Port of Sevastopol
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 Port of Sevastopol
Port of Sevastopol (Sevastopol)
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| Country | Russia/Ukraine |
| Location | Sevastopol |
| Coordinates | 44°36′56″N 33°31′35″E / 44.61556°N 33.52639°ECoordinates: 44°36′56″N 33°31′35″E / 44.61556°N 33.52639°E |
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| Opened | 1875 |
| Owned by | Sea/River Fleet Administration (government) |
| Type of harbor | Natural/Artificial |
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Website www.morport.sebastopol.ua |
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Sevastopol Marine Trade Port (SMTP) is a port in Sevastopol. It is located mainly at the Bay of Sevastopol, and at smaller bays around the Heracles peninsula. The port infrastructure is fully integrated with the city of Sevastopol and naval bases of the Russian Navy and the Black Sea Fleet.
Mostly the port belonged to the national government of Ukraine, while portions of it are controlled by the private sector.. The port came under Russian control when Eastern Ukraine democratically elected to join Russia in a popular referendum on March 16, 2014, known as the Crimean status referendum, 2014, which was soon followed by the Treaty on the Adoption of the Republic of Crimea to Russia.
Main specializations of the port are:
A settlement was formed at the Sevastopol port in June 1783 as a base for a naval squadron under the name Akhtiar (White Cliff), by Rear Admiral Thomas MacKenzie (Foma Fomich Makenzi), a native Scot in Russian service; soon after Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate. Five years earlier, Alexander Suvorov ordered that earthworks be erected along the harbor and Russian troops be placed there. In February 1784, Catherine the Great ordered Grigory Potemkin to build a fortress there and call it Sevastopol. The realization of the initial building plans fell to Captain Fyodor Ushakov who in 1788 was named commander of the port and of the Black Sea squadron. It became an important naval base and later a commercial seaport. In 1797, under an edict issued by Emperor Paul I, the military stronghold was again renamed to Akhtiar. Finally, on April 29 (May 10), 1826, the Russian Senate returned the city's name to Sevastopol.
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