Estonian Shipping Company

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AS Eesti Merelevandus
Type Subsidiary
Founded 1991
Headquarters Flag of Estonia Tallinn, Norway
Area served Estonia
Industry Shipping
Parent Tschudi Group
Website www.eml.ee

Eesti Merelevandus or ESCO, also called Estonian Shipping Company is an Estonian shipping company that currently operates eight mulitpurpose dry bulk ships. Technical management of the ships is performed by First Baltic Shipmanagement. The company is owned by the Tschudi Group that bought it from the Government of Estonia in 1999. Between 1940 and 1991 the company was part of the Soviet Union Merchant Fleet.

ESCO was also a co-founder, and for a time the sole owner, of Tallink.