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Photo by Judita Grigelytė (VŽ).
Later, an agreement will be signed between Belarus and Russia on the diversion of Belarusian oil products to Russian ports.
It was added that Mr. Lukashenko supported the draft agreement.
This was reported by the Ministry of Transport and Communications of Belarus. According to her, the agreement will be formalized after February 15. This date of signing the document was announced by the Russian Ministry of Transport.
A statement from the Belarusian ministry, communicated to Interfax and BelSat, states that contracts with Russian terminal operators in the ports of St. Petersburg and Ust Luga, as well as with rail operators, have not yet been completed.
Later on Tuesday evening, it was announced on the website of the Belarusian presidency that Aliaksandr Lukashenko had approved a draft agreement with Russia on the export of oil products through Russian ports.
The report also indicates that Mr. Lukashenko has authorized the Ministry of Transport and Communications to negotiate and sign the document once the approved draft has been agreed.
The Russian Ministry of Transport has announced that Belarusian factories will transport 9.8 million tons through Russian ports. tons of production in 2021-2023 m – fuel oil, gasoline and other petroleum products.
BelSat notes that the Aliaksandr Lukashenko regime is not benefiting from the contract with Russian ports, but has previously announced that it intends to suspend shipments through the Baltic ports, which it said was hostile to Belarus.
“I instructed the government to present proposals for the reorientation of all trade flows from the Lithuanian port to others. Then we will see how they will live. 30% of Lithuania’s budget is generated by the export of our products through Lithuania, “Lukashenko said last fall, promising to” put Lithuania in its place. “
Lithuanian companies received warnings
In early January, it was announced that Belaruskaja neftianaja kampanija (BNK) had decided not to renew its long-term contract with LTG Cargo, a Lithuanian railway company that transports its products to the port of Klaipeda. But the companies will work together as needed, BNS later wrote.
Last year, LTG Cargo transported around 2 million. t cargo BNK – oil and petroleum products, or 3.7% of the total annual cargo flow of the Lithuanian company.
VŽ wrote that the volume of Belarusian cargo at the Klaipeda port last year increased by 11% to 15.2 million. t, or 31% of the total load.
At the end of January, Klaipedos Nafta reported that it had also received a notification from BNK about the temporary suspension of the handling of petroleum products through the company’s oil terminal. Petroleum products that were previously sold will continue to be loaded in Klaipeda. 2019 The share of Belarusian cargo (excluding imports) in the NC portfolio was 23% in 2020. – 25% cargo.
UAB Birių krovinių terminalas, which loads Belarusskalij fertilizers, stated that last year the company’s cargo handling increased by “about 9%” to LTL 11 million. t.
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