The number of passengers using the Gozo ferries between July and September was up 1.9 per cent from the same months last year, to reach 1,674,618.
As usual, the highest number of passengers was in August - 582,199 or 34.8 per cent of the total for the quarter.
The number of vehicles increased by 3.7 per cent, totalling 463,585.
The number of trips amounted to 6,334, an increase of 0.2 per cent over the same period in 2016. Most trips took place in August - 2,158 or 34.1 per cent of total trips for the quarter.
Traffic originating from Ċirkewwa was busiest on Fridays and Saturdays, whereas highest volumes from Mġarr were recorded on Sundays and Saturdays.