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Klaipeda

Name: Klaipeda
Address: LT

Memel · UN/LOCODE LTKLJ · Scale rank #286 worldwide

Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Cargo pier depth: 6.4 m
Largest vessel: 400.0 m

Overview

Klaipeda is a medium seaport in Lithuania – harbour type: river (natural). Cargo pier depth up to 6.4 m; channel depth 15.0 m. Largest vessels accepted: length 400.0 m, beam 54.0 m, draft 13.4 m. Water body: Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.

Country: Lithuania
Water body: Baltic Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
UN/LOCODE: LTKLJ
WPI number: 28660
Coordinates: 55.7167, 21.1167
Harbour size: Medium
Harbour type: river (natural)
Shelter: Good

Location

Gold dot: port location; small dots: other ports of the country. Illustrative map. OpenStreetMap ↗

Infrastructure & depths

Channel depth15.0 m

Anchorage depth39.0 m

Cargo pier depth6.4 m

Oil terminal depth12.5 m

Tidal range1.0 m

Max. vessel length400.0 m

Max. vessel beam54.0 m

Max. vessel draft13.4 m

Berths & cargo facilities

✓ Wharves
✓ Anchorage
✓ Container terminal
✓ Ro-Ro
✓ Solid bulk
✓ Liquid bulk
✓ Breakbulk
✗ Oil terminal
✓ LNG terminal

Cranes & lifts

✓ Mobile cranes
✓ Floating cranes
✓ Lifts 50–100 t
✓ Lifts 25–49 t
✓ Lifts 0–24 t

Repairs: Moderate
Railway: Medium

Services & access

Pilotage, tugs & traffic

✓ Pilotage compulsory
✓ Pilotage available
✓ Tug assistance
✓ First port of entry

Services & supplies

✓ Longshoremen
✓ Electricity
✓ Electrical repair
✓ Navigation equipment
✓ Medical facilities
✓ Garbage disposal
✓ Dirty ballast disposal
✓ Potable water
✓ Fuel oil
✓ Deck supplies
✓ Engine supplies
✓ Airport nearby
✓ Rail connection

Entrance restrictions

! Tide: yes
✓ Heavy swell: no
✓ Ice: no
! Other: yes
! Overhead limits: yes

✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).

Vessel schedules

No liner service calling at Klaipeda in the schedule data yet.

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Schedules & tracking of major carriers:

Trade with Vietnam

Vietnam and Lithuania share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:

EVFTA – EU–Viet Nam Free Trade Agreement

Lithuania market profile →International shipping Steel & steel structure manufacturing

Nearby ports

Port	Country	Harbour size	Distance
Muuga-Port of Tallin	EE	Large	479 km
Sillamae	EE	Large	571 km
Paldiski South Harbor	EE	Large	439 km
Gdynia	PL	Large	210 km
Vanasadam - Port of Tallinn	EE	Large	469 km
Riga	LV	Large	229 km
Stockholm	SE	Large	442 km
Helsinki	FI	Large	544 km

Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 194 (Enroute) - Baltic Sea (Southern Part) ↗