{"id":193794,"date":"2025-04-01T19:14:04","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:14:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.railfreight.com\/?p=61235"},"modified":"2025-04-01T19:14:04","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T09:14:04","slug":"port-of-tallinn-to-sell-land-to-estonian-government-for-rail-baltica-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=193794","title":{"rendered":"Port of Tallinn to sell land to Estonian government for Rail Baltica development"},"content":{"rendered":"

The port of Tallinn found an agreement with the Estonian government for the sale of eight properties, totalling 165,000 square metres, where the future Rail Baltica terminal in the Muuga harbour will be built. The deal was sealed for 4,84 million euros.<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The Muuga harbour, part of the Port of Tallinn Group, is Estonia\u2019s largest freight port and has an extensive rail network. The implementation of Rail Baltica is expected to further boost rail freight in the facility, and the port expects to significantly benefit from the sale of land to the Estonian state.<\/p>\n

\u201cConsidering the location and the shape of transferable properties, it is unlikely that an alternative use of these properties would have generated significant sales revenue in the long term\u201d, the group said. In the context of Rail Baltica, a new intermodal terminal will be built in Muuga. Together with similar facilities in Salaspils (near Riga, Latvia) and Palemonas (near Kaunas, Lithuania) the terminal in Muuga will constitute the logistics backbone of the line.<\/p>\n

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The future look of the Muuga port outlook after Rail Baltica implementation. Image: \u00a9 Port of Tallinn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rail Baltica<\/h2>\n

The ongoing construction of the Rail Baltica line, which will cross Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania connecting the Baltics to the standard gauge rail network, is not always a smooth process. Most of the issues concern funding, as it is a multi-billion euros initiative. Latvia seems to be the country facing the most issues, with concern over the plan and even threats to abandon the project due to lack of funding.<\/p>\n