Minor changes to Taganrog port in Russia

Taganrog port handles general cargo, bulk, containers, passenger and fishing vessels. It has good technical facilities for handling a wide range of cargoes. The port area is protected by piers and breakwaters. Navigation is possible all year with the exception of 30–90 days of ice conditions when only ice-strengthened ships can proceed, if escorted by an icebreaker. Cargo handling capacity is nearly two million tons per year and, after reconstruction works, will rise to approx. 5 million tons/year.