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According to the press release, the Klaipeda port shipping channel from Malkai Bay to the northern part of the port will be deepened by half a meter, down to 15m. By increasing the allowed draft of ships in most of the harbor to 13.8 m, it will be possible to fully load ships arriving here. Now, shipping companies often transport part of the cargo to the Klaipeda port in smaller vessels or with incomplete cargo, so the same amount of cargo generates higher costs and takes longer.
“A greater depth in the port shipping channel and a higher maximum allowable draft is a very important factor for the shipping business. Global trends in logistics are determined by the fact that the efficiency of ocean freight transportation is guaranteed by larger ships. The port of Klaipeda also has to adapt to changes in the global market, so the deepening of the port has started and is one of the key steps to achieve a new qualitative advantage of the port, says Algis Latakas, Director General of Klaipeda State Port Authority “We expect the dredging work to go smoothly as planned.”
The dredger of the Danish company Rohde Nielsen A / S starts dredging work from the southern part of the port. Work in progress does not restrict shipping.
The port is scheduled to be dredged from Malkai Bay to the northern part of the port in the spring of next year. The European Union has allocated 17.3 million euros to this project. euros.
For the dredging company Rohde Nielsen A / S, this is not the first major project in the port of Klaipeda. This company deepened and improved the entrance channel to the port of Klaipeda in 2011-2013.
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