Klaipėda seaport

Several thousand cars bought by Belarusians from the United States may be stuck at the Klaipėda seaport, Vakarų ekspresas news website reports.

The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda and Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LTG) have not yet been affected by strikes in Belarus that involve some of their customers, Lithuanian Transport Minister Jaroslav Neverovic said on Friday.

Lithuania's state-owned railway company Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (Lithuanian Railways, LG) and the port of Klaipeda are ready to supply oil to oil refiners in Belarus amid the latter's conflict with Russia regarding oil imports.

The Lithuanian seaport of Klaipeda is closing its 2019 cruise season on Thursday.

The Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force Training Squadron is arriving in the Lithuanian port of Klaipėda on Monday on the first visit of Japanese warships in Lithuania. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The head of Latvia's biggest road and bridge construction company Latvijas Tilti is suspected of having bribed an official at Klaipėda Seaport in Lithuania to secure lavish contracts worth over €10 million. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

The Special Investigation Services (STT) arrested two people in the port of Klaipėda on Thursday during a raid held as part of an investigation into potential corruption in the port city. To read this article, try a €5.99 monthly subscription by clicking here.

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

Klaipėda seaport reached an all-time record level shipping traffic last year of more than 38 million tons and this year is still holding its leadership position as traffic declines at other Baltic sea ports.

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

Klaipėda Seaport handled nearly 38.5 million tons of cargo last year, 1.85 million tons more than the highest level ever recorded for a year.

On 8-9 October, HMS Karlstad (K35) of the Royal Swedish Navy will conduct a friendly visit in Klaipėda seaport of Lithuania. The ship will be moored at the Klaipėda Cruise Ship and Warship Terminal, Lithuania's Ministry of National Defence said.

From January to June of 2015, Klaipėda Seaport cargo handling turnover increased by 6.2 percent to 18.86 million tons or 1.1 million tons more compared with the corresponding period of 2014, the port reports.

The 324.8-meter-long container ship MSC Charleston, which arrived to the port of Klaipeda, has entered the history of the seaport of Klaipeda as the longest ship ever sailed to Klaipeda and marked the official start of the operation of the distribution centre (hub), reports the Klaipeda State Seapor...