About us
Located in the southern part of the ice-free Klaipėda Seaport, Western Stevedoring handles and stores dry-bulk, break-bulk, general, liquid, heavy and oversized cargoes. The Company operates five specialised terminals for bulk and liquid products as well as open and closed storage areas. The annual cargo throughput of Western Stevedoring currently exceeds 2.5 million tons.
More than 20 years of experience in the field of maritime stevedoring services enabled us to master cargo handling technologies and to adapt them meeting customer needs and striving to achieve the highest quality and maximum efficiency. Western Stevedoring was one of the first companies operating in Klaipėda Port who, back in 2022, started operating a hydroelectric crane, which not only significantly increased the loading efficiency and the capabilities of the Company but also contributed to the EU Green Deal implemented by the port.
Founded in 2003, Western Stevedoring is the part of the Western Shipyard Group, which unites 20 companies of different specialisation providing all services related to the life cycle of a ship.
Western Stevedoring can offer a wide range of services. Our customers receive all the necessary cargo handling services in one place.
- Handling: to/from ships, railway wagons and motor vehicles
- Storage: in tanks, covered warehouses, special terminals and open sites
- Cargo processing: packing into and big bags, sorting out, marking, etc.
- Railway wagon shunting: to/from Draugystė Railway Station using our own locomotives
- Containerised cargo handling: loading various cargoes to/from containers
- Additional services: customs brokerage, cargo weighing, etc.
Western Stevedoring carries out activities on ten quays with a total length exceeding 2.5 km. The Company has the capacity of receiving and loading ships of various sizes including Panamax-type vessels. The maximum draft of ships that the Company is able to service reaches 13.4 m and the length – 230 m. The territory of the Western Stevedoring also has a well-developed railway infrastructure, currently consisting of over 6.5 km of tracks.
Western Stevedoring operates 16 covered warehouses with a total area of 50 thousand sq. m. The entire area is mainly adapted for storing dry bulk cargo and packing it into big bags. The sites are separated from one another, which enables flexible work when handling various types and various quantities of cargo, ranging from several to several thousand tons.
The Company can also offer open sites for the storage of relevant cargoes (oversized products, scrap metal, packaged products, etc.). The open sites are specially adapted for cargo storage and occupy a total area of 150 thousand sq. m., providing additional various cargo receipt and storage capacities in meeting the needs of customers. Safe storage of cargoes on the specially adapted sites is ensured.