The container ship MSC Sariska calls today, May 23rd, at the port of Klaipeda. The 294.12m-long, 32.28m-wide ship appears to be the longest vessel that arrived at the port ever. The vessel will be moored at the berth operated by the stevedore company Klaipedos Smelte, the Port Authority said.
Previously, Port of Klaipeda had handled the MSC Fortunate container ship (LOA - 274.67 m, beam - 40 m, capacity - 5551 TEUs), at the time - the largest boxship, which called at the port.
State-run Port of Klaipeda, the northernmost ice-free port on the East coast of the Baltic Sea, is the largest Lithuanian transport hub, connecting sea and inland traffic lanes. There are 17 stevedore companies, shipyards and other operators at the port, providing a broad range of services. In 2010, Port of Klaipeda cargo throughput increased year-over-year by 10.9%, to 31,27m tons.