The Government of the Krasnodar Territory is expected to enter RMP-Taman LLC (managing company of the project on creation of the new dry cargo district of port Taman) in the first half of 2014, IAA PortNews reporter cites Igor Rusu, Director General of the company, as saying at the Forum of Dredging Companies arranged by media-group PortNews. He says the only company member today is FSUE Rosmorport.
The project on creation of the new dry cargo district of port Taman implies the construction of facilities at Taman peninsula (Krasnodar Territory) capable of handling 94 mt of dry cargo per year.
The project implementation has been foreseen by all strategic programmes and budget planning documents from 2008: Transport Strategy of the Russian Federation till 2030; Strategy for the development of seaport infrastructure till 2030; federal special-purpose programme Development of Russia’s Transport System (2010-2020).
The project is being implemented through the private-public partnership (PPP) and comprises the construction of new cargo handling port complexes (marine terminals) intended for transshipment of dry bulk and loose cargo (coal, mineral fertilizers, sulphur, iron ore and iron ore concentrate, grain), general cargo (steel) and containerized cargo financed by private investors and the facilities of federal ownership - hydraulic facilities, utility and power supply facilities as well as railways, highways and marine approaches financed by the federal budget. The agreements of intent to participate in the project on construction of a new dry cargo district in port Taman have been signed with Global Ports Investments PLC, EuroChem OJSC, United Grain Company OJSC, UCL Port B.V., METALLOINVEST LLC, Siberian Coal Energy Company OJSC, Crimean Logistic Terminal LLC, Rusal OJSC, Gazprom Export LLC, Coal Company Kuzbassrazrezugol OJSC.