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Eco Maestro: First methanol-powered boxship docks at Muuga port

On 22 July, HHLA TK Estonia welcomed Eco Maestro, the first container vessel powered by crude methanol, to the Estonian port of Muuga.

Eco Maestro, flying the Maltese flag, is owned by the Singaporean company X-Press Feeders.

Operating on the Green Finland X-PRESS (GFX) route, this vessel, operated by X-Press Feeders, began its journey from Rotterdam with stops in Antwerp, Kotka, Helsinki (Vuosaari), and docked at the Port of Muuga before returning to Rotterdam.

This marks the first instance of a...

https://container-news.com/eco-maestro-first-methanol-powered-boxship-docks-at-muuga-port/

HHLA Next, FERNRIDE to jointly launch pilot project at Estonian box terminal

HHLA Next, the innovation unit of the German port operator Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), is investing in the Munich-based start-up FERNRIDE and the two companies will jointly run a pilot project for highly automated and electric container logistics at the Port of Muuga’s HHLA TK Estonia Terminal in Tallinn.

HHLA Next is investing in FERNRIDE’s solution to further advance automation and sustainability in logistics and counteract the shortage of truck drivers. Thus, the added value of...

https://container-news.com/hhla-next-fernride-to-jointly-launch-pilot-project-at-estonian-box-terminal/

HHLA turns Muuga terminal in Estonia into strong Baltic Sea player

Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has enhanced its terminal in the port of Muuga (Estonia) with the acquisition of two larger container gantry cranes (than the existing ones), which will allow the movement of ships with a capacity of 14,000 TEU in the country for the first time.

The cranes’ previous owner was the Burchardkai container terminal in Hamburg.

Angela Titzrath, CEO of Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA), sees the subsidiary HHLA TK Estonia in a good position to establish itself...

https://container-news.com/hhla-turns-muuga-terminal-in-estonia-into-strong-baltic-sea-player/

Operail to reduce traffic on Estonia’s highways

TALLINN – Operail, which on Feb. 13 carried out the first trip on the domestic Tartu-Sillamäe-Tartu container train line, has set itself the goal of reducing goods traffic on Estonia’s highways and increasing goods transport by rail.

According to Operail, the container train line from Tartu to the port of Muuga, which went into operation in summer last year, has reduced traffic volumes on the country’s main highways by more than 400 trucks per month, and the new Sillamäe line that opened...

https://container-news.com/operail-reduce-traffic-estonia-highways/