Throughput of the port of Temryuk up 8.3% in Jan-May, 07, y-o-y
In January-May 2007, throughput of the port of Temryuk totaled 478.29 thou tonnes (+8.%), ortNews IAA learnt from Taman branch of Rosmorport FSUE. In the 5-month period, transshipment of export cargo amounted to 421.36 thou tonnes (-0.41%, year-on-year). Export of sawn timber totaled 124.087 thou tonnes, r консультационно-информационный институт ound timber – 30.453 thou tonnes, chemicals–109.34 thou tonnes, grain – 1.04 thou tonnes, fertilizers – 18.790 thou tonnes, non-ferrous metal – 66.149 thou tonnes, general cargo – 55.033 thou tonnes. In the reported period import totaled 56.93 thou tonnes (3.1-fold growth, year-on-year). The port handled 243 vessels (+15%, year-on-year).Temryuk Commercial Seaport is located at Taman coast of the Sea of Azov. Total length of the port’s berths is 1200 running meters. Major type of cargo handled at the port is the general cargo: round timber, timber materials, metal, as well as out-of-gage load and foodstuffs. Dredging works carried out from 1996, has almost finalized for the moment being at the approach canal, and the port is able to accept river-and-sea-going vessels with up to 5,000 tonnes in displacement.