Remarks on the safe navigation conditions in the port of Klaipėda

Abstract

The port of Klaipėda plays a great role in various contexts: including historical, economical, political, hydrotechnical etc. Nowadays, the port, is situated in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea, takes significant activity in the marine trade of the Baltic Sea region, which is prominent for its sandy coasts and sediment transport that affects the activity and development of the port. The port faces quite hard and challenging situation in hydrotechnics and hydrodynamics. Thinking about the future of any port, investigators developers must take into consideration situation about the past, the present and the future. Some historical sources sometimes remain lost, forgotten or unrecognized. The aim of the paper is to present the unpublished materials dedicated to the hydrotechnical development of the port of Klaipėda in the south-eastern part of the Baltic Sea that has remained of limited accessibility (important cited authors are: T. Daukantas, V. Merkys, N. Shishov and J. Dubra).