The Port of Muuga (Estonian: Muuga sadam) is the largest cargo port in Estonia, located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, 13 km northeast of the capital Tallinn, in Maardu. It is one of the few ice-free ports in northernmost Europe.
The usual cargo traffic in the seaport is about 20–30 mil. tons.
The harbour covers an area of 2.8 km² land and 7.5 km² aquatory. Besides Maardu the seaport also occupies lands from the villages of Muuga and Uusküla.
There are 28 quays with the whole length of 5.9 km. The maximum depth is 18.0 m. The largest possible size of a ship is 300 ✕ 48 meters.
There are 6 liquid bulk terminals, container, grain, coal, steel and a dry bulk terminals located in the port.
The Port of Muuga is administrated by the Port of Tallinn, the biggest port authority in Estonia.
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