Ports
DNEPRO-BUGSKY SEA PORT
The Dnepro-Bugsky Port is specialized for the reception of imported bauxites. It's capacity is 4700 thousand tons of bauxites and 200 thousand tons of other cargoes.
Port regulations and navigational information
General Information
Position of the port: Latitude - 46°45'N, Longitude - 31°57'E. It is a mouth port on the left bank of Bugsky Liman (estuary) in the vicinity of the Russkaya Kosa, 10 miles southward from Nikolayev Sea Commercial Port, 32 miles from Black Sea.
The port is navigable all year-round. The port's waters are protected by a dam. The berths are equipped with fender protection. Port waters include the water area enclosed between the berthing area, the southern and northern coastal fortification, and the protective dam. It is connected to the Bugsko-Dneprovsko-Limansky Channel (BDLC) via the approach channel which is 3.14 km in length and 80 m in width. The maximum restricted draft is 9.8 m. The depth of the port's waters is 11.5 m, and near the berths the maximum possible depth is 11.5 m. The total area of the port's waters is 135 ha.
Entering Port
48 hours prior to arrival, Masters of sea-going transport ships shall inform the Harbour Master of Dnepro-Bugsky Port vessel's ETA at the Port Yuzhny pilot station, not later than 48 hours prior to approaching the port, the Port Operator and Agent should be advised of ETA; the ship's name, length overall, width, draft, and it's type and quantity of cargo.
Navigational Conditions
The port regularly accepts Panamax type veseels of 230-250 m in length, with carrying capacity up to 70,000 tons. Passage of ships through the BDLK to the port approach channel is possible only during daytime when visibility is no less than 2 miles. In cases of restricted visibility, there is a traffic control station on the Russkaya Kosa which can assist in pilotage from the outer roads to the port.
Ships can enter and leave port 24 hours a day, but traffic through the port's approach channel for the large-tonnage vessels is not permitted when visibility is less than 2 miles. Ship traffic within port waters is regulated by State Port Control Inspection by VHF. Inside port waters, the speed of large-tonnage sea-going vessels in load should not exceed 3 knots, and when in ballast, 6 knots. Small-tonnage ships can move through the approach channel at speeds of up to 9 knots.
Ships leaving Port Dnepro-Bugsky shall give way to ships proceeding along bend No.9 of BDLC, and to ships in the maneuverable zone or approaching such zones from bend No.8 and No. 10 of BDLC. Overtaking of the vessels in the port's approach channel is forbidden.
Pilotage
Pilotage is compulsory for ships bound for Dnepro-Bugsky Port. The vessel should take the liner pilot at Yuzhny pilot station. Besides the liner pilot, each vessel should take a port pilot either at buoy No.73 on bend No.8 of BDLC or at buoy No.93 on bend No. 10. Exception is only made for vessels where Masters have received permission from State Port Control Inspection to sail in the port's waters. The liner pilot must be ordered 8 hours prior to a ship's departure, followed up with further verification of exact time 2 hours prior to departure; the order is addressed to the Harbour Master in writing. In stormy weather and heavy ice navigation conditions, the place for pilot embarkation/disembarkation can be determined by Master in agreement with the pilot and the Harbour Master.
Tug Assistance
Pilotage through the port approach channel of sea ships of 187 m in length or more must be performed with tug assistance; the required number of tugs is fixed by the manager on duty of SPCI. In the port, mooring operations are also to be carried out with the help of port tugs. Requests for port tugs are given to the Operator 2 hours prior to the commencement of mooring operations. During the ice period it is given to State Port Control Inspection. Mooring operations are forbidden for ships in laden when wind speed is 15 m/s or more. When ships are in ballast, mooring operations are impossible under wind speed of 12 m/s or more. Setting up of a tug convoy for two small-tonnage, nonself-propelled ships may be carried out only southward of BDLC bend No. 9, and northward of the parallel 46°45'. When organizing a convoy, it is prohibited to block up the BDLC or port approach channel. Within port waters, only one ship (barge) may be towed, and tug capacity should ensure a running speed of not less than 4 knots, provided that the steering is safe. From the moment of ice campaign announcement, all manoeuvres and berthing operations of cargo vessels in the port must be carried out with a pilot on board.
Policy on Staying in Port
For ships whose length exceeds 215m, anchorage in the outer or inner roads, pilotage through port's approach channel, and ship's berthing are all carried out in compliance with Working Rules Applied to Over-Sized Units (OSU), and under the control of the Harbour Master or the official deputizing him. While waiting for the free berth, ships of river-sea and river type are anchored southward of the site of bend No.9, or northward of parallel 46°45'. In stormy weather the berth for small-tonnage ships and floating structures is determined by State Port Control Inspection. The representative of the cargo area and one from State Port Control should attend mooring, unmooring and shifting operations. They on a place designate mooring borders for a vessel.
| Specialization | Berth | Length, m. | Depth, m |
| General and dry-bulk cargo | 1 | 100 | 5.5 |
| General and dry-bulk cargo, molasses | 2 | 160 | 5.5 |
| Bauxites, molasses | 3 | 160 | 11.5 |
| Bauxites | 4 | 180 | 11.5 |
| Bauxites | 5 | 210 | 11.5 |
ADDRESS
The Dnepro-Bugsky Sea Port
1 Zavodskaya Square, Nikolayev, 54054, Ukraine
Operator on duty:
ph.:+380 512 244063 / 291711
fax: +380 512 551617
Port director:
Vasiliy Ivanyuk
ph.: +380 512 358316
fax: +380 512 291377
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