Port Krym (russian: Порт Крым, uk, Порт Крим, crh, Qırım Limanı - literally ''Port Crimea'') is a
port
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as H ...
in
Crimea
Crimea, crh, Къырым, Qırım, grc, Κιμμερία / Ταυρική, translit=Kimmería / Taurikḗ ( ) is a peninsula in Ukraine, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, that has been occupied by Russia since 2014. It has a pop ...
. It is located on the western shore of
Kerch Strait
The Kerch Strait, uk, Керченська протока, crh, Keriç boğazı, ady, Хы ТӀуалэ is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west f ...
, in the north-eastern part of
Kerch
Kerch ( uk, Керч; russian: Керчь, ; Old East Slavic: Кърчевъ; Ancient Greek: , ''Pantikápaion''; Medieval Greek: ''Bosporos''; crh, , ; tr, Kerç) is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of t ...
city near a settlement of Zhukivka. Next to the port is located the
Krym railway station.
Port Krym had the
Kerch Strait ferry connection with
Port Kavkaz
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
on the eastern (
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eig ...
n) shore of the strait.
Янукович и Медведев решили строить керченский мост. е-Крым, 24 April 2010
The port is also a base for pilot
An aircraft pilot or aviator is a person who controls the flight of an aircraft by operating its directional flight controls. Some other aircrew members, such as navigators or flight engineers, are also considered aviators, because they a ...
boats which guide navigation through the Strait of Kerch
The Kerch Strait, uk, Керченська протока, crh, Keriç boğazı, ady, Хы ТӀуалэ is a strait in Eastern Europe. It connects the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, separating the Kerch Peninsula of Crimea in the west f ...
. The port is served by a fleet of three ships which were the property of the Ukrainian State Company "Kerch Ferry" as well as two more ships of the Russian company "ANShIP" which provides railroad ferry connection.
Port Krym was a transition point on the E97 ( M17) where it terminated and resumed on the Russian coast at the Port Kavkaz
A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...
. The type of crossing was ferry, status - local. The types of transportation crossings were passenger and freight.
References
External links
Ukrmorrichflot State Administration website (archived)
Kerch Peninsula
Krym
Geography of Crimea
Buildings and structures in Kerch
1954 establishments in Ukraine
Russia–Ukraine border crossings
Kerch Strait
Ports of Crimea
Sanctioned due to Russo-Ukrainian War
Enterprises of Kerch
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