ESPOO 2004 VTT PUBLICATIONS 547 VTT PUBLICATIONS 547 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 Over the last decade maritime transport in the Gulf of Finland area has 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 changed significantly. Russia is now the largest oil producer in the world. 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 Two new oil ports have been opened and there are plans for more new oil 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 Oil transportation and terminal development in the Gulf of Finland Oil transportation 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 ports on the Russian coasts of the Baltic Sea. Also, the Baltic States have 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 enjoyed a remarkable economic boom, especially regarding new port and 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 terminal development and oil transportation. 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 As traffic volumes on the Gulf of Finland continue to rise, the risk of 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 accidents is also increasing accordingly. Due to the fact the Gulf of Finland 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 is a sensitive brackish water area with a unique nature and environment, 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 there has been a growing concern with accidental oil spills and various 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 negative impacts caused by the maritime transport. 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 This report, commissioned by the Finnish Ministry of the Environment 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 is an updated report of the earlier study on the Gulf of Finland's oil 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 transport, published in 1999. The report contains statistics on oil transport, 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 terminal development, and it presents future development scenarios up to 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 2010. 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 123456789012345678901234567890121234567890123456789012345678901212345678901234567890123456789012123 Saara Hänninen & Jorma Rytkönen Oil transportation and terminal development in the Gulf of Finland Hänninen Tätä julkaisua myy Denna publikation säljs av This publication is available from VTT TIETOPALVELU VTT INFORMATIONSTJÄNST VTT INFORMATION SERVICE PL 2000 PB 2000 P.O.Box 2000 & 02044 VTT 02044 VTT FIN–02044 VTT, Finland Rytkönen Puh. (09) 456 4404 Tel. (09) 456 4404 Phone internat. +358 9 456 4404 Faksi (09) 456 4374 Fax (09) 456 4374 Fax +358 9 456 4374 ISBN 951–38–6412–X (soft back ed.) ISBN 951–38–6413–8 (URL: http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/publications/2004/P547.pdf) ISSN 1235–0621 (soft back ed.) ISSN 1455–0849 (URL: http://www.vtt.fi/inf/pdf/) VTT PUBLICATIONS 547 Oil transportation and terminal development in the Gulf of Finland Saara Hänninen & Jorma Rytkönen VTT Industrial Systems ISBN 951–38–6412–X (soft back ed.) ISSN 1235–0621 (soft back ed.) 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