2025: A Record-Breaking Year for the Port of Klaipėda in Port News 20/01/2026 In 2025, cargo volumes at the Port of Klaipėda continued to rise consistently, with several cargo segments reaching all-time highs. Particularly strong results were recorded in container cargo, ro-ro traffic, liquefied natural gas (LNG), oil products, minerals, and construction materials. Passenger traffic also reached new heights, with hundreds of thousands of people choosing sea routes through the Port of Klaipėda to discover Lithuania and travel abroad. “2025 was truly a successful year for the Port of Klaipėda – we handled 39 million tonnes of cargo. But when we talk about cargo volumes, we also talk about everything that supports them: investments, port security, technological progress, and environmental solutions. All of these areas received significant attention. Seven new records show that the port is actively looking for new opportunities to grow. Despite the geopolitical situation and sanctions, cargo volumes are increasing and the port is operating strongly,” says Algis Latakas, Director General of the Klaipėda State Seaport Authority. The most notable growth last year was recorded in container handling. Almost 13 million tonnes of containerized cargo were handled in total – 29% more than in 2024, when container volumes stood at 10.0 million tonnes. The milestone of 1 million TEU was reached earlier than ever before – in early October 2025. In 2024, this threshold was reached in mid-December, while in 2023 and 2022 it was achieved only days before the year-end holidays. By the end of the year, a total of 1,308,687 TEU were handled, surpassing the previous record set in 2024 (1,068,771 TEU) by 22%. In terms of tonnage, container handling also reached a new record, exceeding the previous peak of 10.5 million tonnes recorded in 2022. Ro-ro cargo remained an important part of the port’s overall throughput, growing by 6% compared to 2024 and reaching 6.5 million tonnes. Another record was set in terms of the number of vehicles transported by ferries. In 2025, 353,759 vehicles were handled at the Port of Klaipėda – nearly 10,500 more than the previous record set in 2021. Growth in this segment was driven by ferry operators’ decisions, including TT-Line’s launch of direct weekend services between Travemünde and Klaipėda and an agreement with DFDS that increased service frequency on the Klaipėda–Karlshamn route and added new connections to Trelleborg and Travemünde. Compared to 2024, LNG cargo volumes increased by 19% last year, reaching 2.4 million tonnes. The difference between 2024 and 2025 results was partly due to the FSRU Independence being out of operation for scheduled maintenance for one month in 2024. Nevertheless, growth is also evident when comparing results with 2023, which previously held the LNG handling record of 2.35 million tonnes. The growth in construction materials and mineral cargo reflects the port’s role as a key pillar supporting large-scale national infrastructure and construction projects. In 2025, 2.1 million tonnes of these cargoes were handled – a new record, exceeding the 2024 result by 3% or 61,000 tonnes. In total, 415,000 passengers arrived at or departed from Lithuania via the Port of Klaipėda last year. This shows that people travelled by sea more actively in 2025 than a year earlier, when passenger numbers stood at 381,000. Passenger traffic reached its highest level in more than five years, surpassing the 2019 result of