Port of Berdiansk

Port of Berdiansk
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Native name
Бердянський морський порт
Location
Country Ukraine
LocationBerdiansk
Coordinates46°45′02″N 36°46′45″E / 46.75056°N 36.77917°E / 46.75056; 36.77917
Details
Opened1835
Owned byMinistry of Infrastructure (Ukraine)
Temporarily occupied by RF[1][2]
Land area168,160 м²
Size274,816 м²
No. of berths10
No. of piers10
Head of the seaportTaras Mykolayovych Verniba
(Bohdan Babets, soon to be replaced by Nikolai Ilyin)
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage4.45 million tons (2015)[3]
Water density1008
Salinity of water11.9
Radio
Channels		call sign "Berdyansk-Radio-1"
2, 24, 73, 93
Website
www.bmtport.com.ua
uspa.gov.ua

The Port of Berdiansk is a seaport in the city of Berdiansk, Ukraine, on the Sea of Azov.[4] It is the only port in the Zaporizhzhia Oblast and one of Ukraine's two Azov ports (along with Mariupol).

According to the Law "On Seaports of Ukraine," the functions of the seaport administration are performed by the Berdiansk branch of the state enterprise of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority.

Russian landing ship Saratov destroyed near Berdyansk port.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ukrainians claim to have destroyed large Russian warship in Berdyansk". cnn.com. March 25, 2022.
  2. ^ "Aerospace & Defense - Editors' Pick - One Of Russia's Biggest Cruisers Knocked Out Near Odessa". forbes.com. Apr 13, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "Грузооборот портов Азовского бассейна Украины в январе- мае сократился на 34,1% до 3,7 млн тонн". morvesti.ru. 2016. Retrieved April 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Flames and smoke rise at Berdyansk Port as Ukraine says Russian ship 'destroyed'". miamiherald.com. March 24, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2022.