Volumes of cargo shipments through the port of Kavkaz in January this year fell 12.1% from the same period of 2009, down to 491.180 tons, PortNews IAA reports citing RosMorPort’s Taman branch office.

Exports via KP increased by 15.6%, to 316.100 tons, imports rose 2.5%, to 104.350 tons. The number of ship calls at the port was reportedly 151 units this January, as much as 4.14% over the same period last year.

Port Kavkaz is situated between the Azov and the Russian Black Sea coast. The 4.5-m-deep harborage allows handling river boats and seagoing ships (offshore). The port’s loading berths facilities are intended for handling bulked cargoes (mineral fertilizers, concentrates of various ores, grain) as well as general, timber, and containerized commodities. In 2009 shipment volumes via the port of Kavkaz reached 8.1 million tons and 2.500 ships were handled at the port.