Type
Business expansion
Country
Lithuania
Region
Lietuva; Klaipedos apskritis;
Location of affected unit(s)
Klaipeda
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Water Transport
50.2 - Sea and coastal freight water transport

150 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
21 June 2018
Employment effect (start)
21 June 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2019

Description

Klaipedos smelte, a cargo handling company in the port of Klaipeda, intends to create at least 150 new jobs in Klaipeda by the end of 2019. Currently the company employs 280 employees. Klaipedos smelte is managed by the international shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company which has recently announced its decision to start transshipment in Klaipeda. After such a decision, Klaipedos smelte will become a global container handling port. According to the management, the number of employees will grow by 70-80 in 2018, and by the end of 2019, the total number of employees in Klaipedos smelte should reach 430.   


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Klaipedos smelte, Business expansion in Lithuania, factsheet number 94422, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/94422.