The Port of Klaipėda is opening a modern fleet base that will house all of the port’s specialised equipment and serve as a new home for vessels.
The new fleet base is designed to safely and efficiently accommodate special equipment for port maintenance, pollutant collection, hydrographs, and more.
The repair workshops will also be used for maintenance and partial repairs of equipment, as well as the provision of water to the vessels.
It will provide modern working conditions for the Port Authority’s divers, anti-pollution unit and vessel crews. The meeting room will also be made available to the community living next to the fleet base.
A solar power plant will be installed on a building that meets the highest energy efficiency standards. The site includes an electric car charging station. Shore-side electricity will also power two new hybrid pilot boats and a hydrogen-electric waste collection vessel.
By the end of the year, this fleet base will be home to a total of nine specialised vessels, owned by the Klaipėda Port Authority.
The new fleet base project is worth €5.4 million ($6.14 million). The construction of the A++ energy class building was carried out by “UAB Infes”, which won the tender.
The country’s first green hydrogen production and supply project will be implemented on the former fleet base site. Site preparation and equipment construction will start soon. It is planned that early next year, the green hydrogen produced will be used to power the country’s first hydrogen-powered waste collection vessel owned by the Klaipėda Port Authority, which is nearing completion.
“By deploying the port’s specialised equipment here, we ensure that we are ready to act quickly and efficiently,” said Algis Latakas, Director General of Klaipėda State Seaport Authority.
“This base is a well-thought-out infrastructure solution that enhances our technical capabilities and ensures consistent, reliable port operations. The new fleet base also reflects our commitment to invest in progress, technology and people.”
Last summer, the Klaipeda State Seaport Authority instructed Western Baltija Shipbuilding (WBS) to build Lithuania’s first hydrogen-electric ship.