Port of Magadan

Coordinates: 64°32′N 40°30′E / 64.533°N 40.500°E / 64.533; 40.500

The Port of Magadan
Морской порт Магадан

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Location
Country Russia
Location Magadan, Magadan Oblast
Coordinates 64°32′N 40°30′E / 64.533°N 40.500°E / 64.533; 40.500
Details
Opened 1932
Type of harbor Sea
Land area 32.64 Hec
Size Medium
Available berths 13
Website
[www.magadanport.ru The Port of Magadan]

Sea Port of Magadan (Russian: Морской порт Магадан is a maritime port in the city of Magadan, Magadan Oblast, Russia, located in the Nagaevo Bay on the northern coast of the Sea of Okhotsk. The port has 13 berths, of which 3 are for oil products, container 2, and 8 for other goods.

History

In 1932 the pier was built. On December 6, 1933 the first ridge that allowed for mooring a vessel were installed. In April 1935 commissioned a second jetty seaport 77. In 1947 in the waters of the Nagayevo Bay laden with explosives blew up the ship "General Vatutin".[1] Technique, cargo, port facilities, commercial and administrative buildings - all were destroyed from that blast. In 1977, by order of Nagaevo port it has been renamed to the Magadan Commercial Sea Port. On April 3, 1981 the port was awarded the Order "Badge of Honor". In 1980 the current boundaries of the port were formed, which covers a total area of 32 hectares with objects placed on it of port infrastructure. At this time, the port handled more than 4 million tons of cargo.

A Decree of the Council of Ministers of the Russian Federation signed on 30.08.1993 №1551-p ordered the opening of the port for international maritime freight and passenger traffic. In July 2009, government resolution №926[2] signed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin established the boundaries of Magadan port, the port declared a register of Russian seaports. With decree N1288 of 22/06/2016 of Russian Federation Government, Port of Magadan was added into a list of Russian seaports accepting ships carrying nuclear materials and radioactive substances.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Гибель пароходов "Генерал Ватутин" и "Выборг"
  2. ↑ распоряжение правительство рф №926-p
  3. ↑ "Port of Magadan was added into a list of Russian seaports accepting ships carrying nuclear materials and radioactive substances".
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