OREANDA-NEWS. April 8, 2008. In January-March, 2008, throughput of port Temryuk grew by 53.69%, year-on-year, to 379,040 tonnes. Transshipment of export cargo totaled 339,060 tonnes (+47.5%, year-on-year) including 44,898 tonnes of sawn timber, 41,440 tonnes of chemical cargo. In the reported period, the port handled 11,192 tonnes of scrap timber and 53,404 tonnes of non-ferrous metal. Transshipment of general cargo amounted to 225,059 tonnes. In the first quarter, the port handled 124 vessels against 129 vessels in January-March 2007.

Commercial seaport of Temryuk 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.