Kerch Marine Trade Seaport (russian: Керченский морской торговый порт, uk, Керченський морський торговельний порт) is one of the oldest
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 ...
s of
Black Sea
The Black Sea is a marginal mediterranean sea of the Atlantic Ocean lying between Europe and Asia, east of the Balkans, south of the East European Plain, west of the Caucasus, and north of Anatolia. It is bounded by Bulgaria, Georgia, Rom ...
(and
Sea of Azov) located in the city 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 ...
on the eastern shores of
Kerch peninsula
The Kerch Peninsula is a major and prominent geographic peninsula located at the eastern end of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine.
This peninsula stretches eastward toward the Taman peninsula between the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea. Most of the pe ...
at
Kerch Bay.
The port has 10 piers.
Information
Port of Kerch is located in close proximity to the Black Sea waterways of oil transportation, international transport corridors and the Bosphorus (the exit to the Mediterranean Sea).
The port is located on the shores of the Kerch -freezing bay.
On the coast of the Kerch Strait coldest months - January and February. The prevailing wind - NE. The port is open for navigation all year round.
The port provides cargo-handling services and storage in open areas, with a total area of 140 000 m
2. and in covered warehouses of 12 000 m
2.
See also
*
Kerch Fishing Port
References
External links
Official website
Buildings and structures in Kerch
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 ...
Ports of Crimea
Enterprises of Kerch
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