Kamianske River Port

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Kamianske River Port
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Native name
Кам'янський річковий порт
Location
CountryFlag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Location51925, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Kamianske, Korchevsky Street, 2
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Available berths3
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Website
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Kamianske River Port (formerly called Dniprodzerzhynsk) [1] is located on the right bank of the Dnieper River [2] in Kamianske, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, [3] Ukraine. [4] The port was founded in 1878 as a pier used for passenger service, transportation of agricultural products, granite, sand, and metal. The largest transshipment volumes of the modern port are about 1.5 million tons of cargo per year.

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The port is located 475 km from the mouth of the Dnieper.

The duration of navigation is from March 20 to November 28.

There are three cargo berths.

Interesting fact

The port is in a former Soviet closed city Kamianske (Dniprodzerzhinsk) that was home to the largest uranium processing factory in the former Soviet Union. [3]

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