About the Port
Over 85 thousand work places created and 6,13 percent of total GDP of Lithuania
Unlike the ports located to the north, the Port of Klaipėda remains ice-free even during the coldest winters and thus guarantees uninterrupted navigation and stevedoring works, without any additional navigational surcharges.
The depth of the entrance channel is 15,5 m.
The depth of the inner channel is 15 m.
The port is capable of accepting large-tonnage vessels including dry-cargo vessels of approx. 100,000 DWT, tankers of approx. 170,000 DWT, and container carriers up to 19,500 TEUʾs.
The port of Klaipėda is a member of five international organizations
Requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security Code and others have been implemented
Is the leader among the ports of the Baltic Sea - well-coordinated operations and hinterland transport ensure the operations of intermodal transport
Latest information system KIPIS, GIS modul and Port Traffic Management System are implemented
Certified in accordance with management system standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.
Important
More than 800 economic agents are directly related to the operations of the port of Klaipėda. The port and the enterprises related to its operations provide more than 58,000 jobs and 6.13 % of the Lithuanian GDP.
Ice-free
Unlike the ports located to the north, the Port of Klaipėda remains ice-free even during the coldest winters and thus guarantees uninterrupted navigation and stevedoring works, without any additional navigational surcharges.
Deep-water
The depth of the entrance channel is 15,5 m.
The depth of the inner channel is 15 m.
The port is capable of accepting large-tonnage vessels including dry-cargo vessels of approx. 100,000 DWT, tankers of approx. 170,000 DWT, and container carriers up to 19,500 TEUʾs.
Active
The port of Klaipėda is a member of five international organizations.
It is a regular organizer and participant in inter-state negotiations on transport matters, and international transport exhibitions and conferences.
Safe
Requirements of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code, Regulation No. 725/2004 of the European Parliament and the Council and Directive 2005/65/EC have been implemented in the port terminals, territory and port waters.Intermodal
The port of Klaipėda is the leader among the ports of the Baltic Sea in terms of container handling. Its well-coordinated operations of sea and hinterland transport, the Free Economic Zone (FEZ), the EU short-sea shipping network, and the wide-range operation of logistic and industrial enterprises ensure the operations of intermodal transport.
Innovative
The latest information system called KIPIS (‘Creation and introduction of an information system for cargo and commodities shipped via Klaipėda State Seaport’) speeds up cargo traffic via the port of Klaipėda, strengthens the competitive advantage of the port, and facilitates the operations of ship’s agents and forwarders. The KIPIS system ensures the exchange of electronic data between businesses and institutions operating in the port during the course of cargo-handling procedures.
The port operates a GIS (geographic information system), which enables users to use geographic data and facilitate the provision of information efficiently.
Port Traffic Management System is designated to manage in an automated way navigation processes of large and small vessels in the port, accounting of port dues, data forwarding to information systems of other institutions as well as rendering of e - services applying the method of a "single window".
Certified
The operations of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority are certified in compliance with the ISO 9001 Quality Management Certificate and the ISO 14001 Environmental Protection Management Certificate.The Port of Klaipeda!
Klaipeda State Seaport is the northernmost ice–free port on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea. It is the most important and 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. 14 big stevedoring companies, ship repair and ship building yards operate within the port as well as all types of marine business and cargo handling services.
The annual port cargo handling capacity is up to 65 million tons.
The port can accommodate vessels 400 m in length, up to 59 m. in width and with a maximum draught of 13.8 m.
The shortest distances connect the port with the most important industrial regions of the Eastern hinterland (Russia, Belarus, Ukraine etc.). The main shipping lines to the ports of Europe.
The port operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round.
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