Green partnership for Rosmorport

This is also a green partnership though. Mr Ilkka Herlin, chairman of the board of directors of Cargotec has expressed his delight because Russia is showing its commitment to build ecological ports with the emphasis on maritime infrastructure.

Rosmorport and Cargotec have also discussed the idea of organising a Baltic Sea Action Summit in St Petersburg next year.

Strategically, Finland is a useful trading partner for Russia, acting as a balance and entry point when the latter has, for political reasons, distanced itself from its European allies.

The main area of focus is going to be on Russia’s northern coast, especially those facing a possible expansion into arctic transits. “Russia is going to modernise its ports, especially on the Northeast Passage and Arctic region,” confirmed Russian deputy prime minister Sergey B Ivanov, who also said that the country needs “long term co-operation with trusted partners”.