Azov-Black Sea regional branch of Federal Rosmorport completed on November 17 urgent dredging of the approach channel of the Port of Temryuk, the enterprise press release said.
The channel was cleared from debris and sediments formed by recent storm and deepened to the required mark. Now the channel is safe for navigation of all types of vessels with permissible draft, Rosmorport said.
Port of Temryuk is located on the Taman seashore of the Azov Sea. The berths of total length of 1,200 rm are equipped for handling general cargoes, round timber, lumber, metals, oversized cargo and food products . In 2010, throughput of the port of Temryuk declined by 7.4% year-over-year to 1.95 million tons.