Port in St. Petersburg stops transshipment of nitrate amid drone attacks - rosmedia
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St. Petersburg port stops transshipment of ammonium nitrate amid drone attacks, planning to move operations outside the city.
The major port of St. Petersburg has stopped transshipment of ammonium nitrate amid drone attacks. Local authorities are planning to move the transshipment of nitrate outside the city in the future, presumably to Ust-Luga. This is reported by the Russian media with reference to sources, UNN reports .
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According to the publication, the major port of St. Petersburg stopped transshipment of nitrate in February. It is noted that for the port of St. Petersburg, this means the loss of a significant 3 million tons of cargo per year.
For the port, which is already in a difficult position due to the loss of trade operations with Europe, this is a rather significant blow,
According to the sources, the operations were suspended due to a ban imposed by the authorities amid fears of drone attacks, while a decision was made to move the nitrate transshipment outside the city. Ust-Luga is being considered as a new location for nitrate transshipment. However, the city is not yet ready to receive nitrate, as the port needs to modernize its infrastructure.
Recall
Following the attack on the Leningrad region of Russia, an aircraft-type drone was found on the territory of the St. Petersburg Oil Terminal oil and gas company in St. Petersburg on the morning of March 3. According to rosZmI, there was no explosion.