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Odessa Maritime transport port has complexity with bulk ships

April 2, 2009.

On 18 March 2009 press conference, head of the Odessa Sea transport port N. Pavlyuk said that port has some difficulties with the large container ships berthed at congestion.

Thus, only in early March, in the Odessa port, when transaction ships occurred already 2 emergency situation — first bulk carrier "Grand George", when you log on frequently hit protective groined, and later another heavy container ship # 2 have demolished its stern part of about 20 meters qualifier.

One of the main causes of accidents that have occurred, this catastrophic lack courts tugs.

In light of the decision problem on lack of the required number of tugs Odessa port together with Delta-pilot "contracted acquisition 2 new ships, one of which will be the port is already before the end of 2007, and another in spring 2010.

Also another problem with wire heavy vessel transport port construction of the new queue container terminal on quarantine Mol. On an existing project, on the Terminal cannot go marine container ships up to 350 m.