Logistics Services
The specificity of Europe’s natural,
climatic and geological conditions is that
the most resource-rich areas are located
in the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions.
About two thirds of the area is featured
with the presence of permafrost, which
also covers a substantial part of the
Arctic sea waters complicating the
development of hydrocarbon (HC) raw
materials.
The distribution of HC resources in
Europe’s waters is highly uneven:
about 75 percent of total resources and 86
percent of northern seas’ resources
are concentrated in the western Arctic –
the Barents, Pechora and Kara seas.
This depends to a great extent on regional
geological features and large area of
these waters [1, 2, 3, 6]. All the Arctic
offshore fields have also been discovered
in those seas.
None of the oil and gas wells has been
drilled so far in the eastern Arctic seas
(Laptev, East Siberian and Chukchee seas)
Vessel & Cargo Shipment
Oil and gas transportation systems in the Arctic include local and main oil and gas pipelines, transportation by railways and marine tanker fleet. The existence of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) and nuclear icebreaker fleet allows transportation of HC liquids (oil, gas condensate and liquefied gas) eastward and westward to the European, United States and Pacific Region markets. HCs are exported by tankers from several terminals of Murmansk, Vitino, Arkhangelsk, and Varandey seaports. In this case, the first three ports receive HCs by railway, which limits the traffic volume.
Logistics Flow Pattern
Cargo flows, containers and general cargo that reach Europe by maritime logistics mostly arrive via the major European ports Rotterdam and Antwerp. For many customers, these two main ports represent the “Gateway to Europe”.
We have developed huge skills and competence in maritime logistics, customs clearance services and on-transportation by truck, barge, rail, feeder vessel. We handle the warehousing, inventory management, storage(bonded or customs cleared), information management, transportation of these cargo flows to the final destination in the Hinterland.
Our services and competencies in the European Gateway logistics are f.e.:
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Order processing
Warehousing / storage / handling of the cargo
Customs coordination / customs clearance
Fiscal representation for VAT
Release of cargo at container terminals
Dispatch of import containers and import cargo
On-carriage and distribution services by road, rail, barge and combined traffic modalities
Information management and materials flow management
Supply Chain control, visibility and reliability
Key Performance Indicator management