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Lithuania needed 10 years to open the new Central Klaipeda Terminal

Danuta Pavilenene, BC, Vilnius, 11.09.2014.Print version
Lithuania needed as much as 10 years to open the new Central Klaipeda Terminal for passengers and cargo, informs LETA/ELTA, referring to Vakaru ekspresas.

LTL 110 million (EUR 32 million) of state and European Union funds were invested, and there have been high expectations that new shipping lines would be attracted. However, the situation in the shipping market changed substantially in that time.

 

So, will we have to forget new shipping lines? The heads of the terminal, the seaport authority and the shipping company DFDS Seaways believe that despite the complicated situation the new terminal will get its golden opportunity.

 

"None of the shipping operators comes to work to the terminal "on paper". Partners, especially in this sector, are found when they see the potential. We have achieved a lot throughout the years, we have done our homework. The operator of the terminal is doing what it can. I urge everyone to be patient. Working as partners we are putting efforts to promote the new terminal. I do not think we should count our chickens before they hatch, we should instead wait for the end of the year," said Arvydas Vaitkus, Director General of Klaipeda State Seaport Authority. 






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