Lithuania is located on the very crossroads of 3 huge markets. It’s a springboard to the common EU market (Western Europe and Nordic countries), and the Eastern markets (Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)) are also just at Lithuania’s side. Country has become the EU’s prime transport centre. The EU has recognized Lithuania as the prime transport centre in the region and number of companies are employing the infrastructure to serve customers in the EU and beyond.

Best roads in the region

Though small in size, Lithuania boasts a 21,000 kilometres road system - known to be the best in the region. Lithuania is committed to investing EUR 145 million  into the Via Baltica international highway, and EUR 100 million into four public logistics centres.

Ice-free seaport at Klaipėda

The northern-most ice-free port in the Baltic Sea is capable of handling over 40 million tonnes of cargo annually. Klaipėda is multipurpose, universal, deep-water port with 26 stevedoring companies, and annual handling capacity of 650 000 TEUs. It also operates 24 h, 7 days/week, all year round, fully complies with ISPS Code, has ample storage facilities and Maersk, APL, MSC, Hapag Lloyd among its major clients.

Trans-European corridors & Railway network

The designated the two North-South highway, and the rail route connecting Scandinavia with Central Europe, as well as the East-West route linking the eastern markets with the rest of Europe, are among the 10 most important in Europe (EU Commission ).

Lithuanian railways transport around 48 million tons cargo per year, uses modern infrastructure, fully renewed and modernized locomotive’s fleet. Lithuanian railway has two types of rail gauges - wide gauge (1520 mm) and narrow gauge (1435 mm), what signifies strong Lithuania’s position in transport intermediation services.Lithuania also offers services of shuttle train “Viking”, which connects the Black and the Baltic Seas (the train starts in Ilyichevsk port, goes through Kiev, Minsk, Vilnius and reaches Klaipeda in 55 hours (1734 km)).

In November 2011 another transcontinental route – a shuttle cargo train “Saulė”- was launched linking Lithuania and China through Kazakhstan. The carriage of cargoes from China to Europe by sea takes 40 days, and the container train “Saulė” reaches its destination in days. The train passes via Russia and Belarus, onwards transporting goods to Scandinavian and other European countries via Klaipėda State Seaport.

International airports

The three strategically located international civilian airports are located in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Palanga, offering superb facilities for passenger and cargo traffic. With the longest runway (3500 meters), Šiauliai airport is also engaged in organizing cargo build-up, loading/unloading to the aircraft operations.

Warehousing

There are around 700,000 m² of warehousing facilities in Lithuania. The biggest supply of new, modern warehousing facilities is in the capital city Vilnius (around 334,000 m²), Kaunas is in the 2nd place (around 184,300 m²), and Klaipeda in the 3rd (123,600 m²).

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