Port Location: 46-45 N, 36-46 E, Berdyansk bay, Azov sea

Navigation: all year round

Pilotage: obligatory

Pilot boarding place for vessels:

Summer draft over 6,00m – buoy #2; (46-36,73N; 36-36,04E)

Summer draft less 6,00m – buoy #10; (46-40,00N; 36-40,11E)

Pilot may board a vessel at wind less 15 m/s and not over 4 Beaufort sea.

Anchorage:

for vessel with draft over 6,00m bw – outer roads on both sides of the approaching channel near buoy #2; (46-36,73N; 36-36,04E);

for vessel with draft less 6,00m bw – outer roads on both sides of the approaching channel near buoy #10; (46-40N; 36-40E);

Berdyansk harbour consists of two basins:

The Western basin – not protected;

The Eastern basin – is protected from the west by the dam and from south west is protected by the breakwater.

Berths 1-6 – protected by breakwater;

Berths 7-9 – not protected.

Approaching channel: length 20 km; 90 m wide; depth 8,55m; max draft 7,9m bw

Max draft at berths 7,9m bw

Restrictions:

Max draft 7,9 bw –all berths; max loa 205m, max loa up to 220m for berths 7,8 is possible with harbour master permission.

Daytime and with wind speed less 8 m/s. mooring, unmooring, shifting for vessels with loa over 170m.

46-57,94N 37-29,22 E;

46-59,78N 37-23,80E;

46-59,82N 37-33,50E;

46-58,43N 37-34,50E.

Port Berdyansk cargo specialization:

Coal 50%

Steel products 50%

Construction materials 25%

Liquid food products 7%

Grains 7%