Shipping line Tallink Grupp is suing state owned Port of Tallinn (Tallinna Sadam) over fees covering a three-year period. Tallink, whose claim totals €15.4 million, says the fees were excessively high.
Tallink filed the legal claim at Harju County Court Monday. The port fees concern the main ferry harbor in central Tallinn, and Tallink is citing the terms of the Competition Act in its claim.
Tallink CEO Paavo Nõgene said: Tallink Grupp and the Port of Tallinn have held negotiations to ensure equitable pricing for the services provided in Tallinn Old City Harbor for quite some time already, including already in 2018. We believe that the Port of Tallinn has a dominant position in various goods markets, primarily in the market for providing port services at Tallinn s Old City Harbor.