Klaipėda Port Prepares New Charges

Lithuania is preparing a new system of infrastructure charges at Klaipėda Port, with changes scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027.

The Lithuanian Transport Safety Administration (LTSA) has proposed replacing the port’s six existing fee components with four covering vessels, cargo and passengers, waste management and pilotage.

The new rates will reflect changes in construction costs, wages and service prices between 2022 and 2025. Waste management and pilotage charges will be linked more directly to the actual costs of providing those services.

According to LTSA, port charges have not been systematically adjusted for inflation and other cost increases since 2022.

The reform also introduces annual tariff reviews from 2028. The port authority will submit financial data and proposed adjustments, while LTSA will approve the rates for the following year.

The draft tariff order is open for consultation until 9 November. Final rates will be set after the authorities have reviewed the comments received.

The changes will establish a new basis for calculating the infrastructure costs paid by ships using Lithuania’s largest seaport.