The port of Rotterdam announced the suspension of container traffic with Russia

According to the port, until February 24, the port's trade with RUSSIA was about 13% of the total.The suspension of container traffic with Moscow was associated with logistical difficulties due to Western sanctions Port of Rotterdam

Container traffic from Russia via the Dutch port of Rotterdam has been suspended indefinitely, according to a posting on its website.

The reasons for the suspension of container traffic are the “war in Ukraine” and EU sanctions against Moscow. Until February 24, trade with Russia was about 13% of the traffic in the port of Rotterdam. Moscow, among other things, provided the supply of about 30% of crude oil and 25% of coal and LNG, follows from the message.

The port released a chart without exact percentages showing that Russian coal and LNG imports fell to their lowest levels in June. At the same time, imports of LNG and coal from “alternative sources to Russia” increased, while the volume of transshipment of oil products decreased.

“Europe is highly dependent on Russian energy carriers, and the current geopolitical situation makes Europe very vulnerable,” said Port General Manager Allard Castellain.

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In early April, the EU imposed sanctions against Russia, including a ban on ships flying the Russian flag from entering EU ports and restrictions on Russian and Belarusian companies to transport goods through the EU, including transit.

Earlier, the authorities of CANADA, Norway, Romania, Italy, Bulgaria and the United States banned Russian ships from entering their ports .

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At the same time, Dutch Minister for Climate and Energy Policy Rob Jetten warned that due to sanctions and logistical difficulties, European countries cannot guarantee that their gas storage facilities will be filled by winter without taking “additional measures”. According to him, today "every cubic meter of gas counts."

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The Kremlin called the sanctions illegal and emphasized that the European countries would suffer from their effect much more than Russia . At the same time, the Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot) temporarily suspended the publication of Russian seaport cargo turnover statistics at the end of April to avoid "additional potential risks." Similar measures were taken by the Federal Customs Service.