Port of Kerch
| Port of Kerch | |
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| Location | |
| Country | Disputed between Russia and Ukraine[1] |
| Location | Kerch, Crimea |
| Coordinates | 45°21′31″N 36°29′02″E / 45.35861°N 36.48389°ECoordinates: 45°21′31″N 36°29′02″E / 45.35861°N 36.48389°E |
| UN/LOCODE | UA KEH |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1821 |
| Owned by | Sea/River Fleet Administration (government[which?]) |
| Type of harbor | Natural/Artificial |
| Piers | 10 |
| Chief | Mykola Zelenkevych |
| Statistics | |
| Website www.kerchport.com | |
Kerch Marine Trade Seaport (Russian: Керченский морской торговый порт, Ukrainian: Керченський морський торговельний порт) is one of the oldest ports of Black Sea (and Sea of Azov) located in the city of Kerch on the eastern shores of Kerch peninsula at Kerch Bay.
The port has 10 piers.
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Port of Kerch is located in close proximity to the Black Sea waterways of oil transportation, international transport corridors and the Bosphorus (the exit to the Mediterranean Sea).
The port is located on the shores of the Kerch -freezing bay . On the coast of the Kerch Strait coldest months - January, February. The prevailing wind - NE. The port is open for navigation all year round. The port provides cargo - handling services, storage in open areas, with a total area of 140 000 m2. and in covered warehouses of 12 000 m2.
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- ^ This place is located on the Crimean peninsula, most of which is the subject of a territorial dispute between Russia, which administers the contested area, and Ukraine, whose internationally recognised boundaries include the contested area. According to the political division of Russia, there are federal subjects of the Russian Federation (the Republic of Crimea and the federal city of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula. According to the administrative-territorial division of Ukraine, there are the Ukrainian divisions (the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and the city with special status of Sevastopol) located on the peninsula.
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