Port of Sevastopol
Port of Sevastopol | |
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Location | |
Country | Ukraine[1] |
Location | Sevastopol |
Coordinates | 44°36′56″N 33°31′35″E / 44.61556°N 33.52639°E |
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Opened | 1875 |
Owned by | Sea/River Fleet Administration (government) |
Type of harbour | Natural/Artificial |
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Website www.morport.sebastopol.ua |
Sevastopol Marine Trade Port (SMTP) is a
The port had previously been under the sovereignty of Ukraine following the
History
A settlement was formed at the Sevastopol port in June 1783 as a base for a naval squadron under the name Akhtiar
During
The port was leased to Russia on a long-term lease after the devolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.[citation needed]
In early March 2014, during the
Location and defined borders
The territory of the port was defined by the declaration of
- Kamysheva Bay that belongs to responsibility of the Sevastopol Marine Fish Port[8]
- Territory leased by the Russian Federation for the Black Sea Fleet[8]
- Yuzhnaya Bay(Yuzhnaya bukhta; Южная бухта)
- Territory that is a responsibility zone of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine[8]
- Territory of Balaclava Bay that is under the responsibility of the State Border Service of Ukraine[8]
Divisions
Passenger terminal
Passenger terminal is located at the pier #143. Along with terminal there is a building of customs.
Cargo district
There is a cargo district located at the eastern end of the
Transloading complex #1 (PK-1) has capabilities to handle transferring cargo from water transport onto ground transport such as automotive and rail. The complex is specialized to handle cabotage sand, scrap metal (ferrous and non-ferrous metals) in bulk, and coal export. Transloading complex #2 (PK-2) has an area of 47,883 m2 (515,410 sq ft). It is based around the pier #56 that has a length of 112 running meters and depth of 8.25 m (27.1 ft).[citation needed]
South Sevastopol
South Sevastopol is a ship maintenance facility.[9] The factory has a freight-handling complex, ship maintenance shop, own design bureau, builds yachts. It also rents out various vessels such as floating cranes, tugboats, others.[citation needed]
Fleet
Ships and fleets based in the Port of Sevastopol.[clarification needed] The list[clarification needed] does not include former fleets among which are fleets of Atlantika State Fishing Company[10] and others. Also fleet of the Yalta Marine Trade Port is assigned to the Port of Sevastopol.
Sevastopol Marine Trade Port
- 16 passenger motorboats
- 2 ferries (Roll-on/roll-off)
- tanker (RKZ-460)
- 2 tugboats
- bilge water collector (PS-379)
- 2 oil spill collector
- oil collector (NMS-36)
- pilot (Lotsman)
- special assignment ship (Kristalny)
- floating workshop (PM-870)
- motorboat for travels (BMK-130)
National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
- special assignment ship (Professor Vodyanytsky)
- fishing boat (Seival)
Strategic value
The Port of Sevastopol is considered a key hold[
References
- ^ Disputed territory; occupied by Russia
- ^ Anatoliy Pronin. "A treaty on accession of the Republic of Crimea and Sebastopol to the Russian Federation. Unofficial English translation with little commentary". Academia.edu. Archived from the original on 2022-02-08. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ^ "Sevastopol". The Ukrainian Soviet Encyclopedia. UK: Leksika.
- ^ "Севастополь (Sevastopol)". The Great Soviet Encyclopedia. Moscow.
- ^ "Основание и развитие Севастополя (Osnovaniye i razvitiye Sevastopolya)" [Foundation and development of Sevastopol] (in Russian). Sevastopol.info. 2007-05-28. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ Russia sinks ship to block Ukrainian Navy ships
- ^ "Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet". 7 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f Port of Sevastopol. Sevastopol Tour
- ^ Official website of South Sevastopol Archived 2013-04-26 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ About how fishing industry of Ukraine was liquidated Archived 2009-11-23 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Ukrmorrichflot State Administration website
- (in English) Port anniversary raises tension over navy's future. Russia Today. 2008-06-14
- Invasion of the Port of Sevastopol by jellyfish. Euronews. 2013-01-03
- Avlita Stevedoring company (Portinvest official website)
- History of the Sevastopol city passenger fleet
- Fleet of Sevastopol, All ships that hoist the Ukrainian flag in Sevastopol
- Official website of the Sevastopol Marine Fishing Port Archived 2013-02-27 at the Wayback Machine