OREANDA-NEWS. February 6, 2008. In January 2008,  throughput of port Temryuk fell 19.07%, year-on-year, to 65,710 tonnes of cargo. In the reported period, export of sawn timber totaled 9,887 tonnes, chemical cargo – 2,073 tonnes. Transshipment of scrap metal amounted to 5,928 tonnes, non-ferrous metal - 16,608 tonnes, general cargo - 31,214 tonnes.

In January the port handled 21 vessels (2 times less as compared with January 2007. Temryuk Commercial 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.