Finnish president visits Western Baltija shipyard in Klaipėda

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto on Wednesday visited the Western Baltija shipyard, a subsidiary of Vakarų Laivų Gamykla (Western Shipyard, or VLG), which is owned by Estonia's BLRT Grupp, as part of his tour in Klaipėda.

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto / BFL/Vyginto Skaraičio nuotr.

VLG is building 19 blocks with a total weight of 5,740 tons for STX Finland. Two months ago, it also signed a contract with Finland's Arctech to build blocks with a total weight of 2,470 tons for an ice-breaker.

"The Finnish market is interesting and attractive to our group's companies," Arnoldas Šileika, the CEO of VLG, said in a press release.

VLG has a joint venture with Finland's Cargotec, named MacGregor BLRT Baltic, and a joint venture with Wartsila, named Wartsila BLRT Lietuva.

BLRT Grupp owns 96.82 percent of shares in VLG.

Finnish president visits Western Baltija shipyard in Klaipėda

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