Kerch commercial port. Kerch Commercial Seaport
The boundaries of the seaport are established by the order of the Government Russian Federation dated October 03, 2015 No. 1963-r.
Navigation in the seaport is carried out all year round. The seaport operates around the clock and has a permanent cargo and passenger multilateral clause passes through state border Russian Federation.
Checkpoints are located at the Kerch Commercial Port, Kerch Fishing Port, Kamysh-Burun port and anchorage No. 471 of the seaport water area.
Navigation conditions in the seaport are characterized by surge fluctuations with strong winds: in winter from the northeast, which are distinguished by great strength and duration, and in summer - southern directions. The speed of the current in the Kerch Strait mainly depends on the winds, as well as on the flow of water from the Sea of Azov, and ranges from 0.1 to 0.5 knots, in narrow places with strong winds it can reach three knots.
The seaport is included in sea area A1 of the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS).
The seaport has facilities for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers, operations with cargo, including dangerous goods of 2, 3, 4 and 9 classes of the International Maritime Organization (hereinafter - IMO), replenishment of food, fuel, fresh water, waste and oily water, as well as repair and diving inspection of the vessel.
On the way to seaport located: Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal, Kerch Approach Canal, Kerch Fishing Port Canal, Kamysh-Burun Port Canal.
The section of the Kerch commercial port of the seaport water area accepts vessels up to 200 meters long and with a draft of up to 8 meters. The port is equipped with modern equipment, reloading machines and mechanisms that allow handling 2.5 million tons of general cargo per year, including containers, bulk cargo, wheeled vehicles, grain, directly at the port's berths, and up to a million tons in the roads.
The Kerch Fishing Port section of the seaport water area accepts vessels with a draft of not more than 6.9 meters and a length of up to 160 meters. Specialized in the processing of fish products. It is possible to process bulk, general and liquid cargoes of a wide range. The port can handle perishable goods.
The Kamysh-Burun port section of the seaport water area accepts vessels up to 200 meters long and with a draft of up to 6 meters. It specializes in transshipment of ferroalloys, coal, manganese concentrate, coke breeze, and general cargo. The port is ice-free. The water area of the port is convenient for safe mooring of vessels in any weather.
Plot cargo-passenger terminal "Crimea" - a sea ferry crossing connecting the Crimea and Krasnodar region. The crossing carries passengers, cars and railway cars through the Kerch Strait.
The branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of the Black Sea Sea Ports" in the city of Kerch was established in pursuance of the Order of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation dated 09.01.2002 No. 2 "On registration of the State Institution" Maritime Administration of the Port of Novorossiysk ", on the basis of the Decree of the Council of Ministers - Government of the Russian Federation dated 17.12.1993 No. 1299 "On the organization of management of seaports" and operates in accordance with the requirements of Article 55 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.
According to the results of the referendum of the peoples of Crimea on March 16, 2014, the Decree of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea No. 1745-6 / 14 of March 17, 2014 proclaimed the independence of Crimea as a sovereign state - the Republic of Crimea, in which the city of Sevastopol has a special status.
Decree of the State Council of the Republic of Crimea No. 1757-6/14 dated March 17, 2014 nationalized the integral property complexes of enterprises in the sphere of management of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, located on the territory of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol, and determined the boundaries of water areas.
On the basis of the property of the enterprises of the Services of Captains of the Sea Trade and Fishing Ports, located at the address: Republic of Crimea, Kerch, st. Kirova 28, and Sverdlov, 49 - a branch of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of the Black Sea Sea Ports" was created in the city of Kerch.
By order dated April 07, 2014 No. No. 82 of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of the Sea Ports of the Black Sea" the Regulations on the branch were approved.
Branch of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Crimean Sea Ports" "Kerch Commercial Port".
Transshipment of bulk, general, packaged, cargo, rolling equipment. Service of vessels entering the port and on the roads.
Director - Volkov Vladimir Yurievich
Useful information: www.sevram.com/view_excursion.php?view=202
The port's capacities allow processing 2.5 million tons of cargo per year. The port is equipped with modern equipment, reloading machines and mechanisms that allow processing general cargo (metal products, equipment, etc.), bulk cargo (ferroalloys, cast iron, scrap metal, pellets), containers, wheeled vehicles, bulk grain.
Vessels up to 200 m long and with a draft of 7.8 m can enter the port.
general information
On the coast of the Kerch Strait, the coldest months are January and February. Most of the year, NE winds prevail, characterized by significant speed and duration. In summer, southerly winds are frequent. Winds with a speed of 21-24 m/s are rare. There are few calms.
Fogs are most frequent from November to March. Precipitation is more common from November to March-April. Thunderstorms are most likely from May to October-November, when on average there are up to 3-5 thunderstorm days per month.
The port is located on the shore of the Kerch Bay. The through channel of the port departs from the Yenikalsky knee of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal (KEK) 1.1 miles to the ESE from Cape Bely and leads to the port's Shiroki Mole.
The port is open to ships all year round. During the icing period, due to the constant change of currents and wind direction, ice movement can be observed. In such conditions, the vessel traffic control center (CRDC) gives permission for the passage of the vessel in each individual case.
Approach and departure of vessels
Information about the approach of a vessel heading to the port is given 48 hours in advance, again - 24 hours in advance and is updated 4 hours before approaching the Kerch-Yenikal Canal.
Swimming mode
The length of the strait is 22 miles, the largest width between Kerch and the eastern edge of the Taman Bay is 22.5 miles, the smallest is 8 miles between Capes Khroni and Achilleoon.
The Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal is accessible for vessels up to 215 m long, with a draft of up to 8 m. The Kerch Harbor Master gives permission for large vessels to enter the canal in each individual case.
Vessels over 160 m long and with a draft of more than 6 m can navigate the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal only during daylight hours. Entry of vessels into the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal during fogs, snowfall, haze, heavy rains, with a wind speed of more than 14 m/s is prohibited. In the Kerch Strait, there is a system for regulating the movement of ships. Vessels proceeding to the ports of the Kerch Strait and in transit through the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal must use the services of the Vessel Traffic Control Center.
Vessel speed should not exceed: throughout the Kerch-Yenikal Canal for ships with a draft of more than 5m - 10 knots, for smaller ships - 12 knots; on the approach channel KMTP - 7 knots.
pilotage
Port pilots carry out pilotage to the port of Kerch, along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal and to all ports of the Sea of Azov. Pilotage on the KEC is obligatory for all ships flying a foreign flag; LPG vessels with a draft of more than 4.5 m or a length of more than 120 m; ships in disrepair; oil tankers and ships carrying dangerous goods; ships with nuclear power plant; in other cases, by decision of the Harbor Master.
pilotage by Sea of Azov mandatory for: all ships flying a foreign flag; ships in disrepair; oil tankers and ships carrying dangerous goods; ships with a nuclear power plant; of all ships during the ice campaign on the Sea of Azov. An application for a pilot is submitted to the CRBC with information about the approach. When leaving the port - two hours before departure.
Towing support
To ensure the safety of turning vessels from KEK to the port approach channel and in the opposite direction, the use of tugs is mandatory.
During mooring operations, all ships with a capacity of more than 500 GRT must use harbor tugs.
Probably the most common definition of Kerch is " seaport". It is Kerch that now connects Crimea and mainland Russia - so far only through ports. Well, the most common profession among the people of Kerch is a sailor. Which, as in the old joke, "a girl is waiting in the port." It turns out that the life of most citizens is somehow connected with the ports. But do we know all of them?
In addition to its venerable age, it is also famous for its size, number of berths and, of course, cargo turnover. Once becoming the center of the working and industrial Kerch, it still does not slow down and to this day plays a crucial role in the city's economy.
Port Kamysh-Burun
This item came as a complete surprise to some of us. It turns out that in addition to the three well-known Kerch ports, there is one more, which is officially part of the State Unitary Enterprise Kamysh-Burun Production Company.
This is where the confusion begins. Judging by the reports of the regional media, this very company (more precisely, the plant for the production of concrete and cement), and with it the port, should have been reconstructed no later than last spring. The headlines of Internet publications were full of loud phrases that “The port of Kamysh-Burun will connect Crimea and Russia”, the administration of Kerch stated that investors began to invest in the port, and repairs were already in full swing ... But a year has passed. Rare mentions of Kamysh-Burun have disappeared from the press for good, and the city authorities no longer raise this topic. What happens to the port and for the benefit of whom it exists today is a mystery, because there is no information about it in the public domain.
