The Port of Klaipėda has started preparatory works on what a recent industry report describes as the largest expansion in the facility's history.
Port Technology International reported on 28 August 2026 that site preparation has begun in the southern part of the port as part of a €1 billion scheme to create a major new port area over the coming years.
Work begins in the south
The initial phase now under way is limited to site preparation in the southern sector of the port, the report states, marking the first visible step on a scheme described as the port's largest expansion to date.
The publication notes that the new southern area will be developed progressively across the next several years, with further construction stages to follow the preparatory work.
Breakwaters contracted
Port Technology International records that the southern breakwaters for the scheme will be constructed by Tilsta, the contractor that won the earlier tender for that element of the works.
The report underlines that Tilsta's award covers the breakwater construction specifically; further contracts for other elements of the southern area were not detailed in the item.
Project scale and schedule remain matters for the port's own announcements, but the published summary ties the on-site start directly to the wider €1 billion investment set out in the project announcement.
The article does not supply a full timetable or list of subsequent contractors, only that the immediate activity is preparatory work and that major development of a new southern port area is planned across the coming years.
Port Technology International framed the movements as an early construction milestone for the multi-stage scheme, and its item appears to be the most recent public report of on-site activity; the organisation published the item on 28 August 2026.
Further official updates from the port authority will be needed to confirm detailed sequencing of works, procurement of additional packages and the precise construction timetable as the scheme progresses.