Eesti Merelaevandus or ESCO, also called Estonian Shipping Company was an

Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and to the east by Ru ...

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that operated multipurpose dry cargo and

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of the ships is performed by First Baltic Shipmanagement. The company is owned by the Tschudi Group that bought it from the

Government of Estonia The Government of the Republic of Estonia (''Estonian language, Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus'') is the cabinet (government), cabinet of Estonia. Under the Constitution of Estonia, Constitution, it exercises executive power pursuant to the Cons ...

in 1997. Between 1940 and 1991 the company was part of the Soviet Union Merchant Fleet. ESCO was also a co-founder, and for a time the sole owner, of

Tallink Tallink () is an Estonian shipping company operating Baltic Sea cruiseferries and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Sweden and Finland to Sweden. It is the largest passenger and cargo shipping company in the Baltic Sea region. It ...

and Estline. The company was deleted from the business register due to the end of bankruptcy proceedings in 2019.

Fleet

Former ships

*Abruka *Aleksander Aberg *Aleksander Kolmpere *Elmar Kivistik *Gustav Sule *Kalana *Kassari *Kunda *

Kristjan Palusalu Kristjan Palusalu (until 1935 Kristjan Trossmann, – 17 July 1987) was an Estonian heavyweight wrestler and Olympic winner. Palusalu became the first and only wrestler in Olympic history ever to win both the Greco-Roman and freestyle heavy ...

* Kurkse *

Lehola Lehola is a settlement in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northwestern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

* Leili *

Lembitu Lembitu (Estonian language, Estonian also: Lembit, died 21 September 1217) was an ancient Estonian senior (Elder (administrative title), elder) from Sakala County and military leader in the struggle against Livonian crusade, conquest of the Est ...

*Paul Keres *

Rakvere Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. Rakvere boasts a distinctive architectural feature: th ...

*Transestonia *

Varbola Varbola is a village in Märjamaa Parish, Rapla County, in western Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by th ...

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* Dry bulk shipping companies Shipping companies of Estonia Shipping companies of the Soviet Union Transport companies established in 1991 1991 establishments in Estonia {{Estonia-company-stub