Klaipėda seaport

  • Central/Eastern Europe

Lukashenko threatens Lithuania again – this time over the port of Klaipėda

The illegitimate President of Belarus, Aliaksandr Lukashenko, has demanded tough measures in response to Lithuania's takeover of Belarus' shares in…

2 years ago
  • Foreign affairs

Vytautas Sinica. The dead-end of a “values-based” foreign policy

The news that Lithuania would continue to receive Belarussian exports of potassium fertiliser, after actively campaigning for sanctions against the…

3 years ago
  • Latest

Lithuania’s new plan: new airport and seaport

A new airport and seaport may emerge in Lithuania. Namely, such changes are currently presented in one of the country’s…

5 years ago
  • CORPORATE
  • Opinion

Cyber threats – how objects of state importance are protected

Companies and objects that are of state importance for Lithuania are being prepared to withstand potential cyber-attacks. Representatives from Vilnius…

7 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Cargo transportation on the rise in Lithuania

The first six months of 2016 saw growth in transportation of goods. Experts predict that the transport sector's share in…

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

New Klaipėda seaport land lease rules open up sites to foreign investors

Foreign and local investors will get an equal opportunity to lease sites at Lithuania‘s main seaport after rules were changed…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Klaipėda port to invest €180m in cargo bay development

Klaipėda port authority plans to invest €150-€180 million in developing the southern part of the port over the three years…

8 years ago
  • Economy

Latvija’s Tilti CEO suspected of bribing Klaipėda port official for multi-million contracts

The head of Latvia's biggest road and bridge construction company Latvijas Tilti is suspected of having bribed an official at…

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 Seaport considers buying a €25m dredger

Klaipėda State Seaport Authority is considering buying a dredger so it does not have to hire private contractors to dredge…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Klaipėda port surpasses Tallinn and Riga with record quarter

Klaipėda Seaport has again broke records for freight traffic in March, now surpassing other eastern Baltic ports.“In March we had…

8 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Deepening of outer Klaipeda port shipping channel completed

The works to deepen the Klaipėda sea port offshore shipping channel to accommodate bigger ships at higher speeds have been…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Klaipėda increases record traffic as surrounding Baltic ports decline

Klaipėda seaport reached an all-time record level shipping traffic last year of more than 38 million tons and this year…

9 years ago
  • CORPORATE

Chinese to ship 120,000 containers through Klaipėda seaport

China Merchants Group (CMG) plans to transport at least 120,000 containers per year through Klaipėda port from 2017. [...]

9 years ago
  • Economy

Record turnover at Klaipėda port

Klaipėda Seaport handled nearly 38.5 million tons of cargo last year, 1.85 million tons more than the highest level ever…

9 years ago
  • Defence

Ship of Royal Swedish Navy to conduct port visit in Klaipėda

On 8-9 October, HMS Karlstad (K35) of the Royal Swedish Navy will conduct a friendly visit in Klaipėda seaport of…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Cargo handling grows in Klaipėda Seaport

From January to June of 2015, Klaipėda Seaport cargo handling turnover increased by 6.2 percent to 18.86 million tons or…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Klaipėda Port announces start of international container distribution centre

The 324.8-meter-long container ship MSC Charleston, which arrived to the port of Klaipeda, has entered the history of the seaport…

9 years ago
  • Economy

Port CEO: Expansion will make Klaipėda more competitive

Expansion of the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda will make it more competitive vis-à-vis other ports in the region as it…

9 years ago