Lithuanian transport company Smiltynes Perkela has taken delivery of a new double-ended passenger and cargo ferry from local manufacturer the Western Shipyard Group. The ..
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Klaipèda-based shipyard Western Baltija Shipbuilding officially started the steel cutting ceremony of the 60m car ferry KLAIPĖDA for operator Smiltynės perkėla AB. This double-ender will be used to connect the shores of Klaipèda. Capacity: 600 pax and 40 cars or 8 trucks.
https://ferryshippingnews.com/construction-of-small-ferry-klaipeda-started/
Well, that didn’t take long. In May (here) we were predicting that the purchase of some large anchor handlers by Sevnor could prove an amazing coincidence if such ..
MSC has announced four additional container wayport storage hubs as part of its Covid-19 suspension of transit (SOT) offering to shippers looking to avoid congestion and high storage costs at destination ports on non-essential goods.
The SOT product is targeted at shippers that have been unable to cancel or halt orders from Asia and will have containers en route in the coming weeks for markets in lockdown.
Freeport (Bahamas), Gioia Tauro (Italy), …
TT-Line will expand the route between their Swedish hub in Trelleborg and Klaipeda (Lithuania), with up to five departures a week. The ships will berth at a new, modern ferry terminal in Klaipeda, to be used exclusively by TT-Line. The freight will no longer have to pass the Klaipeda city centre,...
https://www.ferryshippingnews.com/tt-line-increases-the-frequency-to-the-baltic-states/
On the 19th of December of 2018 one of the largest 19 462 TEU ( 20 feet equivalent unit) capacity vessel “MSC Ingy“ operated by the shipping line “Mediterranean Shipping Company“ (MSC) successfully entered Klaipeda Seaport. It was a trial passage of the vessel. This vessel, attributed to ULCV („Ultra Large Container Vessel“) class vessels, made changes in the history of Klaipeda Seaport and became the largest vessel ever entering the Lithuanian Seaport. Her length overall reaches 400 metres,...