KLAIPEDA STATE SEAPORT AUTHORITY

Klaipeda State Seaport Authority, J. Janonio str. 24, LT-92251, Klaipeda, Lithuania
Phone: (+370 46) 499 799, Fax: (+370 46) 499 777
E-mail: marketing@port.lt, Homepage: www.portofklaipeda.lt

GENERAL INFORMATION

Klaipeda State Seaport is the northernmost ice-free port on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the most important and the biggest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea, land and railway routes from East to West.
Klaipeda is a multipurpose, universal, deep-water port, providing high-quality services complying with the requirements of the European Union. 19 big stevedoring companies, ship-repair and ship-building yards operate within the port and all marine business and cargo handling services are being rendered.
Three bulk fertilizer terminals, two liquid fertilizer terminals, an oil product terminal, two container terminals, two Ro-Ro terminals, two timber terminals, and a cement terminal operate in the port.
Latest addition to port infrastructure is Klaipeda Cruise Vessel terminal serving tourists from all over the world and enjoying an ever-increasing number of calls.
The shortest distances connect the port with the most important industrial regions of eastern hinterland (Russia, Byelorussia, the Ukraine and etc.). The main shipping lines to the ports of Western Europe, South-East Asia and the continent of America pass through Klaipeda port.

SHORT SEA SHIPPING INFORMATION

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TYPE OF BUSINESS

  Goods handling        Port authority        Other      

OWNERSHIP

  Private        Public        Public and private      

TRANSHIPMENT ALTERNATIVES

  Road        Rail        Inland waterways        Feeder      

INFRASTRUCTURE

RoRo/Ferries	Number of berths	Max draught (m)
Goods	7	8,5
Passenger	7	8,5
LoLo			Number of cranes	Max lifting capacity
Container	5	8,5	12	64
General Cargo	not available	not available	not available	not available
Break bulk	not available	not available	not available	not available
Bulk			Main type of commodities
Dry	9	12,5	grain, dry fertiliser, imp/exp bulk, agricultural products
Liquid	8	12,5	oil, liquid fertiliser, liquid foodstuffs, molasses
Cruise	6 (28 - 33)	8,3
Other	not available	not available

Source: BPO