Дноуглубление в российских портах на Каспии ускорится — Минтранс
Россия собирается ускорить работы по дноуглублению в Каспийском море в акваториях портов Махачкала, Астрахань и Оля, сообщил министр транспорта Виталий Савельев во вторник в эфире телеканала «Россия 24».
«Это сильно оживит Транскаспийский транспортный коридор, который даст возможность работать [в этих портах] и судам класса река-море, и морским судам. Груз, как мы видим есть», - сказал Савельев в интервью телеканалу.
Текущие глубины позволяют портам Махачкала, Астрахань и Оля принимать только суда небольшого дедвейта, либо осуществлять неполную загрузку судов, пояснил министр.
«Мы попытаемся к следующему году сделать очень серьезную реконструкцию, и если в этом году мы впервые углубляем фарватер, извлекая 7 млн м³ [грунта], то в следующем году мы извлечем 15 млн м³. Мы для этого переводим деньги, сдвигаемся [по срокам] и постараемся сделать быстро», — сказал Савельев.
При этом в российских портах Азово-Черноморского бассейна возможностей для перевалки грузов в целом достаточно, подчеркнул министр: «Там практически все порты [имеют мощности] с запасом, и мы только ждем грузы».
Недостаточные глубины в российских портах Каспийского моря сдерживают развитие грузопотоков по Транскаспийскому коридору, который является одной из веток международного транспортного коридора (МТК) Север — Юг. Россия, Иран и Индия подписали соглашение о создании коридора Север — Юг в сентябре 2000 г., он соединяет Санкт-Петербург и порт Мумбаи (Индия) через порты Персидского залива на юге Ирана.
Интерес грузоотправителей к перевалке в Махачкале вырос в этом году на фоне сложностей с организацией экспорта российского сырья и товаров по традиционным направлениям в условиях санкционного давления. Например, в конце апреля - начале мая в Махачкале состоялась отгрузка двух партий российской нефти. Махачкалинский нефтеналивной терминал мощностью 9 млн т/год в последние годы в основном переваливал партии транзитной нефти из Казахстана и Туркмении и был загружен не более чем на половину. Cхема транзита казахстанского и туркменского сырья предусматривает доставку его в Махачкалу танкерами и дальнейшую прокачку по трубопроводной системе «Транснефти» в Новороссийск.
Перевалка зерна и сухих грузов в Махачкале осуществляется в сухогрузной гавани Махачкалинского морского торгового порта (ММТП). По данным предприятия, его мощности по перевалке сухих грузов достигают 3 млн т/год, зерна - 500 тыс. т/год, навалочных грузов и контейнеров - 1,2 млн т/год, а мощность железнодорожного и автопаромного терминала составляет 1,3 млн т/год.
В январе-мае перевалка зерна в ММТП увеличилась почти в два раза по сравнению с аналогичным периодом прошлого года и превысила 95 тыс. т. Зерно, поступающее в порт преимущественно автомобильным транспортом из Кабардино-Балкарии, Чечни и Ставропольского края, отгружается на экспорт в Иран.
Перевалка сухих грузов в ММТП выросла в январе-мае на 51% по сравнению с пятью месяцами 2021 г., до 59 тыс. т, в том числе перевалка цемента увеличилась на 20%, до 42 тыс. т, по данным предприятия.
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Актуальные вопросы топливных рынков стран Каспия и Центральной Азии будут рассмотрены на конференции «Argus Нефтегазовый рынок Казахстана и Центральной Азии 2022» 30 июня – 1 июля в Алма-Ате, Казахстан.
Перспективы развития рынков удобрений будут в фокусе обсуждения на конференции «Argus Минеральные удобрения – 2022. Рынки стран СНГ, Каспия и Черного моря» 15-16 сентября, Батуми (Грузия).
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