Kestutis Oginskas Inland Waterways Center Liepaja, 2011 Lithuanian Marinas Kestutis Oginskas Inland Waterways Center Liepaja, 2011

Unique features The shortest coastline among Baltic countries; The capilal of Lithuania is 300 km from the sea, but the main marina of Klaipeda is in the heart of the old town. You can reach the Medditeranian by inland waterways. Inland waterways connected basins of the Wysla, Oderand Nemunas rivers. Construction of the network started in 1255;

Šventoji - Pavilosta

Distances Liepoja – Klaipėda: 55 NM; Šventoji – Papė: 9 NM; Šventoji – Pavilosta: 68 NM; Šventoji – Ventspils: 101 NM; Klaipeda – Mys Taran: 60 NM;

Kursiu Marios The Old Castle Harbour is situated in the mouth of Danė River; Klaipeda – Zelenogradsk – 50 NM; The distance from Klaipėda to Juodkrante is 12 NM. The floor consists of solid sand. Depths of the fairwater are 4.0 to 6.0 m. No stones! From Juodkrante to Pervalka - 10 NM; Klaipeda – Nida – 26 NM. Nida – Atmata light – 9 NM;

Nemunas River The total length of Lithuanian inland waterways is 902.3 km; 476.7 km of IWW are suitable for cargo and passenger navigation; 103.0 km are marked with lighted beacons; The basis - Nemunas River; River from Kaunas to Klaipėda is part of the EU IWW network and marked as E(41). Depth of fairwater should be 120 cm 60 % of navigation; 19 marinas along the river;

Lithuanian Inland Waterways

Sventoji Harbour

Baltic Pilot Volume II, South part of Baltic Sea and Gulf of Riga, Thirteen edition, 2005; Sventoji Harbour 56°02‘ N, 21°05‘E. A light (white octagonal pyramid, 3 m in height) is displayed from the head of the S inner mole; Vessels with a draught of 1.5 meter can lie alongside the N mole in he outer harbour; Misleading information about Papesciems that the harbour is formed by a N mole and S mole, 280 and 300 m in length, respectively;

Perspectives Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain allocated necessary funds for a a feasibility study; Company “Alatec” prepared the study; Šventoji harbour could be designed for 500 boats. Storage capacity - 160; Reconstruction costs exceed 50 million EUR; Port infrastructure includes a yacht club, a sailing school, dry docks, ship repair and maintenance facilities, restaurants, shops;

Sventoji harbour vision 2010

From N

Season of 2011 Dredging of the entrance channel up to 3 meters; Floating piers for sailing boats, electricity and water supply; A rally from Klaipeda to Sventoji 11th of June, 2011;

Contacts www.portofklaipeda.lt www.liwa.lt www.suportnet.lt k.oginskas@yahoo.com;