OREANDA-NEWS. October 5, 2007. In January-September 2007, throughput of Temryuk seaport grew by 13.3%, year-on-year, to 954,080 tonnes. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 806,070 tonnes (+3.24%, yoy) including 215,92o tones of sawn timber, 42,150 tonnes of round timber, 214,790 tonnes of chemical cargo. In the reported period, the port handled 68,610 tonnes of grain cargo, 27,814 tonnes of fertilizers, 119,045 tones of non-ferrous metal, 145,631 tonnes of general cargo. In the 9-month period import amounted to 148,010 tonnes (2.4-fold growth, year-on-year). In the reported period the port handled 444 vessels (+7.7%, year-on-year).
Temryuk seaport is located at Taman coast of the Sea of Azov. Total length of the port’s berths is 1200 running meters. Major type of cargo handled at the port is the general cargo: round timber, timber materials, metal, as well as out-of-gage load and foodstuffs. Dredging works carried out from 1996, has almost finalized for the moment being at the approach canal, and the port is able to accept river-and-sea-going vessels with up to 5,000 tonnes of displacement.