFA) part of NOUV, will be speaking about 'Sustainable Businesses: ESG integration' on 27th Janu- ary at 18:30hrs. Over a span of an hour Vagnoli will be touching on the definition of ESG, its roots, as well as its relevance in today's world, in reference to international regulatory frameworks such as the Paris Agreement. He will discuss sustainability and ecolog- ical transformation from a business per- spective, while reviewing the principles of responsible banking. Manuele will be ex- plaining how SDGs should be integrated in business strategy, and highlighting the ef- fects of climate change on liabilities, rating and valuation of a company. He will also talk about local standards and norms, while providing recommendations for transparency and ESG reporting. To register for this APS Business talk please visit apsbank.com.mt/apsbusi- nesstalks-3

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