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A warm-water port (also known as an ice-free port) is one where the water does not freeze in winter. This is mainly used in the context of countries with mostly cold winters where parts of the coastline freezes over every winter. Because they are available year-round, warm-water ports can be of great geopolitical or economic interest.
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The territory of the port was defined by the declaration of Cabinet of Ukraine on October 25, 2002 "About aquatorium of the Sevastopol Marine Trade Port". [8] The territory defined was limited by lines that outstretch from extreme points of the Sevastopol city administration border at the Black Sea coast perpendicularly to the coastline and allotted water area, [8] except:
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The port ranks fourth in Russia in terms of processed goods and is the second-largest port in northwest Russia (after the port of St. Petersburg). Murmansk seaport is one of the largest ice-free ports in Russia and forms the backbone of the economy of the city. The Seaport has 13 berths and is equipped with modern handling facilities: 52 gantry ...
Sevastopol Sea Fishing Port is a warm-water seaport of Sevastopol, located on the Black Sea coast in Kamiesch. [2] The Sevastopol Sea Fishing Port was organized by the order of the Council of Ministers of the Ukrainian SSR No. 108-r of January 29, 1964. [3] Since October 1992, [4] the port is open for international freight traffic. On December ...
A deepwater port on Nakhodka Bay (part of the Sea of Japan), it operates year-round and is suitable for handling large tonnage ships. Vostochny is a warm-water port [2] in the Russian Far East. The largest stevedoring firm in the port is JSC Vostochny Port, which specializes in coal handling with conveyor equipment.
The wish to gain control of a warm-water port was a major motivator of Russian expansion towards the Baltic Sea, Black Sea, and Pacific Ocean. On the other hand, some landlocked countries can have access to the ocean along wide navigable rivers.