Throughput of Tallinn port down 26.5% to 19.506 mln t in Jan-Aug 08

In January-August, 2008, the port of Tallinn handled 19.506.1 million tonnes of cargo (-26.5%, year-on-year), the port informs.

In the reported period, transshipment of general cargo fell by 26.6%, year-on-year, to 424,800 tonnes, dry cargo – by 69.3% to 2.010.5 million tonnes. In January-August, transshipment of liquid bulk cargo amounted to 13.633 million tonnes (-14.9%, year-on-year). The port’s container throughput made 121,895 TEU (+1.3%). Transshipment of ro-ro cargo amounted to 2.452.4 million tonnes (+3.9%, year-on-year).

In the reported period the port dispatched 15.235.5 million tonnes of cargo (-33.1%), including 1.982.5 million tonnes of export cargo (+10.8%), transit – 13.253 million tonnes (-36.8%).

Commercial 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.