Tallinn · Estonia
Selling and sourcing used containers at Tallinn and Muuga
When people say Tallinn in container terms they usually mean Muuga, the port's main cargo harbour some 17 km east of the city. The port describes a container terminal in Muuga's free zone with a railway loading station and storage for thousands of containers, so this is where most requests for the capital area will actually land.
Muuga, not the old town
A request that says Tallinn should say Muuga if that is where the boxes stand. We ask because the distance between the two is real, and because the terminal's rules apply at Muuga. We do not act for the terminal.
A free zone with a container terminal
The port says the container terminal sits in the Muuga Harbour Free Zone. Free-zone status can matter for how goods and equipment are treated, so we ask what you know about the status of the containers and leave the customs steps to you and your agent.
Rail and storage
The port describes a railway loading station that handles several trains a day and a storage capacity for fifteen thousand containers. That gives a lot several ways to leave Muuga; we settle road or rail per deal with the parties, together with inspection and any charges.
Owners and buyers
Owners report type, quantity and release date. Buyers register a type, a quantity range and how far they can collect. Helsinki is the nearest other page in our list, and we show the reviewer the actual distance before suggesting it.
Verified port facts
About the port of Tallinn
- According to the Port of Tallinn, Muuga Harbour, its main cargo harbour, is located about 17 km east of Tallinn.
- According to the Port of Tallinn, the Muuga Harbour Free Zone hosts a container terminal with a capacity of 600,000 TEU per year.
- According to the Port of Tallinn, the container terminal at Muuga has five quays of about 1 km in total length, with depths of 12.4-14.5 m.
- According to the Port of Tallinn, the Muuga container terminal has a 15,000-container storage capacity and a railway loading station handling 6 trains per day.
- According to the Port of Tallinn, cargo handled in Muuga Harbour accounts for about 50% of the total cargo volume of the Port of Tallinn.
Equipment
What you can submit for Tallinn
- Dry containers (20DC / 40DC / 40HC): on request — tell us what you have or need in Tallinn and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Damaged / AS-IS units: on request — tell us what you have or need in Tallinn and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Reefer: on request — tell us what you have or need in Tallinn and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Open top / flat rack: on request — tell us what you have or need in Tallinn and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- Tank: on request — tell us what you have or need in Tallinn and we will say honestly whether we can help.
- We are also extending into further equipment and service categories. Tell us what you have or need if you do not see it above — we will say honestly whether we can help.
FAQ
Tallinn: questions we hear
More context: containers in Estonia · what SOC and one-way containers are.
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