Dry Bulk | Tallinna Sadam

Dry Bulk cargo is handled in 3 different harbours: Muuga Harbour, Paldiski South Harbour and Saaremaa Harbour. The grain terminal in Muuga Harbour is the largest in the Baltic region and one of the largest in the world.

Both, Estonian import and export cargo as well as transit cargo are handled (grain, scrap metal, gravel, peat, wood pellets, fertilisers etc).

Port of Tallinn offers cargo owners the possibility to handle and store large bulk cargo consignments within international supply chains by utilizing the port and terminal infrastructure as well as the infrastructure of Estonian Railways. This provides the port with a clear competitive advantage in the Baltic Sea region, enabling customers to achieve significant savings in both time and costs.

3 harbours

Muuga Harbour, Paldiski South Harbour, Saaremaa Harbour

2.3 million tons

fertilizers terminal capacity annually

300,000 tons

grain terminal storage capacity

48 silos

in grain terminal

5 million tons

grain terminal capacity annually

Value-added services

(backing, blending etc) using modern and environmentally friendly technology.

Accommodate

vessels up to 120,000 DWT. Depth at the quays allows to load and discharge large (Panamax) vessels.

Harbours

all year round navigable.

Grain

Muuga Harbour hosts one of the largest loading and storage facilities for grain in the whole region.

The terminal capacity for the import route is 5.0 million tons and for the export route it is up to 2.5 million tons of cereal grains per year
Two quays with the length of 330 m (1083 ft) and the depth of 17.3 m (~56 ft) enable processing up to 120,000 DWT vessels
The total holding capacity of 300,000 tons and 48 stand alone silos enable smooth transshipment and an option of process different grain varieties
The greatest discharge speed of rail wagons is 160 wagons per day and the fastest loading speed is 300 wagons per day

Fertilizers

As the solid bulk, the fertilizers are handled in the Muuga Harbour. The fertilizers arrive to the Port of Tallinn from Europe.

The capacity of the terminal is 2.3 million tons of fertilizers per year
The berth with up to 280 m (~918 ft) of length and 14.4 m (~47 ft) of depth enables processing up to 75,000 DWT vessels (PANAMAX)
Total storage capacity 195,000 tons
Blending and packaging & crating available

Scrap metal

The scrap metal is handled in Paldiski South Harbour and Muuga Harbour.

The scrap metal is processed whether transported via road or rail transport either originating from Estonia or arriving as a transit.

Recently the proportion of the so called intra-port transit has remarkably increased, where the scrap metal arriving on small vessels is transshipped onto large ones. Possibility to create added value (grading, scrapping, addition etc).

Other dry bulk goods - gravel, peat etc

In addition to the three major categories of the solid bulk goods, the Port of Tallinn processes gravel, peat, wood pellets and other solid bulk goods in the harbour terminals.