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Paldiski South Harbor

Name: Paldiski South Harbor
Address: EE

Paldiski Lounasadam · UN/LOCODE EEPLS · Scale rank #90 worldwide

Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Cargo pier depth: 12.8 m
Largest vessel: 250.0 m

Overview

Paldiski South Harbor is a large seaport in Estonia – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). Cargo pier depth up to 12.8 m; channel depth 15.5 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 250.0 m, beam 45.0 m, draft —. Water body: Gulf of Finland; Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Estonia
Water body: Gulf of Finland; Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: EEPLS
WPI number: 28505
Coordinates: 59.3333, 24.0811
Harbour size: Large
Harbour type: coastal (breakwater)
Harbour use: Cargo
Shelter: Fair

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth15.5 m

Anchorage depth8.0 m

Cargo pier depth12.8 m

Oil terminal depth15.5 m

Max. vessel length250.0 m

Max. vessel beam45.0 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Anchorage
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✓ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✗ Oil terminal
✗ LNG terminal
✓ Dangerous cargo anchorage

Cranes & lifts

✓ Fixed cranes
✓ Mobile cranes
✗ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 100+ t
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Emergency only
Dry dock: None
Railway: Small

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ Vessel traffic service
✗ Traffic separation scheme
✓ Port security
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electricity
✗ Electrical repair
✗ Navigation equipment
✗ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Provisions
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Diesel oil
✗ Engine supplies
✗ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

✓ Tide: no
✓ Heavy swell: no
! Ice: yes
! Other: yes
✓ Overhead limits: no

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Paldiski South Harbor in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Estonia share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Estonia market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Muuga-Port of Tallin	EE	Large	53 km
Sillamae	EE	Large	207 km
Kotka	FI	Large	204 km
Vanasadam - Port of Tallinn	EE	Large	41 km
Riga	LV	Large	265 km
Stockholm	SE	Large	342 km
Helsinki	FI	Large	105 km
Kokkola	FI	Large	505 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 195 (Enroute) - Gulf of Finland and Gulf of Bothnia ↗