Barge traffic faces problems
Russian river barge navigation will have difficulties with shallow waters because of the warm winter and lack of snow, Argus Media reported Monday, without citing anyone.
Oil exporters will not ship products in barges from refineries based in Bashkortostan because of shallow waters in the Belaya River this year, the agency said. Barge transportation may also decline because of proposed import duties this year on barges, which are used to accumulate oil product cargoes from smaller river tankers for loading into larger vessels for export to Europe, the news service said, reports The Moscow Times, referring to Bloomberg.
Oil exporters will not ship products in barges from refineries based in Bashkortostan because of shallow waters in the Belaya River this year, the agency said. Barge transportation may also decline because of proposed import duties this year on barges, which are used to accumulate oil product cargoes from smaller river tankers for loading into larger vessels for export to Europe, the news service said, reports The Moscow Times, referring to Bloomberg.