Estonia
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General Information for Estonia
Geo-political:
Capital City: Tallinn. 59° 26.00′ N, 024° 43.00′ E
Nationality: (noun) Estonian(s), (adjective) Estonian.
Population: 1,228,624 (July 2020).
Communications:
International Direct Dial Code: 372.
Number of Internal Airports: 18 (2013).
Major Languages Spoken: Estonian 68.5% (official), Russian 29.6%, Ukrainian 0.6% and others 1.2%.
Economy:
Currency: 1 Euro (EUR) of 100 Cents.
Exchange Rates:
(as of November 2020)
USD 1.00 = EUR 0.86
EUR 1.00 = USD 1.16
Exchange rates under licence from
XE.com
Main Industries: Food, engineering, electronics, wood, wood products, textiles, information technology
and telecommunications.
Agricultural Products: Grain, potatoes, vegetables, livestock, dairy products and fish.
Imports: Machinery, electrical equipment, mineral fuels, food, food products, vehicles, chemical
products and metals.
Exports: Machinery, electrical equipment, food products, beverages, mineral fuels, wood, wood
products, articles of base metals, furniture, bedding, vehicles, parts and chemicals.
Commodities: Products: Exports 27,150 bbl/d. Imports 35,520 bbl/d. LNG: Imports 481,400,000 cu.m..
Environment:
Territorial Sea: 12 n.m.
Exclusive Economic Zone: Exclusive Economic Zone: limits as agreed to by Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Sweden,
and Russia.
Coastline Extent: 3,794 km.
Climate: Maritime; wet, moderate winters, cool summers.
Natural Resources: Oil shale, peat, rare earth elements, phosphorite, clay, limestone, sand, dolomite,
arable land and sea mud.
Natural Hazards: Sometimes flooding occurs in the spring.
Terrain: Marshy, lowlands; flat in the north, hilly in the south.
CHARTS:
Local charts and Sailing Directions are published by the Maritime Administration of
Estonia. Details of these published, and retailers/distributors of, Estonian Maritime
Administration navigational charts and Sailing Directions available at
Notices to Mariners issued by the hydrographic department of the Maritime Administration
are available at
adam.vta.ee/teenused/tm/index.html/
Contact Hydrography and Aids to Navigation Division. T: +372 620 5600. F: +372 620 5606. E: [email protected]
PRE-ARRIVAL INFORMATION:
Single Window system (EMDE - Estonian Maritime Document Exchange) in operation and
available to register users for the submission of pre-arrival information and documentation.
Access to the Single Window system at
www.emde.ee
WASTE DISPOSAL:
Reception of ship-generated waste and cargo residues from vessels shall be carried
out pursuant to the Ports Act, the Minister of Economic Affairs and Communications
Regulation No. 78 of 29 July 2009, ``Procedural requirements for the delivery and
reception of ship-generated waste and cargo residues, surveillance procedure of reception,
delivery, notification and record-keeping of ship-generated waste and cargo residues'',
and applicable Port Authority ship-generated waste and cargo residues reception and
handing plan.
Information regarding the type and quantity of ship-generated waste shall be provided
to the Port Authority:
- at least 24 hours before arrival in the port, if the port of call is known
- immediately upon the port of call being known, if this information is available less than 24 hours before the arrival in the port of call
- upon departure from the previous port of call at the latest, if the voyage duration is less than 24 hours.
The Port Authority has to organise the reception of ship-generated waste and cargo
residues at the harbour. The Agent shall organise the delivery of ship-generated waste
with the vessel. Additional information on reception of ship-generated waste can be
obtained from the Harbour Master's Department.
MEDICAL:
The healthcare facilities in Estonia are very good. There are two main hospitals in
Tallinn, Mustamae Hospital and East Tallinn Central Hospital. There will be staff
in both hospitals that speak English.
REGULATIONS:
EU MRV:
The EU MRV (Monitoring, Reporting, Verification) regulation entered into force on
1 July 2015, and it requires ship owners and operators to annually monitor, report
and verify CO
2 emissions for vessels larger than 5,000 g.t. calling at any EU and EFTA (Norway and
Iceland) port. Data collection takes place on a per voyage basis and started 1 January
2018.
The reported CO
2 emissions, together with additional data, are to be verified by independent certified
bodies and sent to a central database managed by the European Maritime Safety Agency
(EMSA). The aggregated ship emission and efficiency data will be published by the
EC by 30 June 2019 and then every consecutive year.
Ship owners and operators shall monitor the CO
2 emissions of their vessels per voyage conducted into, between and out of EU (and
EFTA) ports. A voyage is defined as any movement of a ship that originates from, or
terminates in, a port of call (EU port) and that serves the purpose of transporting
passengers or cargo for commercial purposes.
HOLIDAYS:
1 January (New Year's Day); 24 February (Independence Day); Good Friday; Easter Sunday;
Pentecost; 1 May (Spring Holiday); 23 June (Victory Day); 24 June (Midsummer's Day);
20 August (Re-Independence Day); 24 December (Christmas Eve); 25 December (Christmas
Day); 26 December (second day of Christmas).
WEATHER/TIDES:
Real-time marine forecasts available from the Estonian Weather Service at
www.ilmateenistus.ee/
AUTHORITY:
Estonian Maritime Administration, Valge 4, 11413 Tallinn, Estonia. [email protected] veeteedeamet.ee
