A Port Hard to Resist

Cargo flows, similarly to water where the stream is simple and accessible. And Lithuania can offer the route, facilitating transshipments of cargo flows. The above mentioned route goes via the special ice-free port, namely via the port of Klaipeda.

The port already for the second year in succession exceeds the 20 million tonnes limit. The port already for the third year in succession has a possibility to accept the "Panamax" type vessels. For the forth year that port is the largest among the Eastern Baltic States ports concerning the growth of container through out volume.

Cargo handling breakdown statistics says that the port may be classified as a universal port and it underlines unique features of the port of Klaipeda - its versatility and ability to adapt to new types of cargo.

Lithuania, geographically at the heart of Europe, may enjoy full rights to be termed as the transport bridge between the West and the East. And owing to the fact that on the eastern Baltic Sea coast Klaip?da is a port which is very close to the ports of Western Europe, South Scandinavia as well as to the entrance into the Baltic Sea, presently already 19 shipping lines connect the port with the European and Scandinavian ports. In general, the port's network of overseas transportations includes the ports from 65 countries.

At the same time, the routes from Klaipeda Port to main Russian, Belo-russian, Ukrainian and Asian counties' trade and production centers are ones of the shortest and the port of Klaipeda is an innovator in launching of container/ contrailer shuttle trains. From February 2003 the train " Viking" already connects markets of European/Scandinavian and Black Sea region countries via the ports of Klaipeda and Odessa/Ilyichevsk. Similar projects related to Russia and Asian countries are being considered.

Clients of the port confirm that the port is modern and modernized. The port has become more famous: cruise shipping increased by 71 % in 2004, confirming that it is the port hard to resist.