Port of Novorossiysk

Port of Novorossiysk Новороссийский морской порт
Port area from above, 2010
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Location
Location	Russia, Krasnodar Krai, Black Sea coast, Tsemes (Novorossiysk) Bay
Coordinates	44°44′N 37°47′E / 44.733°N 37.783°E / 44.733; 37.783[1]
UN/LOCODE	RUNVS[2]
Details
Operated by	FSBI ‘Administration of the Black Sea Ports’
Size of harbour	344 ha (2017)[3]
Land area	278.12 ha (2017)[3]
No. of berths	89 of 15626.91 m (2017)[3]
Harbourmaster	Tuzikevick E. V.[4]
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	112.5 mln tons (2013)[5]
Capacity	208793 thousand tons (2017)[3]
Radars	4 aircraft interception radars
Nearest airport	Gelendzhik, Vityazevo Anapa[6]
Website http://bsamp.ru/info-city-novorossiysk

Novorossiysk Sea Port (Russian: Новороссийский морской порт, NSP) is one of the largest ports in the Black Sea basin and the largest in Krasnodar Krai. At 8.3 km, the NSP berthing line is the longest among all the ports of Russia.^[7] The port is located on the Northeast coast of the Black Sea, in the Tsemes Bay (also called Novorossiysk Bay). The bay is ice-free and open for navigation all year round. However, in winter the navigation occasionally stops due to the hazardous northeastern bora wind. The Tsemes Bay allows deep-draft vessels up to 19 m, and the inner harbour up to 12.5 m.^[8] The liquid bulk terminals depth range from 8.4 to 15.6 m, suitable for tankers with a deadweight of up to 250,000 tons,^[7] like Suezmax-class vessels.^[9]