A meSSAGE from THE Klaipeda Free Economic Zone ManaGemenT Team For the past ten years, the Klaipeda highest educated populations in zone represent over 562 million EUR Free Economic Zone has attracted a Europe, yet with one of the lowest (US$850 million). number of international companies, of gross salary levels. various sizes, because of the combined Finally, we provide all the post and unique advantages of location, Cost and Convenience: The zone has construction zone management services cost and convenience. a fully state-of-the-art infrastructure, for the years of your presence with us. and operating properties of various The Klaipeda FEZ is recognized as one Located in the European Union: sizes available for long term leasing. of the top five Free Economic Zones Klaipeda is well connected by road, Our services include obtaining in the world (fDi Magazine, Financial railway and sea networks. The port authorizations to build, design and Times 2010). The fact that the Klaipeda of Klaipeda is ice-free year around even manage construction if desired. FEZ is privately held as a project of state and there are regular cargo and ferry Our experienced management team importance is also noteworthy. services to Scandinavian, as well as to all will have your facility up and running major European ports. The surrounding in the shortest time possible, including Welcome on board! We look forward to markets represent over 500 million turnkey type projects. The current working with you. consumers. Lithuania has one of the foreign investments attracted in our Eimantas Kiudulas, Director KLAIPEDA FREE ECONOMIC ZONE 1 Klaipeda – GaTewaY TO LITHuania and beYond Well POSITioned for FUTure GrowTH… Strategically located in the center of Western Lithuania, Road between the EU and CIS markets, Klaipėda provides easy > Connected to Pan-European transportation corridors access to Scandinavia, EU countries and at the same time IXB (Vilnius, Belarus, Ukraine and Russia; IA transportation to Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Boasting almost one-third corridor for easy connection to the Baltic States, Russia and of Lithuania’s population, the northernmost ice-free port Western Europe). on the Eastern coast of the Baltic Sea and the first Free > Combined container train “Vikingas” connecting Economic Zone in the country, Klaipeda city is raising the Scandinavia and Western Europe, Baltic Sea (Klaipeda, level of the entire region’s economy and business. Lithuania) and the Black Sea (Odessa, Ukraine). Container delivery time from the Klaipeda Sea Port to the Odessa sea Lithuania is located on the cross road of the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) (population: 110 million), Being the second city in Lithuania by economic activity, port – 55 hours, less than 30 min. to cross the border. EU (population: 340 million) and CIS (population: 250 million) markets. the northernmost ice–free port on the Eastern coast > The railway network is directly connected to the seaport, of the Baltic Sea and with the first Free Economic Zone in which links Russia, Belarus, Latvia, Poland, Ukraine, Germany the country, Klaipeda city is a driver for the growing and the rest of the EU to Eastern markets – Asia and China. economy of the entire region. Its unique geographical position makes Klaipeda a gateway and distribution hub Air connecting the land, sea, and rail routes from the East and > 35 km from Klaipeda to Palanga International Airport West. FINLAND which operates flights to Copenhagen (Denmark), ICELAND SWEDEN Oslo (Norway), Riga (Latvia) and Moscow (Russia). Sea > Lithuania has 4 international airports in Vilnius, Kaunas, Rauma > Ice-free sea-port, the only Lithuanian port and the Siauliai and Palanga. All have been included in the Trans- NORWAY Kotka Helsinki largest transport hub with 40 million tonnes of cargo capacity European Transport Network (TEN-T). Gavle St. Petersburg and 33 specialised terminals www.portofklaipeda.lt. Tallinn Sodertalje ESTONIA > The depth of the port is 13–14.5 meters. The entrance I CarGO HandlinG Turnover in Klaipeda Aabenraa channel is 15 meters. Our port can accept dry-cargo vessels RUSSIA PorT in 2002–2010 (mln t) Aarhus Karlshamn up to 80,000 DWT, and tankers up to 150,000 DWT. Riga LATVIA 35 Fredericia Klaipėda > 17 Direct marine routes to Germany Sweden, Denmark, IRELAND Hull Copenhagen 30 LITHUANIA the Netherlands, Belgium, Russia, Poland, Great Britain and Teesport Gdynia Baltiysk 25 Vilnius IXd other countries (Ro-Ro, cargo and passenger service). Ipswich Sassnitz Gdansk UNITED Bremerhaven Hamburg Kiel Szczecin KINGDOM Felixstowe > Port handles shipments to the US, South America, Asia, 20 Antverp ^ĞĂƌŽƵƚĞƐ͗ZŽZŽ͕ŽŶƚĂŝŶĞƌ͕ Tilbury NETHERLANDS BELARUS and other destinations. 15 'ĞŶ͘ĐĂƌŐŽůŝŶĞƐ Rotterdam Amsterdam POLAND > International shipping companies: DFDS Seaways, BELGIUM 10 GERMANY /ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂůƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐ Le Havre Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), BLRT Group, ;ƌĂŝůǁĂLJƐĂŶĚƌŽĂĚͿ LUXEMBURG 5 Skandlines and others. CZECH REP. UKRAINE 0 ZĂŝůǁĂLJƐ > Cruise Vessel Terminal is located about 100 m from the 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 SLOVAKIA FRANCE city centre. Vessels with a length of 315 m and a draught of KLAIPEDA FREE ECONOMIC ZONE Source: www.portofklaipeda.lt SWITZERLAND AUSTRIA 8.5 m are able to moor at the terminal. 2 3 SPAIN Well POSITioned For Economic DevelopmenT… Klaipeda is positioned for a promising economic future. Its highly productive and educated labor force, good quality of life, strategic geographic business location, land availability and lower operating costs reflect the region’s economic strength. Top ForeiGN InveSTorS in Klaipeda reGion Investor Origin Company Industry sector DFDS Seaways Denmark DFDS LISCO, AB Sea transport Philip Morris International Switzerland Philip Morris Lietuva, UAB Tobacco products Indorama Ventures Thailand Orion Global PET, UAB PET BLRT Grupp Estonia Vakaru Baltijos laivu statykla, AB Shipbuilding SCT Lubricants Germany Aransa, UAB Oil and lubricants products HeidelbergCement Germany Heidelberg Klaipeda, UAB Cement distribution facility NEO GROUP Ukraine NEO GROUP, UAB PET resin manufacturing Top EXporT markeTS Statoil Norway Mestilla, UAB Biodiesel production of produced GoodS in Klaipeda 2010 mln Eur Terminal Investment Limited Switzerland Klaipedos Smelte, LKAB Stevedoring company Foreign companies have invested about 950 million EUR in the Klaipeda region dur- Mars, Incorporated USA Mars Lietuva, UAB Petfood manufacturing EU Germany 322.095 ing 2010. Danish businessmen occupy the leading positions, as their investments Sweden 146.879 make up around 20 % of the total figure. TOP 10 brancHES of economic acTiviTieS Other main investors are also Cyprus (16 %), Switzerland (12 %), Germany (9.5 %), G.Britan 139.472 in Klaipeda ciTy (2010) Estonia (7.7 %), USA (6.8 %) and more. Denmark 124.797 Poland 119.220 Klaipeda is well positioned to compete Branches Units Latvia 76.485 in the global economy, especially in the Real estate activities, rental and other business activities 1 434 areas of transport & logistics, IT, food Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles 1 397 France 71.330 processing, plastics, furniture & wood Transportation and storage 762 Spain 59.959 processing, shipbuilding & repair. Its DFDS SeawaYS Construction 618 well-developed network infrastructure Jonas Nazarovas, CEO, DFDS Seaways Finland 53.967 Manufacturing 436 system has been internationally CIS Russia 58.320 Education, health and social work, and other social service activities 351 “God’s gift – the geographic location of Klaipėda city that also has a great ice-free acknowledged and has created Ukraine 31.561 excellent opportunities for logistics, Accommodation and food service activities 233 seaport, and is able to handle a wide range of cargo at the best price-performance Belarus 8.706 transport and warehousing providers. Information and communication 100 ratio conditions. Secondly, all other infrastructure, connected to the seaport, is very Agriculture, forestry and fishing 57 well-developed.” Kazakhstan 8.285 KLAIPEDA FREE ECONOMIC ZONE Financial and insurance activities 49 Uzbekistan 1.670 4 Source: www.stat.gov.lt Source: www.stat.gov.lt 5 Our capiTal – our people… Being the third largest city in Lithuania in terms of the country’s population and the second most attractive city to work and live in, after the capital, Vilnius, Klaipeda has a well developed educational system which provides a highly skilled workforce. It offers competitive wages and lower op- erational costs relative to other European cities of comparable size. Klaipeda hosts two nationally accred- ited universities, Klaipeda University, LCC International University and five colleges. Each year, both universities nian while two-thirds are from Western Klaipeda county population exceeds Overall, Lithuania is one of the most produce more than 2,000 graduates in Europe, Canada and the United States. 269 thousand and Klaipeda city has educated nations in the EU. Klaipeda – A porT of leiSure, business, the humanities, natural sci- over 123 thousand people of work- > More than 90 % aged 25 to 64 naTural ATTracTionS and feSTivalS ences, marine engineering, performing Association “Baltic valley” was estab- ing age, which accounts for about 70 have a secondary or higher education arts and technology-related disciplines. lished in order to coordinate research, % of the city’s total population, Our (ranking 2nd in the EU, EU-27 average Klaipeda offers what many urban dwell- the Curonian Lagoon, Klaipeda