Economics

Europe’s Biggest Port Is Very Worried About Russian War Impact

  • Rotterdam, agriculture are where crisis will hurt Dutch most
  • Huge Dutch FDI in Russia isn’t what it seems, economists say

The Port of Rotterdam is Europe’s largest port.

Photographer: Peter Boer/Bloomberg
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Europe’s biggest port is where the sharp end of sanctions against Russia looks likely to hurt the Netherlands, even if the nation’s economic statistics might suggest otherwise.