- CEO
- Valdo Kalm
- Full Time Employees
- 436
- Sector
- Transportation
- Industry
- Other transportation
- Address
- Tallinn Estonia
- IPO Date
- Jun 13, 2018
- Business
- Tallinna Sadam AS is an Estonia-based port authority and maritime infrastructure management company engaged in the operation, commercial development, and administration of cargo and passenger harbour complexes, domestic ferry transport, offshore vessel chartering, and port-adjacent real estate. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia, the company operates across major harbour locations along the northern and western coasts of Estonia: the Old City Harbour and Saaremaa Harbour for passenger and cruise traffic; Muuga Harbour and Paldiski South Harbour for liquid bulk, dry bulk, containerized, and roll-on/roll-off cargo; and Paljassaare Harbour. The company operates through four primary business segments: Passenger Harbours, Cargo Harbours, Shipping, and Real Estate.
The company's core products and services encompass port infrastructure and vessel servicing facilities; passenger terminal operations, including automated Smart Port vehicle flow management, passenger reception facilities, and quayside onshore power supply systems for international cruise and liner vessels; cargo handling infrastructure, offering berthing facilities, storage yards, railway connections, and leased terminal areas for liquid bulk, dry bulk, containerized freight, general cargo, oversized project shipments, and military equipment; domestic passenger and vehicular ferry services provided through its wholly owned subsidiary TS Laevad OÜ, which operates scheduled ferry routes connecting mainland Estonia to the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa; offshore vessel chartering and icebreaking services conducted by its wholly owned subsidiary TS Shipping OÜ via the multifunctional support vessel MSV Botnica, providing winter icebreaking in the Gulf of Finland and summer subsea construction, diving, and research charters in international waters; industrial and logistics park development, comprising long-term land and warehouse leasing at the Muuga and Paldiski industrial zones; urban waterfront commercial real estate management under the Old City Harbour Masterplan; and marine environmental services, ship-generated waste management, and pollution response delivered through its associate company AS Green Marine.
In recent developments, Tallinna Sadam has executed major strategic investments to establish infrastructure for offshore renewable energy, expand long-term ferry operations, and advance maritime decarbonization. Subsidiary TS Laevad secured a long-term public service contract from the Estonian Transport Administration to operate passenger and vehicle transport on the Virtsu-Kuivastu and Rohuküla-Heltermaa routes for the period running from October 1, 2026, through September 30, 2033. The company completed the construction of a new 310-meter deep-water multifunctional quay and dedicated hinterland storage area at Paldiski South Harbour, specifically engineered as a regional hub for the assembly, installation, and servicing of offshore and onshore wind farms as well as oversized project cargo. At the Old City Harbour, the company advanced urban transit integration through the completion of a dedicated tram connection linking the port terminals to Tallinn's city center and the Rail Baltica Ülemiste transportation hub, while progressing terminal modernization programs. In sustainability and green energy, Tallinna Sadam implemented high-voltage onshore power supply systems for cruise ships to reduce dockside emissions, initiated ferry electrification initiatives, and joined the BalticSeaH2 hydrogen valley consortium to develop green hydrogen supply and bunkering infrastructure across Baltic Sea maritime trade routes.