Yevgeniy Tuzinkevich was appointed acting harbormaster of the port of Kavkaz. Previously, he was first deputy harbormaster of the port of Temryuk, headed Safety of Navigation office, the Taman Seaports Authority said.
The Ports Authority said former head of the port Andrey Iovlev quit at his own request.
Port of 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 specializes in handling dry bulk cargo (mineral fertilizer, concentrates of various ores, grain), general cargo, timber, and containers. In 2010, cargo throughput of Port of Kavkaz totaled 9,65 million tons.