Tallinna Sadam Reports Q3 and Year-to-Date Operational Volumes
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Tallinna Sadam, one of the largest cargo- and passenger port complexes in the Baltic Sea region, reported operational volumes for the third quarter of 2026 and the first nine months of the year. In the third quarter, the company handled 3.3 million tons of cargo and 2.8 million passengers. Compared to the same period in the previous year, the number of passengers increased by 2.1%, or 57,000 passengers, while cargo volumes decreased by 3.3%, or 110,000 tons. The total number of vessel calls decreased by 0.2%, but cruise vessel calls increased by 18%. The number of passengers traveling between the Estonian mainland and the main islands increased by 0.3%, the number of vehicles increased by 0.6%, and the number of trips decreased by 0.2%. The number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica decreased by 15% compared to the previous year.
For the first nine months of 2026, the company processed more than 9.7 million tons of cargo and 6.4 million passengers. Cargo volumes decreased by 4.5%, and passenger numbers decreased by 0.3%. The number of vessel calls decreased by 3.2%. The number of passengers traveling between the Estonian mainland and the main islands increased by 0.5%, and the number of vehicles increased by 1.4%, while the number of trips decreased by 0.1%. The number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica increased by 13%, and the utility rate was 54%.
In cargo volumes, ro-ro (+62,000 tonnes i.e. +4.1%) and general cargo (+61,000 tonnes i.e. +47%) increased the most. Liquid bulk (, 119,000 tonnes i.e., 32%), dry bulk (, 111,000 tonnes i.e., 14%), and container volumes (, 13,000 tonnes i.e., 2.4%) decreased. The increase in vessel calls was 18% for cruise ships and cargo vessel calls by 0.5%. Passenger vessel calls decreased by 1.2%. In shipping, the number of ferry passengers increased by 2,000 and the number of vehicles by 3,000. 13 trips were made less than a year before. The number of charter days of the icebreaker Botnica decreased by 3 days and the utilization rate was 18%, the vessel moved to provide services in the North Sea in September.