248 vessels escorted by icebreakers to/from Azov Sea ports during current ice navigation season (photo)
248 vessels have been provided with icebreaker assistance at the ports of the Azov Sea from the beginning of the current winter navigation season, Sergei Safonichev, Acting Director of Azov Sea Ports Administration, told IAA PortNews at the open meeting of the basin committee dedicated to arranging of icebreaker assistance at Russian seaports of the Azov Sea. The meeting was held yesterday, on January 14, in Rostov-on-Don.
The icebreaker assistance season at Rostov-on-Don, Azov and Taganrog ports started on December 31, 2015, at the port of Yeisk – on January 2, 2016. Ice navigation restrictions came into force on January 4, 2016.
December 31, 2015 till January 14, 2016, 12 fleet units were escorted to the port of Taganrog and 13 units were assisted out of the port; 27 and 25 vessels were escorted to/from the port of Azov. Line icebreakers of Rosmorport’s Azov Basin Branch assisted 71 vessels to the port of Rostov-on-Don and 65 vessels out of the port. 21 and 14 vessels were escorted to/from the port of Yeisk.
Over the reported period, port Taganrog handled 61,000 t of cargo, port Azov - 74,500 t, Rostov-on-Don - 249,700 t, Yeisk – 63,000 t.
