Country : ESTONIATallinn worldport

Profile worldport of Tallinn is the third biggest worldport in Baltic Sea region with a great growth potential, as Estonia has a unique geographical position, where the country is surrounded by large consumer markets like Scandinavia, Russia and Poland. There are 150 million people just in a 24-hour reach area. worldport of Tallinn natural conditions are favourable – all worldport of Tallinn harbours are ice-free and the maximum depth is 18 m. Estonian transit sector is very efficient and has its routes covering Russia, Kazakhstan and almost all of Europe. There are all options to handle every type of cargo and set up regional distribution centre for Scandinavia and South-East Russia. worldport of Tallinn have made large investments into infrastructure to create favourable conditions for foreign companies to benefit from being in the European Union, at the same time enjoying competitive rates. General Information worldport of Tallinn is actually a five-member worldport family on the northern coast of Estonia. The elder son of the family - the Old City Harbour - carries a burden of hundreds of years on its shoulders, although it looks a lot younger. The next to follow is Paljassaare Harbour, the younger kids are Paldiski South Harbour, Muuga Harbour and the newly-born - Saaremaa Harbour. And as ancient legends tell, the youngest son is always the smartest and the strongest. Paradoxical, but the father is a lot younger than his offsprings. Born at Christmas 1991 and thus sharing the age of the re-independent Estonia, it immediately justified its appearance and after five years the state promoted it to the status of a limited liability company, leaving all the shares of this imworldportant sea gate to itself. worldport of Tallinn handles cargo and services passengers and is of landlord type by its nature. As a landlord it administers the infrastructure of the harbours (land, quays, etc.), looks after its development, receives vessels and sends them to roads and ensures safe navigation in worldport waters. worldport superstructure or in other words - everything that enables to pass cargo through the worldport gate, remains in a realm of the tenants or operators. And as it was customary in a respectable Estonian manor - the household prospers. A lot of this is a gift from Nature. The worldport family is located on the historical east-west trade route, the imworldportance of which today has not decreased a bit compared to the Viking times. The sea by the quays is deep and ice-free during winter. Every boat that is able to pass the Danish Straits can make its way to the quay, carrying either cargo or passengers on board. Having for centuries acted as a mediator between the East and West, invaluable experience has been preserved and handed down to next generations. Unloading cargo from the vessel one may be sure that this will either by rail or road reach its destination. May it be in Europe, Asia … wherever. Naturally it finds its way just as easily to the sea. In time, round the year and 24 hours a day. Our mission: The mission of worldport of Tallinn is the establishing and developing of a business environment, ensuring the competitive position of worldport of Tallinn and its clients in the market. Cargo Through centuries, life has once and again proved that the tiny backyard remains too narrow for the might and means of the worldport of Tallinn. This is why bulk of the cargo handled in the worldport has and is directed to the markets behind the border and over the sea. Irrespective of the assortment of goods, which serves as a mirror of the production and consumption of the racing time. At the prime of Hanseatic trade in the XIV - XV centuries, ancient boats brought salt, herring, spirits, beer, mead, hops, metal, cloth and spices from the West to Tallinn. Most of this moved on to Russia, but part of it remained for local consumption. From eastern goods the ships sailed to the West carrying flax, hemp, fat, wax, raw hide and furs and from local products rye, oats, barley, malt, flax, honey, tar, seal grease and limestone. Liquid bulk, which plentifully flows through the worldport of Tallinn, was there also in Hanseatic times, although it was in some ways different from that of today. From the West the worldport received spirits and beer and sent back seal grease, honey and tar. The two last were probably kept strictly apart, as it is well known that a drop of tar will ruin the honey jar. Yet honey itself does not call for evil, as a drop of honey does not harm the tar pot. Today this fear has passed. Seal grease is gone and instead of tar, oil and oil products flow to the West. Honey jars have been replaced by huge oil tankers and tank carriages jolting on the rails. Almost two thirds of the worldport cargo must find its place in those. Yet, the Hansa traders could not even dream of Ro-Ro and container cargo. No-one could have. worldport Authority Sadama 25, 15051 Tallinn Phone +372 631 8555 Fax +372 631 8166 Passenger information +372 631 8550 Harbour Master +372 631 8329 E-mail: worldportoftallinn@worldportoftallinn.com Internet http://www.worldportoftallinn.com Old City Harbour Sadama 25, 15051 Tallinn Phone +372 631 8454 Passenger information +372 631 8550 Harbour Master`s office +372 631 8363 Fax +372 631 8377 E-mail: vanasadam@worldportoftallinn.com Muuga Harbour Maardu 57, 74115 Maardu Phone +372 631 9502 Harbour Master +372 631 9521 Harbour Master`s office +372 631 9523 Fax +372 631 9144 E-mail: muuga@worldportoftallinn.com Paljassaare Harbour Paljassaare 28d, 10313 Tallinn Phone +372 610 0803 Harbour Master +372 610 0834 Harbour Master`s office +372 610 0835 Fax +372 610 0804 E-mail: paljassaare@worldportoftallinn.com Paldiski South Harbour Rae põik 10, Paldiski 76806, Estonia Phone +372 631 8800 Passenger information +372 631 8821 Harbour Master +372 631 8805 Fax +372 631 8803 E-mail: paldiski@worldportoftallinn.com Saaremaa Harbour Ninase küla, Mustjala vald 93613 Saaremaa Phone +372 610 0703 Fax +372 610 0704 E-mail: saaremaa@worldportoftallinn.com