In January-July 2015, port Kavkaz handled 13,077,000 t of cargo (up 83%, year-on-year), Harbour Master of port Kavkaz Yevgeny Tuzinkevich told IAA PortNews.
Off-harbour transshipment complex handled 5,926,000 t (+24%, year-on-year).
Transshipment of oil products increased 22.3% to 4,881,000 t, grain – up 2.7 times to 1,207,000 t, sulphur and mineral fertilizers down 38.5% to 894,000 t, LPG – down 2.7 times to 124,000 t.
Exports from port Kavkaz dropped 2.3 times to 386,000 t, imports – down 21.9% to 260,000 t, transshipment of coastal trade cargo – up 8.3 times to 6,636,000 t.
Bunker sales at the port fell 12% to 318,300 t.
Passenger turnover jumped by 92% to 2,270,865 passengers.
The number of calls increased by 36.1% to 10,524 calls.
Port of Kavkaz is situated between the Azov and the Russian Black Sea coast. The depth of 4.5 meters allows for handling river boats and seagoing ships (off the harbour). The port’s facilities are intended for handling bulked cargoes (mineral fertilizers, concentrates of various ores, grain) as well as general, timber, and containerized goods. In 2014, the port handled 10.17 mln t of cargo.