Ports: China will not save Latvia

China threatened to Arctic

China fixes the Arctic claims on paper — the State Council China published on January 26 the White book first in the history about a state policy in Arctic. Thus China declared the intentions together with other countries to create maritime trade routes in Arctic within the Polar Silk Way project.

"Geographically China is the country close to Arctic, and one of the continental states closest to Arctic Circle" — quotes the Chinese information agency "Sinkhua" the White book.

It is the statement more than once caused bewilderment of the polar countries. Nevertheless China is compelled to cooperate with the subarctic countries as that itself is not only. Often offers on financial participation China in projects of the northern countries hang in mid-air — all because the Chinese partners got used to invest money only in absolutely favorable ideas. However even nothing the supported conversations on possible investments in development ports, communications, land transports have the action and create positive image China — the faithful companion in development Arctic.

"China has direct interest in development the Northern Sea Route. Today the most obvious interest — is transportation of the liquefied natural gas from the project JSC "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug SPG" in which companies China own about 30%. Annually China National Petroleum COR plans to transport from the project about 4 million tons of LNG, of course, through SMP. This route, by the way, was already actively used by China for transportation of the equipment for same JSC "Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug SPG" — the president declared RASPP and businessmen Vitaly Monkevich , making comments on the Chinese initiative of the Polar silk way in Arctic.

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As earlier reported REGNUM news agency information agency "REGNUM" , China in 2016 confirmed the interest in Northern Sea Route use for deliveries the goods to Europe. The Russian side also repeatedly declared that the future of transit transportations on SMP connects with China.

the Northern Sea Route (NSR) — this space which adjoins to the northern coast of Russian Federation and Novaya Zemlya and the western borders of the Matochkin Shar Straits, Kara Strait and the Yugorsky Strait covers internal sea waters, the territorial sea, the adjacent and economic zones, limited from the East sea space of United States of America and a parallel of Cape Dezhnev in the Bering Strait, from the West the Desire meridian to the archipelago.

Freight naperekhvat

the Director general the Klaipeda seaport Vaytkus Arvidas and the Klaipeda stevedores are afraid that from them freights can go to ports Latvia. About it reported on January 30 the Baltnews.lt edition. It is connected with that Latvia works over interception of the transit going to Klaipeda as itself endures serious crisis.

the Head of Association of the sea loading companies Lithuania Dambrauskas Vidmantas does not exclude

that Latvians can significantly lower tariffs for transportations and entice the Belarusian freights to themselves, writes the edition.

Following the results of 2017 the Klaipeda port broke the next historical record on goods turnover — the volume of transfer made 43,1 million tons. Thus, the Latvian port is the leader not only among the countries of Baltics, but also among the states of EU and NATO which have sea harbors on Baltic.

the Old competitor Klaipeda, the Riga free port, in 2017 passed 33,6 million tons — on 9,5 million tons less, than the Klaipeda port. Leaving of the Russian oil became the main reason.

the Management of port and the head of the stevedoring companies consider that in such conditions it is necessary to work, extend, invest in port infrastructure and to assure constant partners that Klaipeda is ready to provide for them all conditions.

the Management Belarus more than once showed to

public discontent and threatened to transfer the Belarusian transit from Klaipeda. The hysterical position Lithuania on construction of the Belarusian nuclear power plant is the main reason of it. Station call "dangerous", moreover, the law which forbids electricity hit with BELAES in the Lithuanian networks is adopted. Official Vilnius asks European Commission to affect Minsk and to stop construction which is already in the final stage

However despite it Lithuania strongly attached to itself Belarus. Russian Federation, Latvia or Estonia meanwhile it is not necessary to wait for inflow new gruzov.

Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" on all fronts

JSC Russian the Iron <44> Road

" has to enter port business, motor transportation and river transportations. newspaper "Kommersant". In companies recognize that ideas while "crude", and experts note lack of many introduction.

According to the draft of the concept of developments transport and logistic businesses Open joint-stock company "Rossiyskiye zheleznyye dorogi" till 2025, the share of transport and logistic services in business monopolies has to grow by 2025 to 25%, and with a steady growth of loading and goods turnover profitability logistic businesses has to be increased. For achievement of this purpose it is necessary to master stevedoring business both transportations internal water and motor transport.

As are noted by the edition, stevedoring business is of interest and as an income source, and as the instrument of expansion of the basic due to attraction of new freights. In plans to consider possibility of purchase of container terminals on Baltic, to develop the potential of warehouse capacities due to entry into the market of road haulage. To internal water transport it is planned to go for elimination of the competition to it and loading growth.

of BTK: in search of application

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Iron it is expensive Baku — Tibilisi — Kars will be used further and in the tourist purposes. It today, on January 31, declared to the chief of department according to information and public relations of Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Republic Shikhammedov Vugar , reported "Partner Russian Railway".

"On it transport (on railway — an editor's note. REGNUM news agency information agency "REGNUM" ) can visit all regions of Azerbaidjan. It is used on trips of internal tourism, in particular in holidays or during summer vacations. For the internal tourism which is one of the priority directions of a road map, along with alternative types transports are used also this look transports" by — Shikhammedov Vugar considers.

According to him, as for the international transports, after the beginning of operation of BTK at full capacity experts of the tourist sphere will consider this question taking into account the international experience, and this iron is dear, connecting three country, will be used and in "the tourist purposes".

However need to understand that usually cargo and passenger streams try to part. However, considering special "load" of BTK, roads have every chance for work with passenger traffics. According to plans, a passenger traffic on a route Baku — Tbilisi — Kars is expected within one million people a year.

As already were written by authors information agency "REGNUM" , during BTK operation already proved "necessity". In December the first container train on the new iron road Baku — Tbilisi — Kars went to the return flight from the Turkish port Mersin in the direction of the Kazakhstan station Kokshetau. So, for a month of operation on road passed only one train, and it later went a month to a way back.

statements that at the initial stage on the new iron road is planned to transport 6,5 million tons of freights sounded Earlier, further this indicator promise to increase to 12 million tons. However meanwhile to such figures of BTK it is still far.

Latvia and China: too little the general

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is more critical to estimate steps which offer Latvia large geopolitical players, the mayor declared Ventspils to Lembergs Ayvars in interview to the Dienas Bizness newspaper, reported on January 31 Sputnik Latvia.

Lembergs Ayvars positively are estimated by activities of the Latvian politicians for building relations with China, however he considers that "after one call from the American Embassy this activity will be put on a brake".

Also the mayor Ventspils declared that the Chinese containers will go through Russian Federation, and it has all opportunities to redirect freights to own ports in the Gulf of Finland.

"Now in the Russian ports free capacities, and at China with Russian Federation always will be more general questions and interests, than at Latvia and China", — considers Lembergs Ayvars.

However it does not mean that it is not necessary to work at the Chinese direction. But this one hundred or one thousand containers will not be able to transport all mass of freights which carried from Russian Federation, told Lembergs Ayvars.

we Will remind

, more than a year ago the parliamentary secretary of the ministry of messages Latvia Edgars Tavars declared that freght traffic from Belarus and China can compensate only for 50% loss of the Russian freights. Restoring former volumes of transit, decades can leave, Edgars Tavars a portal Mixnews.lv quote.

Meyzer Anna