SILSTEVE is the multifunctional terminal in the port of Sillamäe - the closest to Russia port of the EU; situated in proximity to main railway lines (1520mm) and highways, only 25km from European Union - Russian border. The port of Sillamäe is a new, but quickly developing deep-see port, navigable all year round. SILSTEVE provides the following range of services: - loading and discharging of bulk, general, ro-ro, project cargo and containers transported by sea, road and -railway transport - storage of cargo (more than 110 ha of open storage areas and 71 000 m2 of covered warehouses) - customs and shipping documentation services - freight forwarding services - cargo packing, sorting, marking and other additional services. The territory of the port of Sillamäe is a Free Zone of control type 1, which makes it possible to transfer ownership of goods with 0% VAT rate and to perform storage of cargo transshipped in transit through Estonia with no taxes and duties having to be paid. There are also customs warehouses and the customs terminal outside the free zone operated by SILSTEVE. SILSTEVE is a member of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Estonian Logistics and Freight Forwarding Association. SILSTEVE is granted the status of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO).