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Rotterdam’s annual throughput data separates stronger crude flows from softer products
The Port of Rotterdam Authority reported that 2025 crude throughput increased while mineral-oil product volumes declined. Its explanation points to refining margins, backwardation and limited arbitrage opportunities as factors shaping the product side of the market. The two directions are a reminder that liquid-bulk infrastructure serves several linked but distinct flows: crude supply to refining, finished-product distribution and intermediate movements may not move together. This independently written item draws only on the authority’s published account and is not a statement about Dalian North Oil volumes or commercial availability.
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A storage enquiry is stronger when it identifies whether the requirement concerns crude, an intermediate stream or finished product, and whether marine, pipeline, barge, rail or road movement is anticipated.
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