Development of the Reagional Shipping in Eastern and Central Lithuania

The number of small and recreational vessels is increasing and vessel traffic is getting heavier in Klaipėda Port. Therefore, small vessels are at risk. EU funds will be used to build a new 400 places dock for small and recreational vessels further from shipping channel, in the southern part of the port, so they would not have to cross a busy shipping channel and ferry route while heading to Curonian Lagoon.

One of the goals is the rebirth of cargo shipping in Lithuanian rivers. That is why a lot of attention is being paid to the construction of cargo dock in Kaunas, Marvelė. The dock of Marvelė should transship and store cargos brought by Nemunas river. This dock will promote the development of internal water transport, encourage the effective use of the internationally important Nemunas river route and will provide better conditions to direct some of the land cargo to water transport.

The EU funds will also be used to reconstruct hydro engineering buildings in Nemunas river from Kaunas to Curonian Lagoon. After the completion of this project, shipping conditions in this route will be improve. This will encourage further shipping  and reduce the erosion of the river banks.