The Port of Klaipėda has completed installation of shore power supply equipment at two terminals and commenced testing, marking a significant step toward reducing vessel emissions and engine noise at berth.
The Central Klaipėda Terminal will be equipped with three shore power units, while the Klaipėda Container Terminal will operate one, collectively enabling up to four vessels simultaneously to connect to the shore electricity supply and shut down their engines while berthed.
The units will initially serve ferries operating on international routes carrying passengers and cargo vehicles.
Algis Latakas, CEO of the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority, described quay electrification as a turning point in port operations, reducing both noise pollution and emissions from vessels at berth, and positioned the development as consistent with practices adopted by the most advanced ports globally.
He noted that as the first phase of electrification nears completion, design work for the second phase is already underway.
The project is valued at approximately EUR€10 million, with around EUR€8.6 million in EU funding allocated under the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility Transport programme.
A separate shore power unit was installed at the port’s Fleet Base in September 2024, funded directly by the Port Authority, to serve the new hydrogen and electric-powered waste collection vessel and recently built pilot boats.
The second phase of quay electrification, which will extend shore power availability to cruise and container terminals, is expected to be completed by 2030, with design work for these installations already in progress.
The broader electrification programme forms part of the Port Authority’s consistent commitment to reducing its environmental footprint and improving quality of life for the residents of Klaipėda.
