Continent & Baltic · UN/LOCODE LT KLJ
Klaipeda, Lithuania
Medium river (natural) on the Baltic Sea. Channel depth 15.0 m, cargo pier depth 6.4 m, cranes: mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Continent & Baltic trade and a port of our fixtures.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Klaipeda". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 15.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 39.0 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 12.5 m
- Max vessel length
- 400 m
- Max vessel beam
- 54 m
- Max vessel draft
- 13.4 m
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Medium
- Type
- River (Natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- yes
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Unknown
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 55.716667, longitude 21.116667.
Sea distances from Klaipeda
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 4,404 | 18.4 | 15.3 | 13.1 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 4,255 | 17.7 | 14.8 | 12.7 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 4,324 | 18 | 15 | 12.9 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 3,908 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 11.6 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 2,800 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 8.3 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 926 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 4,903 | 20.4 | 17 | 14.6 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 7,165 | 29.9 | 24.9 | 21.3 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 11,448 | 47.7 | 39.8 | 34.1 | Open |
Our fixtures at Klaipeda
| When | Vessel | Cargo | Quantity | Load → discharge | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | M/V Grande Abidjan | Wheeled project cargo | 50 units | Shanghai, China → Casablanca, Morocco → Klaipeda, Lithuania | 9 photos, 3 videos |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Ventspils, Latvia about 102 nm as the crow flies
- Gdynia, Poland about 113 nm as the crow flies
- Gdansk, Poland about 118 nm as the crow flies
- Riga, Latvia about 124 nm as the crow flies
- Stockholm, Sweden about 239 nm as the crow flies
- Tallinn, Estonia about 253 nm as the crow flies