In January-October 2015, the port of Yeisk handled 3,112,600 t of cargo (-4.5%, year-on-year), Harbour Master of port Yeisk Sergei Grechkin told IAA PortNews.
Grain transshipment increased by 9.1% to 1,545,200 t, coal – by 5% to 644,200 t, oil products – by 5.4% to 132,000 t. Transshipment of liquid bulk food fell by 14.4% to 124,600 t.
3.1% to 2,874,300 t, imports – plunged 3.2 times to 100,200 t, transit – down 13.8% to 63,700 t , transshipment of coastal trade cargo – down 7.4% to 74,400 t.
Bunker sales at the port totaled 20,000 t (633 operations) against 19,200 t (623 operations) in January-October 2014.
In the reported period, the port authorities registered 851 incoming and 859 outgoing vessels against 882 incoming and 889 outgoing vessels a year ago.
The sea port of Yeisk located in the Krasnodar Territory in the southwestern part of Taganrog Bay of the Azov Sea. Currently, the port has 12 cargo berths and one passenger berth with two oil terminals completed recently. The port is accessible to ships with a draft of 4.5 m and length of 150 m.