Port of Tallinn
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Port of Tallinn is the biggest port authority
in Estonia
. Taking into account both cargo and passenger traffic, it is one of the largest port enterprises of the Baltic Sea
. Port of Tallinn is a state-owned company managing five constituent ports (two of them in Tallinn):
Port authority
In Canada and the United States a port authority is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure.Port authorities are usually governed by boards or...
in Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. Taking into account both cargo and passenger traffic, it is one of the largest port enterprises of the Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a brackish mediterranean sea located in Northern Europe, from 53°N to 66°N latitude and from 20°E to 26°E longitude. It is bounded by the Scandinavian Peninsula, the mainland of Europe, and the Danish islands. It drains into the Kattegat by way of the Øresund, the Great Belt and...
. Port of Tallinn is a state-owned company managing five constituent ports (two of them in Tallinn):
- Old City HarbourTallinn Passenger PortThe Tallinn Passenger Port is the Old City Harbour located in Tallinn, Estonia. Regular lines serve routes to Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden.The port is one of the five ports within the state-owned company Port of Tallinn.- External links :...
(Vanasadam) – the main passenger port in Estonia; located in the centre of Tallinn; one of the busiest passenger ports of the Baltic Sea - Port of MuugaPort of MuugaThe Port of Muuga is the largest cargo port in Estonia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 13 km northeast of the capital Tallinn, in Maardu. It is one of the few ice-free ports in northernmost Europe....
– the largest cargo port in Estonia, located in MaarduMaarduMaardu is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,529 ....
, 13 km northeast of Tallinn city centre - Paljassaare Harbour – a small cargo port a few kilometres northwest of Tallinn city centre in PaljassaarePaljassaarePaljassaare is a subdistrict in the district of Põhja-Tallinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 585 .-External links:***...
- Paldiski South Harbour – a cargo port in PaldiskiPaldiskiPaldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri peninsula of north-western Estonia. Originally a Swedish settlement known as Rågervik, it became a Russian naval base in the 18th century. The Russians renamed it Балтийский Порт Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the...
, 40 km west from Tallinn - Saaremaa Harbour – a port on the island of SaaremaaSaaremaaSaaremaa is the largest island in Estonia, measuring 2,673 km². The main island of Saare County, it is located in the Baltic Sea, south of Hiiumaa island, and belongs to the West Estonian Archipelago...
, in NinaseNinaseNinase is a village in Mustjala Parish, Saare County in western Estonia.The Saaremaa Harbour is located in Ninase.-External links:* at Port of Tallinn's website...