The shipping platform

Location: Tuapse is located on the E shore of the Black Sea, between the mouths of Rivers Tuapse and Pauk, approx 75km NW of Sochi. General overview: Tuapse is a major petroleum port connected by pipeline to the Baku and other Caspian Oilfields and the second largest Russian port based on tonnage. The "Tuapse Commercial Sea Port, JSC" incorporates three specialised areas, dry cargo, bulk oil and passenger. There are two anchorage areas in the port roads, in depths of 13.6m to 24.0m, with a sand and shell bottom. Exports: Oil and oil products, coal and sugar. Traffic figures: Approx 20,000,000t of cargo, including bulk oil, and 1,193 vessels handled annually. Load line zone: Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Dec 1 to Feb 28/29, Summer Mar 1 to Nov 30. Max size: Oil harbour: LOA 230m, draught 12.0m. (LOA >230m may be permitted at Berth No 1 if Berth No 2 is vacant). Dry cargo harbour: Max LOA 220m, draught 12.0m. Passenger district: Max draught 5.8m. LOA Draft Designation Berth 1: 300 m 13 m Diesel, Fuel Berth 2: 170 m 11,5 m Diesel, Fuel Berth 3: 188 m 9,75 m Diesel, Fuel Berth 4: 195 m 11,5 m Diesel, Fuel Berth 5: 213 m 12,0 m Diesel, Fuel, Benzene Berth 6: 167 m 9,75 m Diesel, Fuel, Benzene Berth 9A: 67 m 7,1 m Sugar, Gains Berth 9: 180 m 11,5 m Metals, General Cargo, Sugar, Grains Berth 10: 180 m 11,5 m Metals, General Cargo, Iron Ore, Concentrates Berth 11: 191 m 13,5 m Coal, Metal and Steel Products Berth 11A: 170,7 m 9,75 m Coal Berth 12A: 303 m 9,75 m Coal Berth 12: 140 m 9,25 m Metals, Grains Berth 13: 177 m 7,2 m General Cargo Berth 14: 148,5 m 6,1 m Ro-Ro Berth Berth 15: 60,3 m 6,1 m Ro-Ro Berth, Grains