Klaipėda to have a new cruise terminal

July 24, 2024

The Lithuanian Environmental Protection Agency has recently decided that an environmental impact assessment is not required for the seaport to continue working on the new facility.

Contract procurement procedures are therefore underway, with the project's implementation phase expected to start this year.

The new cruise terminal, designed by the Office of Consulting Structural Engineers, is planned to be developed on a plot of land owned by the port authority in the central part of the city, where existing quays will be reconstructed, new ones will be built, and the basin deepened.

A new administrative building housing the port authority will also be part of the new facility, alongside cafes, a conference room, a rooftop observation deck, a new marina, a waterfront open amphitheatre, pedestrian and cycling paths, and areas for recreation and events.

"We are taking another step towards a new infrastructure for cruise shipping in the Port of Klaipėda. Investing in the new terminal is not only about meeting the needs of the ships growing sizes, but also about creating value for the City of Klaipėda and its residents. I believe that the new terminal will improve the city's infrastructure, will be an attractive public space for both tourists and residents, and at the same time it will become a symbol of the Port of Klaipėda, which will be visible both in the city's urban panorama and from the Curonian Spit," highlighted Algis Latakas, Director General of the Klaipėda Port Authority.

Photo (upscaled): Port of Klaipėda

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