page_title: Muuga Harbour
hierarchical_section_title: Muuga Harbour
caption_attribution_description: English: Muuga harbour in Maardu municipality, just east of Tallinn, Estonia.
context_page_description: Muuga Harbour is the largest cargo port in Estonia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 17 kilometres northeast of the capital Tallinn, in Maardu. The harbour is administrated by Port of Tallinn, the biggest port authority in Estonia. Muuga Harbour is one of the few ice-free ports in northernmost Europe and among the deepest —up to 18 metres — and most modern ports in the Baltic Sea region. The cargo volume handled accounts for around 80% of the total cargo volume of Port of Tallinn and approximately 90% of the transit cargo volume passing through Estonia. Nearly 3/4 of cargo loaded in Muuga Harbour includes crude oil and oil products, but the harbour also serves dry bulk and other types of cargo.
  The usual annual cargo traffic in the seaport is about 20–30 million tons.
  The harbour covers an area of 5.24 square kilometres on land and 7.5 square kilometres of water. Besides Maardu, the seaport also occupies land in the villages of Muuga and Uusküla.
  There are 29 quays with a total length of 6.4 km. The maximum depth is 18.0 m. The largest tonnage of ship that can be accommodated is 300 by 48 metres.
context_section_description: Muuga Harbour (Estonian: Muuga sadam) is the largest cargo port in Estonia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 17 kilometres (11 mi) northeast of the capital Tallinn, in Maardu. The harbour is administrated by Port of Tallinn, the biggest port authority in Estonia. Muuga Harbour is one of the few ice-free ports in northernmost Europe and among the deepest —up to 18 metres (59 ft) — and most modern ports in the Baltic Sea region. The cargo volume handled accounts for around 80% of the total cargo volume of Port of Tallinn and approximately 90% of the transit cargo volume passing through Estonia. Nearly 3/4 of cargo loaded in Muuga Harbour includes crude oil and oil products, but the harbour also serves dry bulk (mostly fertilizers, grain and coal) and other types of cargo.
  The usual annual cargo traffic in the seaport is about 20–30 million tons.
  The harbour covers an area of 5.24 square kilometres (2.02 sq mi) on land and 7.5 square kilometres (2.9 sq mi) of water. Besides Maardu, the seaport also occupies land in the villages of Muuga and Uusküla.
  There are 29 quays with a total length of 6.4 km (4.0 mi). The maximum depth is 18.0 m (59.1 ft). The largest tonnage of ship that can be accommodated is 300 by 48 metres (984 by 157 ft).
  There are 6 liquid bulk terminals, container, grain, coal, steel and a dry bulk terminals located in the port.
caption: Aerial view of the Muuga Harbour
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