Types of dues
Klaipėda Port is subject to the Klaipėda Port charges set out in the Regulations:
- ship’s charge;
- quay charge;
- tonnage charge;
- sanitation charge;
- passenger charge;
- port waters dues.
Port dues
Vessel dues
| III | Vessel Dues | |
| 21 | The following vessel due shall be charged for each call of a vessel at the Klaipėda Port (for an inland waterways vessel – for the use of the Klaipėda Port): | |
| 21.1 | a cruise vessel | 0,284 EUR per GT unit: |
| 21.2 | a liner: | |
| 21.2.1 | a vessel intended for the carriage of cargoes (hereinafter referred to as the “cargo liner”) | 0,804 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.2.2 | a ro-pax vessel(hereinafter referred to as the “ro-pax liner”) | 0,194 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.2.3 | a ro-ro vessel (hereinafter referred to as the “ro-ro liner”) and a container vessel (hereinafter referred to as the “container liner”) | 0,424 EUR per GT; |
| 21.2.4 | a ro-pax liner or a ro-ro liner calling at the Klaipėda Port at least once a week | 0,05 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.3 | a cargo vessel intended for the carriage of liquid and bulk cargoes (hereinafter referred to as the “tanker”) which is capable of carrying insulated ballast in special tanks and which is designed, constructed with installed equipment and used as an insulated ballast tanker, including double-hulled tankers or tankers of alternative construction which comply with the requirements of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships of 1969, and which are covered by the International Tonnage Certificate | 0,715 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.4 | not ro-ro liner (hereinafter referred to as the “tramp ro-ro vessel”), not ro-pax liner (hereinafter referred to as the “tramp ro-pax vessel”) or not container liner (hereinafter referred to as the “tramp container vessel”) | 0,454 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.5 | not ro-ro liner, not ro-pax liner or not ro-ro and ro-pax liner (hereinafter referred to as the “tramp vessel”) other than those referred to in Sub-clauses 21.1, 21.3, 21.4, 21.6 and 21.8 to 21.12 of the Rules | 0,835 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.6 | a tramp vessel, a vessel which registration certificate specifies the type of vessel as “tugboat” (irrespective of the register with which it is registered) and which tows (pushes) other vessels (hereinafter referred to as the “tugboat”), and a fishing vessel with a GT of less than 1,000 units | 0,18 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.7 | an inland waterways vessels sailing on international routes: | |
| 21.7.1 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate specifies the type of vessel as “barge”, “floating crane” or “pontoon”, | 0,23 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.7.2 | another inland waterways vessel other than those referred to in Clause 21.7.1 of the Rules – EUR 0.32 per GT unit; | 0,32 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.7.3 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate does not specify the GT – EUR 0.98 per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate; | 0,98 per EUR linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate; |
| 21.8 | a vessel with a GT of more than 1,000 units not engaged in stevedoring operations and calls to replenish stores, to change crew or to shelter from storms | 0,454 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.9 | a vessel with a GT of more than 1,000 units calls from another port not for the purposes of stevedoring operations, but only for repair – EUR 0.394 per GT unit; | 0,394 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.10 | a special purpose vessel for the carriage of motor vehicles (hereinafter referred to as the “car carrier”) with several enclosed decks, holding a class certificate | 0,284 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.11 | a vessel under construction or being dismantled that holds the International Tonnage Certificate | 0,394 EUR per GT unit; |
| 21.12 | a vessel under construction or being dismantled that does not hold the International Tonnage Certificate | 10.10 EUR per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate |
| 22 | For a vessel staying in the Klaipeda Port for more than 1 month, an extended vessel due shall be charged for each additional month: | |
| 22.1 | a vessel under repair – 0.128 per GT unit; | 0,128 EUR per GT unit ; |
| 22.2 | a vessel under construction or being dismantled that holds the International Tonnage Certificate | 0,09 EUR per GT unit; |
| 22.3 | a vessel under construction or being dismantled that does not hold the International Tonnage Certificate | EUR 3.23 EUR per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate |
| 22.4 | a tramp vessel, a tugboat or a fishing vessel with a GT of less than 1,000 units | 0,12 EUR per GT unit; |
| 22.5 | another vessel not referred to in Sub-clauses 22.1 to 22.4 of the | 0,23 EUR per GT unit. |
| 23 | For a vessel sailing only in the internal waters of the Republic of Lithuania, the internal waters of the sea area, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea (except for tugboats sailing outside the Klaipeda Port waters), the vessel dues shall be charged per year: | |
| 23.1 | a seagoing vessel and an inland passenger ferry carrying cargoes and passengers according to a publicly announced timetable within the limits of the Klaipėda Port waters | 1,09 EUR per GT unit; |
| 23.2 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate specifies the type of vessel as “barge”, “floating crane” or “pontoon” | 1,03 EUR per GT unit; |
| 23.3 | another inland waterways vessel not referred to in Sub-clauses 22.1 and 23.2 of the Rules | 2,10 EUR per GT unit; |
| 23.4 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate does not specify the GT | EUR 6.28 per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate. |
Berth dues
| IV | BERTH DUES | |
| 26 | The following berth dues shall be charged for berthing a vessel: | |
| 26.1 | each time a vessel calls to carry out stevedoring operations: | |
| 26.1.1 | a cargo liner, a tramp vessel and a fishing vessel | 0,158 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.1.2 | a ro-pax liner, a ro-ro liner and a container liner | 0,07 EUR per GT unit ; |
| 26.1.3 | a ro-pax liner or a ro-ro liner which calls at least once a week at the Klaipeda Port | 0,03 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.1.4 | a tramp ro-pax vessel, a tramp ro-ro vessel and a tramp container vessel | 0,09 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.1.5 | l a car carrier holding a class certificate | 0,078 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2 | when not engaged in stevedoring operations, for a day and with the permission of the Port Authority: | |
| 26.2.1 | a cruise vessel | 0,01 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2.2 | la cargo liner, a ro-pax liner, a ro-ro liner and a container liner | 0,01 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2.3 | a tramp vessel, a tugboat and a fishing vessel – EUR 0.01 per GT unit; | 0,01 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2.4 | a vessel under repair | 0,007 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2.5 | a vessel under construction, being dismantled, which holds the International Tonnage Certificate | 0,007 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.2.6 | a vessel under construction, being dismantled, which does not hold the International Tonnage Certificate | 0,24 EUR per linear metre (L); |
| 26.3 | a vessel sailing only in the internal waters of the Republic of Lithuania, the internal waters of the sea area, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea (except for tugboats sailing outside the Klaipėda Port waters) per day: | |
| 26.3.1 | a seagoing vessel, an inland passenger ferry carrying cargoes and passengers according to a publicly announced timetable within the Klaipėda Port waters | 0,004 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.3.2 | an inland waterways vessel | 0,01 EUR per GT unit; |
| 26.3.3 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate does not specify the GT | 0,01 EUR per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate; |
| 26.4 | a floating liquefied natural gas storage tank berthing for more than one month shall be subject to an extended berth dues for each additional month | 0,22 EUR per GT unit |
| 27 | After the completion of stevedoring operations or after the termination of stevedoring operations and without its resumption, no due shall be charged for the first 4 hours of berthing, and if the vessel remains in berth for more than 4 hours after the completion of stevedoring operations for reasons attributable to the possessor of the vessel, payment shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Sub-clause 26.2 of the Rules. | |
Tonnage dues
| V | TONNAGE DUES | |
| 30 | The following tonnage dues shall be charged for the use of the Klaipeda Port for stevedoring operations: | |
| 30.1 | for loading or unloading a tanker: | |
| 30.1.1 | a tanker carrying oil and petroleum products | 0,43 EUR per GT unit; |
| 30.1.2 | a floating liquefied natural gas storage tank | 0,64 EUR per GT unit; |
| 30.1.3 | a liquefied natural gas tanker with a GT of less than 25,000 units which fills up liquefied natural gas from a floating liquefied natural gas storage tank, a liquefied natural gas distribution station or another liquefied natural gas tanker with a GT of less than 25,000 | 0,73 EUR per cubic metre of liquefied natural gas; |
| 30.2 | for the loading or unloading of a cargo vessel with a GT: | |
| 30.2.1 | up to 3,500 units | 0,43 EUR per GT unit; |
| 30.2.2 | over 3,501 units | 0,64 EUR per GT unit; |
| 30.3 | for a vehicle loaded onto / unloaded from a ro-pax liner or a tramp ro-pax vessel and/or a ro-ro liner or a tramp ro-ro vessel: | |
| 30.3.1 | for a vehicle with a maximum of 12 seats, including the driver’s seat; | 3,48 EUR per unit; |
| 30.3.2 | for a vehicle with more than 12 seats, including the driver’s seat; | 5,79 EUR per unit; |
| 30.3.3 | for any cargo vehicle, a roltrailer (laden or unladen), a container (laden or unladen) on a wheeled chassis in the course of stevedoring operations, and a laiden railway wagon | 5,79 EUR per unit; |
| 30.3.4 | for any unladen cargo vehicle (no tonnage due shall be charged on a roltrailer, which is part of the vessel’s cargo-handling equipment and owned by the vessel) | 2,03 EUR per unit |
| 30.4 | for a container loaded onto / unloaded from a container liner or a tramp container vessel and/or a ro-ro liner or a tramp ro-ro vessel, calculated on the basis of a 20-foot equivalent container (hereinafter referred to as the “TEU”): | |
| 30.4.1 | laden | 5,79 EUR per TEU; |
| 30.4.2 | unladen | 2,03 EUR per TEU; |
| 30.5 | for the use of a floating liquefied natural gas storage tank to carry out stevedoring operations at the Klaipeda Port for more than one month, an extended tonnage dues shall be charged for each additional month | 0,64 EUR per GT unit; |
| 30.6 | for the round-trip transfer of a vehicle on an inland passenger ferry carrying cargoes and passengers according to a publicly announced timetable within the Klaipeda Port waters: | |
| 30.6.1 | for a passenger car, its trailers, semi-trailers, a light commercial vehicle (gross weight up to 3.5 t), a caravan, which are of class M1, O1, O2, N1, category O, special purpose SE in accordance with the requirements for categories and classes of motor vehicles and their trailers according to their construction approved by the Order of the Director of the Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration | 2,52 EUR per unit; |
| 30.6.2 | for a bus up to 5 t, a caravan (class M2, category M, special purpose SA) – EUR 5 per unit; | 5 EUR per unit; |
| 30.6.3 | for a cargo vehicle over 3.5 t and up to 12 t, a cargo trailer (classes N2, O3) | 5,7 EUR per unit; |
| 30.6.4 | for a bus over 5 t, a cargo vehicle over 12 t, a cargo trailer over 10 t (classes M3, N3, O4) | 8,10 EUR per unit . |
| 31 | The company operating inland waterways ferries shall submit to the Port Authority, once a month, a certificate on the number of vehicles transported from Klaipeda to Smiltyne. | |
| 33 | The tonnage dues for vessels referred to in Sub-clauses 30.1.1, 30.1.2 and 30.2 of the Rules, which are loaded and unloaded at the Klaipeda Port, shall be calculated separately for loading and unloading in accordance with the procedure set out in Clauses 30 and 32 of the Rules. | |
Sanitary dues
| VI | SANITARY DUES | |
| 34 | The following sanitary dues shall be charged when a vessel is staying at the Klaipeda Port: | |
| 34.1 | not more than 10 days (inclusive); | 0,032 EUR per GT unit; |
| 34.2 | from 11 days for each day; | 0,003 EUR per GT unit; |
| 34.3 | the dues for a vessel under repairs shall be charged in accordance with the rates established in Sub-clauses 34.1 and 34.2 of the Rules, but shall not exceed EUR 280; | 280 EUR |
| 34.4 | for a vessel being dismantled: | |
| 34.4.1 | which holds the International Tonnage Certificate, the dues shall be charged in accordance with the rates established in Sub-clauses 34.1 and 34.2 of the Rules, up to a maximum of EUR 280; | 280 EUR |
| 34.4.2 | which does not hold International Tonnage Certificate, EUR 2.78 per linear metre (L) shall be charged (for each subsequent month), up to a maximum of EUR 280; | 2,78 EUR per linear metre (L) shall be charged (for each subsequent month), up to a maximum of EUR 280; |
| 34.5 | for a ro-pax vessel (for each call, staying at the Klaipeda Port for no more than 10 days (inclusive)) | 0,06 EUR per GT unit; |
| 34.6 | for a cruise vessel (for each call, staying at the Klaipeda Port for no more than 10 days (inclusive)); | 0,12 EUR per GT unit; |
| 34.7 | for a vessel sailing only in the internal waters of the Republic of Lithuania, the internal waters of the sea area, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea, per year: | |
| 34.7.1 | a seagoing vessel | 0,93 EUR per GT unit ; |
| 34.7.2 | a inland waterways vessel | 0,93 EUR per GT unit; |
| 34.7.3 | an inland waterways vessel which registration certificate does not specify the GT – EUR 2.78 per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate. | EUR 2,78 per linear metre (L), as specified in the vessel registration certificate |
| 36 | All types of vessel waste shall be handed over with the payment of the sanitary due, as specified in the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL Convention) and in the Regulations for Handling Ship-generated Waste and Ship’s Remains of Ships approved by the Order No 3-414/346 of the Minister of Transport and Communications of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of the Environment of the Republic of Lithuania of 9 July 2003 “On the Approval of Regulations for Handling Ship-generated Waste and Ship’s Remains of Ships”. | |
Passenger dues
| VII | PASSENGER DUES | |
| 37 | For each passenger arriving at and departing from the Klaipeda Port, as indicated in the vessels’ passenger list, with the exception of passengers under 7 years of age, and passengers travelling by vessel sailing only in the internal waters of the Republic of Lithuania, the internal waters of the sea area, the territorial sea or the exclusive economic zone of the Republic of Lithuania in the Baltic Sea, the passenger due of EUR 1 shall be charged. | 1 EUR |
Port waters dues
| VIII | PORT WATERS DUES | |
| 38 | The following port waters dues shall be charged for the use of the Klaipėda Port waters: | |
| 38.1 | for each use of the Klaipėda Port waters by a vessel from the receiving buoy to the berth or back, except for the vessels referred to in Sub-clauses 38.2 of the Rules | 0,022 EUR per GT unit; |
| 38.2 | for each use of the Klaipėda Port waters by a tanker carrying oil or petroleum products and by a liquefied natural gas tanker with a GT of less than 25,000 units from the receiving buoy to the berth or back – EUR 0.020 per GT unit; | 0,020 EUR per GT unit; |
| 38.3 | for each use of the Klaipėda Port waters for the purpose of remooring a vessel, except for the vessels referred to in Sub-clauses 38.4 and 38.5 of the Rules – EUR 0.015 per GT unit; | 0,015 EUR per GT unit; |
| 38.4 | for each use of the Klaipėda Port waters for the purpose of remooring an inland waterways vessel or a non-self-propelled floating structure – EUR 0.08 per GT unit; | 0,08 EUR per GT unit; |
| 38.5 | for each use of the Klaipėda Port waters for the purpose of remooring an inland waterways vessel or a non-self-propelled floating structure which registration certificate does not specify the GT (for each pilotage/mooring at the Klaipėda Port) – EUR 0,29 per linear metre (L). | 0,29 EUR per linear metre (L). |
Reduction of dues
When can ship dues be reduced?
| The rate of the port due shall be reduced | ||
| 24 | VESEL DUES: | |
| 24.1 | for a cruise vessel: | |
| 24.1.1 | for the second and third calls in a calendar year – 20 percent; | 20 percent ; |
| 24.1.2 | from the fourth call in a calendar year – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 24.2 | for a liner: | |
| 24.2.1 | for the ninth to twenty-seventh calls in a calendar year – 25 percent; | 25 percent; |
| 24.2.2 | from the twenty-eighth call in a calendar year – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 24.3 | for a vessel engaged in the carriage of uniform cargoes on a regular basis or a tramp vessel: | |
| 24.3.1 | for the fourteenth to twenty-eighth calls in a calendar year – 10 percent; | 10 percent; |
| 24.3.2 | from the twenty-ninth call in a calendar year – 20 percent; | 20 percent; |
| 24.4 | for a vessel returning from sea trials and after leaving during a storm – 60 percent; | 60 percent; |
| 24.5 | for a vessel which, due to insufficient depth of the Klaipėda Port, is unable to call at or leave the Klaipėda Port fully loaded, the due shall be reduced in accordance with the formula (T – T (m) / T x 100 percent), where T is the maximum draught of the vessel (up to the summer waterline) in metres and T (m) is the maximum draught of the vessel in the Klaipėda Port allowed in metres; | |
| 24.6. | for a vessel powered by liquefied natural gas called at the Klaipėda Port not for the purpose of stevedoring operations, but only to fill up the fuel tanks with liquefied natural gas for its own use – 70 percent. | 70 percent . |
| 25 | If the amount of the due is reduced in accordance with Sub-clause 24.2 of the Rules, the provisions of Sub-clause 24.3 shall not apply. | |
| 28 | BERTH DUES: | |
| 28.1 | when a vessel is being moored by: | |
| 28.1.1 | the hull or stern of the second vessel in the row at the berth – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 28.1.2 | the hulls of the third vessel and further vessels in the row – 65 percent; | 65 percent; |
| 28.2 | a cruise vessel: | |
| 28.2.1 | for the second and third calls in a calendar year – 20 percent; | 20 percent ; |
| 28.2.2 | from the fourth call in a calendar year – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 28.3 | when a vessel powered by liquefied natural gas calls at the Klaipėda Port not for the purpose of stevedoring operations, but only to fill up the fuel tanks with liquefied natural gas for its own use – 70 percent. | 70 percent. |
| 32 | TONNAGE DUES : | |
| 32.1 | for vessels referred to in Sub-clauses 30.1.1, 30.1.2 and 30.2 of the Rules: | |
| 32.1.1 | if less than 80 % of the DWT is loaded or unloaded – 20 percent; | 20 percent ; |
| 32.1.2 | if less than 40 % of the DWT is loaded or unloaded – 40 percent; | 40 percent ; |
| 32.2 | when loading the cargoes referred to in Clause 30.4 of the Rules: | |
| 32.2.1 | laden containers of more than 800 TEU on a single vessel – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 32.2.2 | unladen containers of more than 800 TEU on a single vessel – 50 percent; | 50 percent; |
| 32.3 | for container distribution activities (for containers arriving at the Klaipėda Port by vessel, without any work other than the storage of the container before the shipment, and for containers shipped or to be shipped by vessel (transshipment) – 100 percent; | 100 percent; |
| 32.4 | for the quantity of cargo loaded (if less than 75 units of the cargo vehicle listed in Sub-clause 30.3.3 of the Rules are loaded onto or unloaded from a single vessel in the course of stevedoring operations) – 50 percent. | 50 percent. |
| 35 | SANITARY DUES | |
| For vessels with an on-board waste treatment system installed, operated and recognised by international certificates (with documentary evidence), as well as with other modern waste management systems that reduce the amount of waste, and with the reuse and sorting of waste, the sanitary due shall be reduced by 20%. | 20 percent; | |
Payment procedure
The Klaipėda Port dues shall be paid to the account of the Port Authority in accordance
with the value added tax invoice submitted by the Port Authority
Port Authority account:
Swedbank, AB
LT147300010034889443
More detailed information on the calculation and payment of Klaipėda Port dues is provided in Chapter II of the Port Dues Rules.
Procedure for submitting documents
Ship documents are submitted to the Port Authority in accordance with the Port Shipping Rules.
Documents are submitted via the Port Shipping Management Information System (LUVIS).
LUVIS is an electronic data processing and transmission information system designed to manage shipping processes, account for port fees, and provide electronic services to ship owners (operators) and ship agents.
The terms and conditions of use of the Port Management Information System (LUVIS) can be found at LUVIS.