Port activities and achievements
What is unique about the activities and achievements of the Port of Klaipeda, the only non-freezing port in the Baltic Sea region? Find out now.
An important port
Klaipėda is a multi-modal, multi-purpose, deep-water port, home to 14 major stevedoring, ship repair, and shipbuilding companies and all services related to maritime business and cargo handling.
>58 000
Related jobs
6,13 %
GDP created in Lithuania
Convenient
The Port of Klaipeda is the leading Baltic port for container transshipment. It has the shortest land distances to the most important industrial regions of the East. The main shipping lines to various European ports pass through Klaipeda.
70 mln. t
Cargo capacity
70
Trade relations with 70 countries
Deepwater
The port can accommodate vessels 400 m in length, up to 59 m. in width and with a maximum draught of 13.8 m.
15,5 m
The depth of the entrance channel
15 m
The depth of the inner channel
Secure
The International Ship and Port Facility Security Code (ISPS) requirements, Regulation 725/2004 of the European Parliament, and the Council and Directive 2005/65/EC are implemented in the port terminals, territory, and water area.
Innovative
The latest KIPIS information system and GIS module speed up data exchange and simplify the provision of information.
Active
Member of five international organisations. Regularly organises and participates in cross-border transport negotiations, international transport exhibitions, and conferences.