Tomorrow and Saturday, Mr Hans Smits, CEO of the Port of Rotterdam Authority, some other Dutch CEO’s and the Minister of Economic Affairs will talk with both the President and the first deputy Prime Minister Mr Zubkov, on energy policy and mutual cooperation in this field.
Russia is one of the most important trades partners of the port of Rotterdam. Its share within the Rotterdam total is 11% or 44 million tonnes, which puts it on the second place, behind the United Kingdom (53.5 mt) but before Brazil (33.5 mt), China (26 mt) and the United States (21 mt).
The Netherlands, in this case namely Rotterdam, ranks second after Germany as EU destination for Russian exports. Its share is 13%, or 18.3 billion euro in 2007. (1)
Russia has become one of the port of Rotterdam’s major partner countries, with a volume of 44.2 million tonnes in 2007 (2), some 15% up as compared to 2006, 41.4 million tonnes of which heads west. 28 million tonnes of this consists of crude oil and 9 million tonnes of oil products, mainly fuel oil and gas oil (diesel). Russia is one of the main suppliers of oil to the Netherlands.
Other 'larger' goods flows are chemicals (approx. 100,000 tonnes), iron and steel (over 700,000), non-ferrous metals (800,000) and coal (1.4 million). The trade to Russia consists almost solely of mixed cargo: 2.6 million tonnes. This is primarily consumer goods in containers. The number of containers transported is 352,000 TEU, 17% up on the previous year. Container cargo relates to both 'transhipment' from Asia and intra-European cargo ('shortsea'), concentrating on the port of St. Petersburg, and in the near future Ust-Luga. Up until now a large number of containers for/from Russia is still transported via Finland (225,000 TEU, +90% v. 2006).The main Russian port for the oil sector is Primorsk near St. Petersburg. In addition to this, ports in the three Baltic Republics are used for the export of oil products (over 8 million tonnes) and crude oil (1 million).
The Rotterdam spearheads with regard to Russia are break bulk (paper and wood products, steel and iron), containers and energy. The oil sector will mainly be informed of the possibilities for tank storage, ship to ship transfers (posts in Caland Canal) and pipeline transport to the hinterland.(3) The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, want to look into the possibilities of the future northerly energy port Yamal/Murmansk.
Russia is one of the most important trades partners of the port of Rotterdam. Its share within the Rotterdam total is 11% or 44 million tonnes, which puts it on the second place, behind the United Kingdom (53.5 mt) but before Brazil (33.5 mt), China (26 mt) and the United States (21 mt).
The Netherlands, in this case namely Rotterdam, ranks second after Germany as EU destination for Russian exports. Its share is 13%, or 18.3 billion euro in 2007. (1)
Russia has become one of the port of Rotterdam’s major partner countries, with a volume of 44.2 million tonnes in 2007 (2), some 15% up as compared to 2006, 41.4 million tonnes of which heads west. 28 million tonnes of this consists of crude oil and 9 million tonnes of oil products, mainly fuel oil and gas oil (diesel). Russia is one of the main suppliers of oil to the Netherlands.
Other 'larger' goods flows are chemicals (approx. 100,000 tonnes), iron and steel (over 700,000), non-ferrous metals (800,000) and coal (1.4 million). The trade to Russia consists almost solely of mixed cargo: 2.6 million tonnes. This is primarily consumer goods in containers. The number of containers transported is 352,000 TEU, 17% up on the previous year. Container cargo relates to both 'transhipment' from Asia and intra-European cargo ('shortsea'), concentrating on the port of St. Petersburg, and in the near future Ust-Luga. Up until now a large number of containers for/from Russia is still transported via Finland (225,000 TEU, +90% v. 2006).The main Russian port for the oil sector is Primorsk near St. Petersburg. In addition to this, ports in the three Baltic Republics are used for the export of oil products (over 8 million tonnes) and crude oil (1 million).
The Rotterdam spearheads with regard to Russia are break bulk (paper and wood products, steel and iron), containers and energy. The oil sector will mainly be informed of the possibilities for tank storage, ship to ship transfers (posts in Caland Canal) and pipeline transport to the hinterland.(3) The Rotterdammers, on the other hand, want to look into the possibilities of the future northerly energy port Yamal/Murmansk.