Throughput of port Sillamäe (Estonia) up 10.6% to 7.46 mln t in 2014

In January-December 2014, port Sillamäe (Estonia) handled 7.46 mln t (+10.6%, year-on-year). As IAA PortNews learnt from the port authority, all the terminals except for oil terminal Alexela showed the increase.

The construction of a container terminal and a general cargo terminal was completed in December 2014.

Port of Sillamäe (SILPORT) is the closest EU port to Russia, located only 25 km from EU-Russia boarder (Narva – Ivangorod). In 2013, the port handled 6.75 mln t of cargo.