Liquid Bulk is handled in 2 different harbours: Muuga Harbour and Paldiski South Harbour

The liquid bulk cargo amounts to the highest volume of goods in maritime freight. This commodity group includes crude oil (petroleum) and petroleum products, liquid chemicals and gas, vegetable oils etc. 

Generally the liquid bulk cargo is transported with tanker vessels, though there is a rising trend to carry liquid bulk in tank-containers. Majority of the liquid bulk volume handled at the harbours of the Port of Tallinn is produced by crude oil and petroleum chemicals. However, we are also receiving vegetable oils.

 

2 harbours
Muuga Harbour, Paldiski South Harbour
8000 tons / h
loading speed of oil products
VLCC
load and discharge vessels 18 m draft
1,973,150
total tank park
1,575,950
tank park in Muuga Harbour
397,200
tank park in Paldiski South Harbour

Our harbours offer

express rail transportation, advanced technologies for discharging rail tank cars and quick loading of vessels in all-year round navigable ports.

Providing

shortest transshipment times and most efficient routes in the region.

Terminals offer

unique value-added services and high flexibility.

Modern technologies

and various control systems enable to maintain the highest operational performance standards.

Application of specific techniques

guarantees safety of all processes and preserves the required quality of products.

The infrastructure

of harbours enable terminals to offer good transit conditions for liquid oils globally.

Liquid Gas

The Port of Tallinn has set a goal to penetrate the LNG and/or LPG logistics market by creating suitable environment for the construction of gas terminals and thus building the fundamentals for the preservation of the energy independence of the Republic of Estonia.

The Port of Tallinn envisages the construction of gas terminal(s) into the Eastern part of the Muuga Harbour. The transshipment operations could be performed on the existing quay No. 33 or if deemed necessary, a new gas berth can be built to the breakwater extension. The possible terminal locations are indicated in the sketch map below.

Petroleum & Petroleum Products

Port of Tallinn handles petroleum products at both Muuga Harbour and Paldiski South Harbour. Petroleum product transit is primarily concentrated at Muuga Harbour, which hosts three major terminals dedicated to the storage and transshipment of liquid bulk: Liwathon E.O.S., Muuga Storage Terminal, and Olerex Terminal. In addition to these, Muuga Harbour also accommodates the terminals of Neste and Nynas. The areas of activity of these companies vary slightly. The Neste terminal is engaged in the import, storage, and wholesale of petroleum products, while Nynas focuses on the import and marketing of bitumen and bitumen oils.

At Paldiski South Harbour, petroleum products are handled by Puma Energy Baltics, while Baltic Oil Service is involved in the handling of vegetable oils.

The storage tank farms operated by Port of Tallinn’s liquid bulk operators provide a total capacity of approximately 2.0 million m³. The oil terminals benefit from developed rail infrastructure, which is connected to the main railway network of Estonian Railways. Currently, Muuga Harbour operators are capable of unloading up to 2,000 rail tank wagons per day—entire trainloads are discharged.

Petroleum product transshipment takes place at three berths in Paldiski South Harbour and seven berths in Muuga Harbour. The longest berth measures 340 meters in length with a depth of 18 meters, allowing for the reception of tankers with a capacity of up to 300,000 tons. The loading speed from shore to tanker can reach up to 7,000 tons per hour.

The Port of Tallinn’s liquid bulk operators provide services including storage of oil and petroleum products, consolidation of large consignments, and blending.

Contact


Natalja Baidina
Business Manager (Liquid Bulk)
+372 516 6397