Extension of Muuga container terminal to cost EUR 55 Million

The supervisory board of the state-owned port company Tallinna Sadam (Port of Tallinn) approved plans to build an extension of the container terminal at the Muuga port just outside Tallinn at a cost of 55 million euros.
The tender to perform the works has been won by a consortium made up of KMG Insenerehituse AS and two Danish companies.
The extension would be able to handle 500,000 containers annually.
The consortium is to build 400 meters of new quay line and lay out port terminal grounds on 27 hectares in the course of two years.

The first phase of the extension of the eastern part of the Muuga port is meant mainly for handling north-south cargo flows of the Baltic Sea region, Seli explained.
As regards servicing the more large scale west-east trade flows, there are still problems that need to be solved, he said.
Port of Tallinn has signed an agreement with Chinese partners and is now continuing talks with them as regards the operation of the expanded container terminal.