The port is located on the Vistula Lagoon on the Pregolya River and has been open to international shipping since 1991. It accepts seagoing vessels with a maximum draft of 8 m.
The port of Kaliningrad does not freeze during harsh winters, so it is available for navigation all year round. However, when low temperatures persist for a long time, ice appears in the channel connecting the port with the Baltic Sea. Then icebreakers come into action - the last use of icebreakers took place in 1997.
