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  • Economy

Klaipėda port restricts ship traffic due to strong winds

Ship traffic at the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda has been partially restricted due to strong winds, with only vessels that…

7 years ago
  • Economy

Estonia’s Ridango to launch new ticket system for Klaipėda transport for EUR 1.6 mln

Estonian company Ridango has won a tender to install a new ticket system on public transport of the Lithuanian port…

7 years ago
  • Freetime

Sea Festival kicks off in Klaipėda

The traditional Sea Festival is starting in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Friday. [...]

7 years ago
  • Defence

Klaipėda municipality to found School for Sea Cadets

Municipality of the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda intends to found a School for Sea Cadets. [...]

7 years ago
  • Society

Nigerian citizens studying in Lithuania suspected of financial fraud

Lithuania's Financial Crime Investigation Service (FNTT) is conducting a pre-trial investigation into withdrawal of money transfers with fake ID documents…

7 years ago
  • Society

Klaipėda applies for European Youth Capital

The Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda has applied to become the European Youth Capital 2020, the city's municipality said on…

8 years ago
  • Defence

US warship USS Hue City arrives in Klaipėda

USS Hue City guided-missile cruiser of the United States Navy arrived in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Monday…

8 years ago
  • Society

New Orthodox church opens in Klaipėda

A new church of Orthodox Old Believers was opened in the Lithuanian port city of Klaipėda on Monday. [...]

8 years ago
  • Society

72 WWII-era explosives found in canal next to Klaipėda dolphinarium

Mine-clearing specialists discovered 72 World War II-era artillery shells in a canal next to the dolphinarium of Lithuania's port city…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Archaeologists reveal mystery of Klaipėda castle

Lithuanian archaeologists have established an island in the lower River Dange as the location of the first wooden castle built…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Luxury cruise ship Europa 2 docks in Klaipėda

A 225-meter cruise ship Europa 2 arrived in Klaipėda on Wednesday. It is one of the most luxurious ships throughout…

8 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Japanese ships on historic first visit at Lithuanian port

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Training Squadron is arriving in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda on Monday on the first…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

One of the world’s least-polluting cruise ships visits Klaipėda

With the cruise ship season in its middle point, one of the world‘s most environmentally-friendly cruise ships Mein Schiff 5…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Lithuanian city that people don’t want to leave

Citizens of Klaipėda are happy living in the city and only a small part of them plan to leave for…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Kaunas and Klaipėda short-listed for 2022 European Capital of Culture

Kaunas and Klaipėda, Lithuania’s second and third biggest cities, respectively, have been shortlisted in the competition for the title of…

8 years ago
  • Society

Two held in Klaipėda port corruption investigation

The Special Investigation Services (STT) arrested two people in the port of Klaipėda on Thursday during a raid held as…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Klaipėda shipyard acquires biggest dock in the Baltics

Klaipėda-based AB Western Shipyard company group has acquired a floating dock to carry out repairs from the Montenegro company Adriatic…

8 years ago
  • Culture

Three Lithuanian coastal cities apply for European Capital of Culture status for 2022

Klaipėda, Neringa and Palanga, three municipalities on the Lithuanian coast of the Baltic Sea, seek to become the European Capital…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Klaipėda welcomes foreign workers amidst labour shortages

With shrinking labour force universally acknowledged as the biggest impediment to Lithuania's long-term economic growth prospects, increasingly many migrants are…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

How much tax per capita did Lithuanian municipalities collect last year?

Vilnius led the way in the level of taxes it collected per capita at an average of €800 in 2015,…

8 years ago