Port Krym

Port Krym (Russian: Порт Крым, Ukrainian: Порт Крим, Crimean Tatar: Qırım Limanı - literally Port Crimea) is a port in Crimea. It is located on the western shore of Kerch Strait, in the north-eastern part of Kerch city near a settlement of Zhukivka. Next to the port is located the Krym railway station.

Port Krym
Location
Country Ukraine (de jure)
 Russia (de facto)
LocationKerch, Crimea
Coordinates
Details
Opened1954
Operated byState Company Kerch Ferry (suspended)
ANShIP
Type of harborNatural/Artificial
General managerMykola Kovyrnychenko
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage7,000
Passenger traffic330,000 people
Website
http://www.gos-parom.ru

Port Krym has the Kerch Strait ferry connection with Port Kavkaz on the eastern (Russian) shore of the strait.[1] The port is also a base for pilot boats which guide navigation through the Strait of Kerch. The port is served by a fleet of three ships which were the property of the Ukrainian State Company "Kerch Ferry" as well as two more ships of the Russian company "ANShIP" which provides railroad ferry connection.

Port Krym was a transition point on the E97 (M17) where it terminated and resumed on the Russian coast at the Port Kavkaz. The type of crossing was ferry, status - local. The types of transportation crossings were passenger and freight.

Stamp issued by the Krym port of entry before the Russian annexation

References
  1. Янукович и Медведев решили строить керченский мост. е-Крым, 24 April 2010 Archived 29 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine


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