Kherson River Port (Kherson)

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Kherson River Port and the town of Kherson were born at the same time. The first cargo was delivered from the Dnepr upper reaches for people who were building the fortress and the shipyard. In 1946, the Kherson river pier was granted a status of Kherson River Port.

Kherson River Port is an important transport hub: river, sea, railway and road transport means interact there.

The port is situated in the mouth of the Dnepr River, at the distance of 28 km from Dnepro-Bugskiy liman, on the left river bank of the Koshevaya River.

Kherson River Port is the only mouth river port of the Dnepr with all-year navigation. The port is situated beyond the locks of Dnepr cascade's hydroelectric stations what is of great importance for cargo owners.

At present, the enterprise performs handling of foreign and transit cargoes of various nomenclature and accommodates seagoing vessels with the load draught of up to 7.8 m, as well as ships of river-sea type bound for the Black Sea and Mediterranean ports.

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