Port of Tallinn

🇪🇪 Estonia

Baltic Sea · Container Terminal

UN/LOCODE
EETLL
Country
🇪🇪 Estonia
Port Type
Container Terminal
Ocean Region
Baltic Sea
Latitude
59.4400° N
Longitude
24.7600° E

Maritime Risk Context

In the last 180 days, ArcNautical recorded 39 vessel arrivals at Tallinn, with Cargo accounting for 41% of port calls — in line with the Baltic Sea regional average of 44%. Tallinn in Estonia operates in a semi-enclosed shallow basin with seasonal ice and the strictest environmental regime in commercial shipping. December–April ice coverage requires vessels to meet Finnish-Swedish Ice Class for independent navigation or rely on icebreaker escort, and ice-edge position varies enough between years that conventional deterministic routing models fail. Since 2022, Russia's invasion of Ukraine has transformed the security architecture: NATO maritime presence has increased substantially, and sanctions against Russian energy exports have disrupted traditional traffic patterns. The Baltic is also a designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) and Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA), requiring low-sulphur fuel or exhaust gas cleaning systems.

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Top Vessel Types (last 180 days)

Across 39 distinct vessel arrivals, 39 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories at Tallinn:

41%
Cargo
16 vessels
8%
Pilot Vessel
3 vessels
8%
Passenger
3 vessels
8%
Other
3 vessels
5%
Tug
2 vessels

Port State Control Context

Tallinn falls under the Paris MoU. The Paris Memorandum of Understanding does not publish a bulk per-vessel detention CSV. ArcNautical evaluates per-vessel detention probability using flag-state performance (3-year rolling rate from the 2024 Paris MoU annual report), vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership transparency. Paris MoU PSC inspections remain among the most rigorous globally.

Recent Arrivals at Tallinn

Last 10 vessel arrivals recorded by ArcNautical's AIS pipeline (last 90 days):

ArrivedVesselFlagType
2026-06-12 MONTU 🇪🇪 EE Tug
2026-06-10 KATARIINA 🇦🇬 AG Cargo
2026-06-09 SEKTORI 🇪🇪 EE Other
2026-06-07 MONTU 🇪🇪 EE Tug
2026-06-07 MONTU 🇪🇪 EE Tug
2026-06-04 SOUTH ENABLER 🇮🇹 IT Cargo
2026-06-03 MONTU 🇪🇪 EE Tug
2026-06-03 MONTU 🇪🇪 EE Tug
2026-06-03 RIX MARINER 🇨🇾 CY Cargo
2026-06-02 LAAR 🇰🇳 KN Cargo

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