Port Krym

Port Krym (Russian: Порт Крым, Ukrainian: Порт Крим, Crimean Tatar: Qırım Limanı - literally Port Crimea) is a port in Crimea. It is located on the western shore of Kerch Strait, in the north-eastern part of Kerch city near a settlement of Zhukivka. Next to the port is located the Krym railway station.

Port Krym Порт Крым
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Location
Country	Ukraine (de jure) Russia (de facto)
Location	Kerch, Crimea
Coordinates	45.364°N 36.628°E / 45.364; 36.628
Details
Opened	1954
Operated by	State Company Kerch Ferry (suspended) ANShIP
Type of harbour	Natural/Artificial
General manager	Mykola Kovyrnychenko
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage	7,000
Passenger traffic	330,000 people
Website http://www.gos-parom.ru

Port Krym had the Kerch Strait ferry connection with Port Kavkaz on the eastern (Russian) shore of the strait.[1] The port is also a base for pilot boats which guide navigation through the Strait of Kerch. The port is served by a fleet of three ships which were the property of the Ukrainian State Company "Kerch Ferry" as well as two more ships of the Russian company "ANShIP" which provides railroad ferry connection.

Port Krym was a transition point on the E97 (M17) where it terminated and resumed on the Russian coast at the Port Kavkaz. The type of crossing was ferry, status - local. The types of transportation crossings were passenger and freight.

Stamp issued by the Krym port of entry before the Russian annexation