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Nikolayev Merchant Sea portAddress Nikolayev merchant sea port, founded in 1862. Before World War I began in1914, it ranked third in Russia (after St. Petersburg and Odessa) in terms of export trade volume. Today it is a vital transport junction of south Ukraine. Port Nikolayev has adequate facilities to handle up to 5.5 million tons of cargoes per year. The following kinds of cargo can be handled in the port: ferrous and non-ferrous metals of all sorts and shapes (slabs, rolls, coils, packages, etc.); pig iron; large and small diameter pipes; various ores; iron ore pellets; ferro-alloys; clays; bulk potassium fertilizers; equipment (including over size and heavy lifts); bulk grain; foodstuffs of all kinds; packed cargoes. |
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There is a truck depot in the port to facilitate long-distance and foreign-road freightage. The port is divided into two cargo areas. The first cargo area includes berths Nos. 1–9. The second cargo area includes berths Nos. 10–14. The total length of berths is 2,362 metres. The port has a specialized complex (berth No.14) for handling chloride potassium by direct scheme and via a specialized warehouse of 20,000 tns capacity. |
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At present it can handle up to 1 million tons of chloride potassium per year. The complex is fitted with bunker and conveyor lines enabling it to handle up to 700 tons of fertilizers per hour. The port grain complex (berth No.4) is assigned for handling solid grain and milling products (bran); it can handle up to 1 million tons per year. The Nikolayev port elevator, adjoining the port, is a separate enterprise; and uses berth no. 7 for grain handling. The elevator can handle up to 1 million tons of grain annually. Handling of transport means is provided 24 hours a day on 14 berths. Railways are laid to all berths, and there are also approaches for motor transport. The area of sheltered warehouses comprises 30,000 sq. m.; and the total area of open cargo storage space is 174,600 sq. m. |
