Port Kavkaz
Port Kavkaz | |
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Native name | Порт Кавказ |
Location | |
Country | Russia |
Location | Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai |
Coordinates | 45°20′30″N 36°40′35″E / 45.34167°N 36.67639°E |
UN/LOCODE | RUKZP[1] |
Details | |
Type of harbour | Sea |
Size | Medium |
Statistics | |
Website Port Kavkaz |
Port Kavkaz (Russian: Порт Кавказ) is a small harbour on the Kerch Strait in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The port is able to handle vessels up to 130 metres (430 ft) in length, 14.5 metres (48 ft) in breadth and with draft up to 5 metres (16 ft).[2]
It was the eastern terminal of the railroad and car Kerch Strait ferry line connecting Krasnodar Krai with Crimea (the western terminal of the ferry line is Port Krym).
The southern zone of the port has been under renovation to increase the turnover of the port of Kavkaz up to 4 megatonnes (3,900,000 long tons; 4,400,000 short tons).
In August 2014
vessels to anchor. Plans included an additional 15–18 anchor places for loading large ships. The additional area is 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) with depths of 26–27.6 m (85–91 ft).[3]
References
- ^ "UNLOCODE (RU) - RUSSIA". service.unece.org. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ Port Kavkaz
- ITAR TASS. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.