04.03.2021
Artikel Nummer: 35456
Partnership on Finnish railways
Operail Finland has started cooperating with Oiltanking, an operator of tank terminals for oils, gases and chemicals, to transport liquid fuels on the Vainikkala-Kotka route in Finland. Oiltanking Finland’s terminals are located in Kotka and Hamina. Due to their proximity to the border are considered a gateway to and from Russia.
The terminals mainly serve as an important hub for Russian chemical flows; various products enter via rail, are stored in heatable and insulated tanks and then forwarded via truck or vessels. The facilities have 170 discharging places for rail cars and 13 for tank trucks.
Oiltanking owns and operates 64 terminals in 24 countries worldwide and has an overall storage capacity of 20.2 million cbm. (ben)