KLAIPĖDA. A CITY THAT DELIVERS.briai.ku.lt/downloads/klaipeda_en.pdf · KLAIPĖDA SEAPORT Seaport is a generic term; however, in Lithuania it is often capitalised as it is the second

KLAIPĖDA. A CITY THAT DELIVERS.

Klaipėda is a city that �nds e�cient solutions for business and national problems.

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See what Klaipėda has already delivered!

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A CITY THAT DELIVERS

LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TERMINAL

For more than 20 years, Lithuania has had a

single supplier of natural gas and paid the

highest gas price in Europe. After certain political

decisions were taken, the only lique�ed natural

gas terminal project in the Baltic States was

commissioned in Klaipėda within only two

years in cooperation with South Korean and

Norwegian partners. The LNG project has

resulted in a drop in gas price of approximately

30%, created a gas market and turned Lithuania

into a gas exporter.

DROP IN GAS PRICE

~30%

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NORDBALT UNDERWATER POWER LINK

Following the decommissioning of the Ignalina

Nuclear Power Plant in 2009, electricity prices in

Lithuania were the highest in the region, and the

country turned from an electricity exporter into an

energy island and importer. The NordBalt underwa-

ter power link with Sweden, which was set up in

Klaipėda in 2014 and put in operation in 2015, has

reduced electricity prices by 20%, connected Lithua-

nia to the Scandinavian power market and opened

up opportunities to purchase wind and hydro energy

from Scandinavia thus fully embracing the infra-

structure of the Kruonis Pumped Storage Plant.

HAS REDUCED ELECTRICITY PRICES

~20%


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FORTUM COMBINED HEAT AND POWER PLANT

In 2011, when heating prices in Lithuania

increased dramatically, the construction of

the �rst combined heat and power plant

combusting household and non-dangerous

waste in the country was started in Klaipėda.

Finland’s Fortum invested over EUR 125

million in the project. The plant was

launched two years later and now produces

40% of the heat consumed by the city.

The price of heat currently paid in Klaipėda

is the lowest among the other main

Lithuanian cities.

THE PRICE OF HEAT IS THE LOWEST


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KLAIPĖDA SEAPORT

Seaport is a generic term; however, in Lithuania it is

often capitalised as it is the second name of

Klaipėda. Klaipėda Seaport has always been

Lithuania’s window to the world, and nowadays,

with 58,000 direct and indirect jobs, and 6% of the

national GDP, the port is the soul of the entire

seacoast region, and one of the main economic

engines of the country.

Arvydas Vaitkus, Director General of Klaipeda State Seaport

Continually upgraded, an ice-free port of Klaipeda is a source of inspiration to meet and cope with new challenges!

The largest annual cargo handling increase in the region within 17 years

6,4 %

The northernmost ice-free seaport

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Deep-water port:

depth at the entrance – 15.5 m

depth of the navigation channel – 14.5 m


‘In terms of the cargo turnover since 2016, Klaipėda Seaport has been an absolute leader among the ports of the Baltic States. To remain competitive we need to plan today for a decade ahead.A growing and developing seaport means wider opportunities for the city, business, science, and investment, which also means new jobs, and additional revenue for the city and the State budgets’.

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Annual capacity

65Annual turnover

41 Multipurpose: 33 specialised modern terminals diversi�ed according to di�erent cargo types

A GATE TO THE WORLD FOR ALL BUSINESSES:

Sea Railway Road

12% Ro-Ro

22% oil products

14%other products

14% containers

7% grains

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specialised terminals at the port

31% fertilizers

Klaipėda port is the country’s most important and the largest industrial and transportation center, the hub of maritime, land and air transportation. The port provides a full-range of port and maritime business services: stevedoring, warehousing, shipbuilding and repair, logistics. Klaipėda – a modern intermodal port, your transportation and logistics lighthouse!


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million tonnes

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FIRST EVER AND THE ONLY AWARD FOR

QUICK LAUNCH QUICK LAUNCH IN KLAIPEDA - GLOBALLY RECOGNISED

COMPETETIVE ADVANTAGE

KLAIPĖDA FEZ

In 2002, when Lithuania was still under the e�ect

of the Russian economic crisis, Klaipėda decided

to establish the �rst free economic zone in the

country. The FEZ currently hosts 27 companies,

which have invested about EUR 600 million (85%

of which is foreign direct investment), generate

EUR 1 billion in revenue, employ 1 in every 20

Klaipėda residents and produce 2.5% of Lithua-

nia’s total exports and 3% of the country’s GDP.


~600 MILLION EURINVESTMENT

2,5% EXPORTS

3% GDP

1 BILLION EUR IN

REVENUE


Furthermore, they have also delivered in Klaipėda...

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world’s #1 PET manufacturer

world’s #1 wiring manufacturer

world’s #1 industrial technology company

one of Europe’s TOP3 PET pellet manufacturers

the textile industry leader in Nordic countries

world’s #3 cement and #3concrete manufacturer

a �sh industry leader in Nordic countries

Here are just a few examples of what has been accomplished and developed in enterprising Klaipėda. I assure you that each of the hundreds of large and small companies in Klaipėda successfully operates and develops!

Therefore, I invite you to contact me and my colleagues – we are prepared to meet you in person.

We have no doubt that Klaipėda can become your port of successful business development.

Vytautas Grubliauskas, Mayor of Klaipėda

+370 46 396 [email protected]


Povilas Bradulskis, head of Heidelbergcement Klaipėda

In Klaipėda, we have solved most of our cement production, supply and packaging problems.

In Klaipėda one can accomplish a lot, but also surprisingly fast. We are uniquely placed to o�er investors the possibility to move in and start opera-tions the next day, and we can build a new plant in less than half a year. Together with the enterprising and creative community of our city, and hardworking and skilled employees, you can move mountains.

Eimantas Kiudulas,Director General of the Klaipėda Free Economic Zone


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KLAIPĖDA INSPIRES LITHUANIA!

We don’t claim that Klaipėda determined Lithuania’s

bene�ts such membership in the EU, the eurozone or

NATO. But we are convinced that Klaipėda’s business-

es and community have signi�cantly contributed to

Lithuania’s high standings in these global rankings:

Our people! Our young, persistent, entrepre-neurial, and ambitious people who were born in Klaipėda or came here from di�erent parts of the world.

Who’s behind all this?

most attractive foreign investment market in Europe (Foreign Policy, 2013) and 35th in the world!

in the Ease of Doing Business Index (2017)16th 2nd

16th 41th in the Global Competitiveness Index (2017)

in the Index of Economic Freedom (2017)

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SUCCESSFUL KLAIPĖDA-BORN STARTUPS:

Packpin – a shipment tracking tool for e-shops, the �rst in Lithuania to take part in the prestigious Rockstart Accelerator. www.packpin.com

Whatagraph – a convenient tool for creating infographics. Samsung, Toshiba, Omnicom and Vogue are among its customers. www.whatagraph.com

Interactio – a mobile app and platform for simultaneous translation, already awarded at a UN competition. Practica Capital, one of Lithuania’s major venture capital funds, invested in the company in 2016. www.interactio.io

They not only deliver in terms of business... they also build communities and drive initiatives that unite all of Lithuania!



For example...In the autumn of 2015, the Packpin team organised Hacker Games, the �rst hackathon in Klaipėda. It’s a 48-hours long workshop and competition for programmers, engineers, designers and other creative minds.

Today, the Hacker Games is Lithuania’s major

hackathon series, that unites over 200 partici-

pants in Vilnius and Kaunas and returns to its

native Klaipėda every autumn.

LITHUANIA’S MAJOR HACKATHON SERIES

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PASSIONATE, CREATIVE AND AMBITIOUS DELIVERERS:

Kultūros fabrikas –a space, platform and community for creative people.

KLAIPĖDA COUNTY

RESIDENTS

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RESIDENTS

o�ering study programmes in arts, social sciences, biomedicine, technology and maritime studies...

INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION

InNovaCamp, an annual technology and business festival for the country’s inventors, innovators, scientists and entrepreneurs.

...including LCC International University – the country’s

�rst private university, founded in 1991 by Americans

and Canadians. Two thirds of its students and

faculty come from abroad!

MAKERS OF LITHUANIA’S FIRST ELECTROBUS!

And many more future Klaipėda residents. Will you be one of them?


How many of them are there?

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Because living and working in Klaipėda…

Why do they deliver?


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… is convenient:A convenient airport connecting Klaipėda via direct �ights to:

All year

Summer season

COPENHAGEN

WARSAW

MINSK

KYIV

LONDON

GLASGOW

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3 MORE AIRPORTS IN LESS THAN 300 KM:

Vilnius (VNO)49 destinations

Kaunas (KUN)17 destinations

Ryga (RIX)89 destinations


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CONNECTED BY RAIL WITH VILNIUS, MINSK, RIGA AND KALININGRAD; YOU CAN ALSO REACH WARSAW AND WESTERN EUROPE VIA KAUNAS AND ŠEŠTOKAI BY EUROPEAN GAUGE RAILWAY.

A ROAD TRANSPORT HUB: YOU CAN REACH WARSAW, MINSK, RIGA AND KALININGRAD BY CAR IN ONLY 4 TO 8 HOURS.

MODERN AND EFFICIENT CAR&BIKE SHARING SCHEMES ARE DEPLOYED IN KLAIPĖDA.



THE MOST NORTHERLY ICE-FREE BALTIC SEA PORT

HOME TO HUNDREDS OF LOGISTICS, TRANSPORT, REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND OTHER COMPANIES THAT CAN HELP MAKE YOUR BUSINESS MORE SUCCESSFUL AND EFFICIENT.

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…and simply

enjoyable:

Just a quick hop away...

SWIMMING POOLS, SPORTS AND WELLNESS CENTRES

SITES FOR CREATIVITY AND LEISURE

Dozens of quality bars and restaurants

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The Curonian Spit, a place of natural beauty protected by UNESCO

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CULINARY HERITAGE

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In Klaipėda you will �nd no:

you are warmly welcome

in Klaipėda!

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Klaipėda city municipalityLiepų St. 11, LT-91502, Klaipėda

Tel. (+370 46) 410 053, fax: (+370 46) 410 047e-mail: [email protected]

Klaipėda Economic Development AgencyBangų St. 5A, LT-91250 KlaipėdaTel. (+370 46) 311 010e-mail: [email protected]

Get in touch!

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