Last Update 16.07.2008
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Ferry terminal
Berth for a railway ferry: the railway ferry terminal was constructed taking into consideration "Geroy Shipky" type vessels, which ply between ports of Varna (Bulgaria), Poti (Georgia), Ilichevsk (Ukraine) and Batumi (Georgia).

The mentioned ferry is three-decked; its deadweight tonnage is 12600 tons.

The maximal speed of the ferry is 19, 4 units, and operational speed - 12 units.

The three-decked ferry is capable to accept aboard 108 eight-wheel railway cars.

The loading of cars is performed with speed 3 km / hours, unloading - with speed 4 km / hours. Length of the steel ferry bridge is equal 36,35 m. Width of a forward part -17,53 m, width of a back part - 9,44 m. Weight of the bridge is 400 tons. The work of ferry system is completely automated.

The nominal annual throughput of the terminal is about 700 thousand tons.
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