Welcome to an exclusive executive summit bringing together leaders across the dry & liquid commodities, agribusiness, trading, logistics and finance, insurance sectors to build lasting partnerships across Europe’s key commodity markets and supply chains.
Through high-level networking, market insights and executive dialogue, 4S BUSINESS
SUMMIT connects business communities from the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea
and Caspian Sea, fostering cross-regional collaboration and unlocking new business
opportunities across Europe and Asia.
4S Business Summit Rotterdam connects European business with Ukraine and the Middle
Corridor
On 4 November 2026, the 4S Business Summit Rotterdam will bring together cargo owners,
commodity traders, ports, terminals, shipping companies, rail operators, logistics providers and financial institutions working across the North Sea, Baltic Sea, Black Sea and Caspian Sea regions.
Global commodity flows are changing, and alternative logistics routes are becoming part of long-term
supply-chain strategies. The Summit will focus on the practical and commercial conditions required to transform these emerging connections into reliable services and sustainable cargo flows.
Key topics include:
• Ukrainian grain, processed agricultural products and edible oils;
• new liquid-cargo flows from the Black Sea, Caucasus and Central Asia;
• biofuels, bunkering and food-grade liquids;
• ISO tank containers as a flexible logistics solution;
• maritime, rail, road and multimodal connections;
• trade finance, insurance and investment;
• commercially viable links between Ukraine, the Middle Corridor and Western Europe.
The event is designed as an Executive Business Club for senior decision-makers. Rather than a general conference, it will concentrate on real cargo cases, operational bottlenecks, direct business discussions and opportunities for practical cooperation.
Ahlers Logistics has joined as Logistics Sponsor and Fortior Law as Legal Partner. Rabobank and
Panteia are contributing their financial, market and corridor expertise to the programme.
The organisers are currently inviting additional cargo owners, maritime companies, tank-container
operators, terminal operators, bunkering and biofuel specialists, insurers and investors to participate as delegates, speakers and commercial partners.
Date: 4 November 2026
Location: Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Programme, speakers and registration:
4S Business Summit Rotterdam 2026
Connect. Collaborate. Create New Business.
