Cargo Business Newswire

Thursday, November 19, 2015

NUTEP container terminal will bring 10,000-TEU ships to Black Sea

The construction of a deep-water berth at the NUTEP terminal in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk will allow Russia to offer regular year-round ice-free calls for ships up to 10,000 TEUs for the first time, according to a company release.

The first piles have been driven for the new 341-meter quay after two years of planning and approvals, with completion scheduled for late 2018. The berth will be deepened to about 51 feet, compared to the two berths of 40 feet 4 inches it
has today.

"The new deep-water quay will alter the status quo on the Black Sea and change existing supply chain networks in the region," said Konstantin Kalugin, CCO of NUTEP. "It will reduce both shipping and terminal costs for clients and increase delivery speed by 4-12 days for cargo headed for Russia."

NUTEP, a subsidiary of DeloPorts, is already the largest container terminal at the port but currently handles most deep-sea cargo via transshipment at Istanbul or Piraeus.