From Crisis to Resilience: The Port of Klaipeda and the Reshaping of Baltic Trade Flows (2014-2023)
Journal: TransNav the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation
Year: 2025

Geopolitical tensions on the European Union's eastern borders are profoundly reshaping trade flows and logistics chain organization. Through the study of the port of Klaipeda (Lithuania), this article analyses the impact of successive crises (Russian-Ukrainian conflict since 2014, tensions with Belarus in 2020-2021, war in Ukraine since 2022) on the activity of a major port in the eastern Baltic. Based on quantitative traffic data (2010-2023), AIS data and interviews with port stakeholders, this