TWIN-PORT 4 is the fourth follow-up project in the series. The purpose of the project is to improve the convenience of the maritime connection between Tallinn and Helsinki by developing the infrastructure of the ports on both shores of the Gulf of Finland. The participants in the project are AS Tallinna Sadam and the Port of Helsinki.
Compared to previous ones, the project includes a new feature: investments in the development of the Muuga-Vuosaari shipping route in order to divert a significant share of the heavy goods vehicles traffic between Estonia and Finland from the city centres of the two capitals to the Muuga and Vuosaari harbours, respectively. One berth in both harbours will be supplied with a second level ramp for more efficient servicing of ro-ro traffic and at Muuga the first level ramp of the same berth will be fully reconstructed. In addition, at Old City Harbour in Tallinn one of the passenger gangways from the terminal to the ferry and the area in front of terminal D along with all underground utility networks will be reconstructed. The Port of Helsinki will supply one berth in its city-centre harbours with onshore power supply systems and one berth with automooring systems. The coordinating partner of the project is also AS Tallinna Sadam.
TWIN-PORT 3, as the name reflects, is the third CEF project in a row. It is a collaboration project between ferry operators (Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line), the ports of Tallinn and Helsinki and the City of Helsinki.
The project will concentrate on reducing the environmental impact of the increasing Ro-Pax traffic and continues improving the multimodal transport link between Helsinki and Tallinn.
The main objectives are to offer better travel experience for passengers, develop the port’s infrastructure to reduce noise and pollution in port area, and upgrade security systems. In the City of Helsinki several traffic investments are planned in connection with the Helsinki West Harbour to improve the transportation system and thus reduce congestion on the last-mile.
The aim of the TWIN-PORT 2 project was to provide better service to passengers in one of the most intensive maritime routes in Europe – Tallinn-Helsinki by developing the infrastructure in both the ports of Tallinn and Helsinki, but also by supporting the construction of the LNG-powered passenger ferry Megastar. In the Old City Harbour of Tallinn, the terminal D was totally reconstructed and a new parking house was built next to it. In addition, a new bridge Admiral Bridge was built to make it easier for pedestrians to move between Terminals A and D and from the terminal A to the city center. During the implementation of the project also the access to the terminal A was reconstructed, the traffic solution was changed in the terminal area and new street lighting system based on LED technology installed. As part of the project, a new passenger terminal – West terminal 2 – and two new double-ramps for passenger ships were built for Ro-Pax ferries. An automatic check-in system for vehicles was also developed and the traffic solution for a smoother connection between the terminal and the city center was improved.
Paldiski South Harbour is an important cargo harbour in Estonia and in terms of volume of cargo the third biggest. As there is global trend that vessels are getting larger to allow to reduce unit costs, it is crucial to make investments by ports to meet the needs of cargo operators. The draught of the access channel in the Paldiski South Harbour was 14.5 metres and the width was 120 metres. These conditions are appropriate for vessels not larger than 230 metres and wider than 35 meters. The parameters of the fairway limited the size of vessels and the competitiveness of the operators, specifically oil products operators and by that the competitiveness of the harbour itself. The basic and main goal of the project was to dredge the Paldiski fairway and the harbour basin to desired depth from 14.5 meters to 15.5 meters. The width of the channel was 120 meters, after implementation of the action it is 180 meters. The length of the channel is 1,800 meters and will remain the same. Due to the implementation of the project the navigational risk was mitigated and environmental footprint decreased by enabling use of large vessels (60,000 – 70,000 GT) to transport larger amount of cargo with single port call. The sea environment and birds were monitored before, during and after the completion of works. Thus, continuous monitoring of environment was essential part of the project to emphasize the responsibility to environment. Continuous monitoring of sealife is important, we want the ecological footprint of our activities is kept to a minimum and the Baltic Sea to be the best environment for sea animals and birds.
Port Integration
Hinterport
Vanasadama reisiterminalide juures on võimalik reisijate pealevõtmiseks ja mahapanekuks lühiajaliselt tasuta parkida – selleks on nii A- kui D-terminali juures Kiss&Sail parklad. Kiss&Sail parklad on kasutamiseks nii erasõidukitele, mittelepingulistele taksodele kui ka sõidujagamis-app’ide sõidukitele (Bolt, Uber, Yandex jne). Otse terminali uste ette pääsevad vaid lepingulised taksod (Tallink, Tulika). Terminalide ees on lubatud lühiajaliselt parkida ainult bussidel.