Throughput of Tallinn Port down 22% to 24.3 mln t in Jan-Oct 08

In January-October 2008, the port of Tallinn handled 24.341.8 million tonnes of cargo (-22.3%, year-on-year), the port informs.

In the reported period, transshipment of liquid bulk cargo amounted to 16.865.7 million tonnes (-11.8%), general cargo – 511,600 tonnes (-25.8%), dry cargo – 2.619.8 million tonnes (-63.7%). The port’s container throughput increased by 1% - to 154,453 TEU.

In the 10-month period, the port of Tallinn handled 18.988 million tonnes of foreign trade cargo (-28.2%) including 2.636.8 million tonnes of export cargo (+14.6%) and 16.351.6 million tonnes of export cargo (-32.3%). The port’s domestic export/import transshipment grew by 9.9% to 5.210.2 million tonnes including 3.121.8 million tonnes of import cargo (+0.2%) and 2.088.4 million tonnes of transit (+28.4%).

Seaport of Tallinn is a large cargo and passenger seaport located at the southern shore of the Tallinn Bay. It was founded in 1219. Tallinn is the third largest port of the Baltic Sea after St. Petersburg and Primorsk. The port consists of 5 port ones: Muuga, Old City Harbour, Paljassaare, Paldiski South and Saaremaa.