Rohde Nielsen nabs Klaipeda dredging contract January 18, 2021, by Eldin Ganic
Klaipeda State Seaport Authority has signed a contract for the dredging works of the shipping canal up to 15 meters.
The European Union assigned 17.3 million euros to implement the project. The work will be performed by the Danish dredging company Rohde Nielsen A/S.
It is not the first big project implemented by the Danes in Klaipeda Port – Rohde Nielsen A/S conducted deepening operations in these areas during 2011-2013.
When the depth of the shipping canal and the permissible draught of vessels is increased up to 13.8m from the northern part of Klaipeda Port up to Malku Bay, more heavily loaded vessels will be able to call to the port resulting in lower intensity of navigation.
Battle over Belarus sanctions in Lithuania turns to Belaruskali – regime s financial backbone
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Belaruskali plant / Shutterstock
On Thursday, Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, the main leader of the Belarusian opposition, called on Lithuania to impose sanctions on Belaruskali, a state-owned fertiliser manufacturer and a source of hard currency for Alexander Lukashenko’s regime.
“We raised the question [with Lithuanian politicians] of increasing the cost of delivery [and] transit,” Tikhanovskaya told BNS. “To put some conditions – if you fire people, then we will raise the price or we will just cut this transit.”
The multi-billion company is estimated to employ 16,000 people and is one of the largest fertiliser producers in the world. Most of Belaruskali’s exports go via Klaipėda and make up a significant share of profits of the Lithuanian port and state-owned railways company.