Port Mechel Temryuk

{{#badges:CoalSwarm|Navbar-Russiacoal}}Port Mechel Temryuk is in Temryuksky District in Krasnodar Krai, Russia. It handles coal.

Location

The port is situated on the Taman coast, where the Kuban River falls into the Azov Sea, some 4 kilometers away from the town of Temryuk.

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Background

The port currently ships 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year, mostly coal and coke. Owner and mining company Mechel exports coal from Russia's Kuznetsk Basin through the port to countries in the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The cargo is either shipped directly aboard river-sea type ships or transferred in the Kerch Straits onto bulk carriers.

Project Details

• Operator: Mechel
• Location: Krasnodar Krai, Russia
• Annual Coal Capacity (Tonnes): 1.2 million
• Type: Exports
• Source of Coal: Russia

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