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In the development of the economy of the young Sakhalin Region, the Korsakov port was a gateway of paramount importance to Sakhalin, a connecting point between the mainland and the island. Korsakov port is one of the largest ports in the Far East basin, navigable year round.
Sakhalin is the largest island in Russia, being 948 km (589 mi) long, and 25 to 170 km (16 to 106 mi) wide, with an area of 72,492 km 2 (27,989 sq mi). [2] It lies at similar latitudes to England, Wales and Ireland. Its orography and geological structure are imperfectly known. One theory is that Sakhalin arose from the Sakhalin Island Arc. [58]
Kholmsk (Russian: Холмск), known until 1946 as Maoka (Japanese: 真岡), [7] is a port town and the administrative center of Kholmsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.It is located on the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, on coast of the gulf of Nevelsky in the Strait of Tartary of the Sea of Japan, 83 kilometers (52 mi) west of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk.
The Port of Wakkanai (稚内港) is a major port located in the Municipality of Wakkanai, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan. Sakhalin lies about 62.81 kilometers (39.03 mi) to the north. Many ferries that go/come to/from Rishiri Island, Rebun Island and stop in Sakhalin in Russia.
Nevelsk (Russian: Не́вельск; Japanese: 本斗, Honto) is a port town and the administrative center of Nevelsky District of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, located on the southwest coast of the Sakhalin Island, 123 kilometers (76 mi) from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, the administrative center of the oblast.
This technology, which excludes physical transshipment of cargo in ports, makes it possible to reduce the time and volume of cargo operations of ports, reduce the time of transportation, increase the safety of cargo. Since the Sakhalin railway gauge (1067 mm) differs from the national one, bogie exchange is performed in the port of Kholmsk. At ...
By 1951, the company's fleet had grown to 30 vessels and transported 2 million tons of cargo from Vladivostok to Sakhalin and other ports along the Sea of Okhotsk. [ 3 ] After the failure of the Sakhalin Tunnel project in 1953, Sakhalin State Shipping Company began construction on the required infrastructure to support rail and vehicle ferry ...
Vanino, here in early May 2008, is an important port on the Strait of Tartary Map including the Tatar Strait. Since 1973, Vanino-Kholmsk train ferry operates across the strait, connecting the port of Vanino, Khabarovsk Krai on the mainland with Kholmsk on Sakhalin Island. [6] [7]