"For the
second year, Eastern Baltic ports, including Klaipėda, are falling at the
fastest rate among EU countries.
Among the leaders in a bad sense
It is
completely clear why this is happening in Klaipėda. It lost Belarusian transit,
which previously accounted for about a third of Klaipėda port's cargo.
Partly because
of this, in 2022 Klaipėda port lost 9.5 million. tons or 21 percent cargo
compared to 2021 This year, the losses of Klaipėda port are somewhat milder.
11% lost in 8 months. of cargo or approximately 2.5 million tons. According to
losses in tons, both last year and this year, the port of Klaipėda was among
the leaders of the region in a bad sense. Last year, Russia's St. Petersburg
suffered greater losses than the port of Klaipėda. It was most affected by
global container shipping lines leaving St. Petersburg. This year, only Riga
port in Latvia suffered bigger losses than Klaipėda port in the region - 2.77
million. tons. It has a significant reduction in coal. This is a big blow for
the port of Riga, because it opened a new deep-water coal terminal with 1.2 km
of quays on the island of Krievu on an area of 76 ha only 1-2 years ago. An
analogue of Krievu Island is also in Klaipėda.
The quays of the
Bulk Cargo Terminal, where Belaruskalij fertilizers were loaded, are almost
empty.
Only one of the owners of this terminal, Igor Udovickis, shared the
information that in September through this terminal with 58 thousand. tons of
Lithuanian grain, a large "Supramax" type ship left.
As a result of
the sanctions against Belarus, to which Lithuania's Landsbergis also contributed, Russian
companies have been hoarding money.
They did not look for cargoes of Chinese
origin
Both the Lithuanian authorities regarding the port of Klaipėda and the
Latvian authorities promised to look for alternative cargoes for all Latvian ports
that are in the "minus" this year without exception. The Latvian
Ministry of Transport and ports actively searched for such cargoes in the
countries of Central Asia. It seems that they have not been found or it is
impossible to bring them to Latvia due to the fact that the cargo has to cross
the territory of Russia.
Lithuania, having
lost Belarusian cargo, was also looking for new markets and routes. It was not
heard that any Lithuanian delegations went to the countries of Central Asia. It
is possible that the government itself has realized that after the harsh
remarks against China there is nothing to do there. The countries of Central
Asia are increasingly linked with China and its economy, so the possibility of
transporting goods of Chinese origin through the port of Klaipėda was dissolved
together with the categorical statement of the Lithuanian Foreign Minister
Landsbergis against China.
Lithuania tried
to look for alternative cargoes in Ukraine, specifically mass transport of
Ukrainian grains. That did not happen, because no way was found to bring a
large amount of grain from Ukraine to Lithuania.
The only possible
way could have been Russian-gauge railways through Belarus, but neither Ukraine
nor Lithuania trusts this country and Aliaksandr Lukashenka, who declared
himself its president.
Lithuanian
service to Russia
Some business
analysts note that due to 2022
February 24 events the Belarusian economy suffered more than that of Russia. An
example is the same "Belaruskalij" fertilizer. Until 2022 February fertilizer traveled through the port of Klaipėda. Belarusian fertilizers were
established in the world market because their prices were lower than those of
the Russian Uralkalij and Uralchim companies. When sanctions were imposed by Landsbergis on
"Belaruskalij" fertilizers and their transit through the port of
Klaipėda stopped, Russian ports were in no hurry to transport
"Belaruskalij" fertilizers. The Russians directed the fertilizers of
"Uralkalij" and "Uralchim" companies to the empty potash
fertilizer market. The Russian fertilizer production group, which was close to
bankruptcy, had over 12 billion USD debts, recovered.
It would turn out
that US and EU sanctions on "Belaruskalij" fertilizers, which
appeared on Lithuania's Landsbergis' initiative, helped Russia to supplement its budget with
fertilizers as well. At least the ratings of the Russian fertilizer companies
Uralkalij and Uralchim in international markets have risen. Sanctions against
Belarus also helped to increase cargoes in Russian Baltic sea ports. At least
this year, all the largest ports of the Baltic Sea region are working
"with a plus". The largest even +17 percent. It is fixed in St.
Petersburg, where the amount of cargo decreased significantly last year. The
growth of its cargo this year in 8 months amounted to almost 4.5 million. tons.
It seems that the largest amount of Belarusian exports and imports, which were
pushed out of Klaipėda port by sanctions, went to St. Petersburg. The largest
amount of Belarusian oil and its products probably ended up in the Russian port
of Primorsk, which handled 3.5 million barrels this year more than last
year."
Better late than never. Look what you got folks. Elections
are important. If you elect grandchildren without the slightest ability, you
have to suffer. In compensation, Landsbergis wants to tax your home, and
if you have no money needed to pay to pay those taxes, burden your children and
grandchildren with debt, such a craziness is not done anywhere in the world.
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