Kerch sea port
Kerch | |
View of the Kerch port from Mount Mithridates | |
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freight turnover |
2.5 million tons of cargo per year |
number and length of berths |
7 berths |
additional information | |
transport interchanges |
railway and road entrances |
port manager |
Alexander Valerievich Kotovsky. |
nearest ports | |
45.358611 , 36.483889 45°21′31″ n. w. 36°29′02″ E. d. / 45.358611° N. w. 36.483889° E. d.(G) (O) |
Kerch sea trade port located in Kerch on the shore of the ice-free Kerch Bay.
Story
- In 1775, Catherine II granted the Greeks the right to establish a settlement near the Kerch fortress. They were promised the opening of a “free and free” port.
- In May 1818, Emperor Alexander I visited Kerch and, looking at Kerch Bay from Mount Mithridates, remarked: “It’s a pity that these seas are not enlivened by merchant ships,” but only in 1821, 3 years later, he signed decrees on the establishment of the port and Kerch- Yenikalsky city administration.
- In 1822, the Kerch port opened for export and import trade. At the same time, the port quarantine office and port customs began to operate.
- In 1828, according to the design of engineer-Colonel K. Pothier, a quarantine was built. According to Kerch mayor F. F. Vigel, quarantine could be considered “the first in Russia and not the last in Europe.” The Kerch port had a beneficial effect on the economy of the region, and by 1847 the population was about 12 thousand people.
general information
The Kerch sea trade port is located in close proximity to the Black Sea oil transportation routes, international transport corridors and the Bosphorus (exit to the Mediterranean Sea). The port is located on the shore of the ice-free Kerch Bay. The port's approach channel departs from the Yenikalsky elbow of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal (active) 1.1 miles to the ESE from Cape Bely and leads to the Shirokoy Mole of the port. On the coast Kerch Strait the coldest months are January, February. Prevailing winds are NE. The port is open to ships all year round. The safety of vessel passage is ensured by the Vessel Traffic Control Center (VTC). The port has 2 production and transshipment complexes, which have 9 berths with a total length of 1784 m. Access railway tracks allow cargo to be processed at the front and in the rear of the berths. The port is equipped with modern equipment that allows it to process 2.5 million tons of general cargo per year at the berths, and up to a million tons at the roadstead. The port operates around the clock, including on weekends and holidays. Convenient geographical position, developed transport infrastructure, favorable natural conditions predetermine the competitiveness of the port in transshipment of transit cargo from Russian Federation. The port includes a cargo berth, which includes: a deep-water berth - length 354.1 m, depth at the cordon - 9 m, construction berth - length 101.5 m, depth at the cordon - 3.5 m, ferry berth length 10 .4 m, depth at the cordon - 3 m.
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Ports of Ukraine | ||
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Sea of Azov | Berdyansk Genichesk Mariupol | |
Black Sea | Avlita Dnepro-Bugsky Evpatoria Ilyichevsk Kerch Nikolaev Odessa October Ochakov Sevastopol (fish trading) Skadovsk Feodosia Khorly Chernomorsk Yuzhnoe (Yuzhny) Yalta | |
River | Belgorod-Dnestrovsky Nikolaev Chernigov | |
Dnieper Rivers | Dneprodzerzhinsk Dnepropetrovsk Zaporozhye Kakhovka Kyiv Komsomolsk Kremenchug Nikopol Kherson Cherkassy | |
Danube Rivers | Vilkovo Izmail Kiliya Reni |
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St. Kirova, 28, Kerch, Crimea, 98312, Ukraine
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Head of the port | +380-6561-20239, 49301 |
Deputy port operations manager | +380-6561-28221, 49332 |
Deputy Head of the port for foreign economic relations and commercial work | +380-6561-21515, 49302 |
Deputy Head of the Port for Social Affairs and Supply | +380-6561-22241, 49364 |
Deputy head of the port for labor protection | +380-6561-49351 |
Head of the department of commercial and marketing work, logistics and cargo flow planning | +380-6561-20531, 20543, 49322 |
Duty dispatcher | +380-6561-28386, 49339 |
Chief dispatcher | +380-6561-21518, 49330 |
Harbor Captain | +380-6561-52963, 49377 |
Head of the mechanization complex | +380-6561-28629, 49312 |
Chief Accountant | +380-6561-21122, 49343 |
Head of transshipment complex No. 1 | +380-6561-20351, 49333 |
Head of transshipment complex No. 2 | +380-6561-72270, 49901 |
Head of the port fleet | +380-6561-20537, 49390 |
Port fleet dispatcher | +380-6561-52656, 49344 |
Port Supervision Inspectorate | +380-6561-49311 |
Fire inspection | +380-6561-49601 |
Port fire protection | +380-6561-49601, 49771 |
Inquiry Office | +380-6561-21424, 49400 |
Port medical service | +380-6561-49320 |
INTRODUCTION
Kerch is one of ancient cities Crimea. Located on the Ukrainian shore of the Kerch Strait, connecting the Black and Azov Seas.
In addition to the sea trade port and the port of Crimea (Kerch ferry crossing), there is a ferry complex of the subsidiary enterprise "TIS-Crimea" and the Kerch fishing port. Among the large enterprises are the metallurgical plant and the Zaliv shipyard.
The population of the city is about 160 thousand people.
The date of birth of the Kerch sea trade port is considered to be October 10 (23 according to the current style) 1821.
Nearest ports: Feodosia (distance - 100 km), port of Crimea (Ukraine), port of Caucasus (Russia), port of Kamysh-Burun JSC.
International telephone communication, which can be used by the crew through a receiving radio station, tel.: +380-6561-49355.
PORT REGULATIONS AND NAVIGATION INFORMATION
general information
On the coast of the Kerch Strait, the coldest months are January and February. For most of the year, NE winds prevail, with significant speed and duration. In summer, winds from the south are frequent. Winds of 21-24 m/s are rare. There are few calms.
Fogs are most frequent from November to March. Precipitation occurs most often from November to March - April. Thunderstorms are most likely from May to October - November, when on average there are up to 3-5 thunderstorm days per month.
The port is located on the shore of Kerch Bay. The port's approach channel departs from the Yenikalsky elbow of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal (KEK) 1.1 miles to the ESE from Cape Bely and leads to the Shirokoy Mole of the port.
In addition to the internal water area, the port is allocated: the water area of the approach canal 80 m wide with a security zone 100 m wide from the right and left edges of the canal; the water area of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal with a width of 120 m from buoy No. 1 to buoys No. 51, 52 with the Pavlovsky, Burunsky, Yenikalsky and Chushkinsky knees with a security zone 100 m wide from the right and left edges of the canal. The port is open for ships to enter all year round; if there is ice in the Kerch Strait, movement of heavy ice on the canals is possible due to the constant change in current and wind direction. In such conditions, permission for the passage of a vessel is given by the Vessel Traffic Regulation Center (VTC) in each individual case.
Approach and departure of ships.
Information about the approach of a vessel heading to the port is given 48 hours in advance, again - 24 hours in advance and is clarified 4 hours before approaching the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal. Registration of arrival and departure is carried out on board the ship.
Swimming mode.
Vessels up to 200 m long and with a draft of 8 m can enter the port.
The length of the strait is 22 miles, the greatest width between Kerch and the eastern part of the Taman Bay is 22.5 miles, the smallest is about 2 miles between the port of Crimea (Ukraine) and the port of Caucasus (Russia).
The Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal is accessible to ships with a length of up to 215 m, with a draft of up to 8 m. The captain of the port of Kerch gives permission for ships to enter the canal large sizes in each individual case. Vessels with a length of more than 160 m and a draft of more than 6 m can navigate the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal only during daylight hours.
The entry of ships into the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal during periods of fog, snowfall, haze, heavy rain, and wind speeds exceeding 14 m/s is prohibited. In the Kerch Strait there is a system for regulating the movement of ships along the KEK (Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal).
Vessels traveling to the ports of the Kerch Strait and in transit along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal must use the services of the Vessel Traffic Control Center.
Vessel speed should not exceed:
- along the entire length of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal for ships with a draft of more than 5 m - 10 knots;
- for ships with a draft of 5 m or less - 12 knots;
- on the approach channel of KMTP - 7 knots.
Pilotage
Pilots of the State Enterprise "Delta Pilot" carry out pilotage of ships to the port of Kerch, along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal and to all Ukrainian ports of the Azov Sea. Mandatory pilotage on the KEK is established:
- for CIS ships flying the flag of Ukraine and the Russian Federation with a draft of more than 4.5 m or a length of 120 m or more;
- for all vessels in disrepair;
- for ships, regardless of flag and departmental affiliation, traveling along the KEK;
- when towing non-standard objects;
- for passenger ships;
- by decision of the captain of the State Enterprise "KMTP" - in other cases, if mandatory pilotage is necessary to ensure the safety of navigation in the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal, the safety of floating warning signs (hereinafter referred to as FPP).
Mandatory pilotage of ships Sea of Azov in the ports of Ukraine the following is installed:
- for all ships flying a foreign flag;
- for ships in emergency condition;
- for oil tankers and ships carrying dangerous goods;
- for ships with a nuclear power plant;
- for all ships, regardless of placement and draft, during the ice campaign on the Sea of Azov;
- for passenger ships.
An application for a pilot is submitted to the EMLS "Kerch" of the Autonomous Republic of Ukraine of the State Enterprise "Delta Pilot" with information about the approach. When leaving the port - 2 hours before departure.
Towing support.
To ensure the safety of ships turning from KEK to the port approach channel and in the opposite direction, the use of tugs is mandatory for ships with a draft of more than 6.5 m and a length of more than 100 m.
Anchorages.
Vessels are anchored in the Kerch Strait within the boundaries of anchorages No. 450, 452, 453, 471.
Vessels with a draft of up to 8 m dock at berths No. 450, 453, the areas of which are limited by a circle with a radius of 6 cables.
Anchorage No. 471 is an area customs control Kerch sea trade port and is intended for cargo operations. Anchorage No. 471 has 46 anchorages in three subareas.
Vessels with a draft of up to 6 m anchor at anchor point No. 452.
In the inner roadstead of the port there can be 2 vessels up to 120 m long each, or 1 vessel more than 120 m long with a draft of up to 3 m.
Ship repair
IN Kerch port the ship's hull can be repaired.
Bunkering
Vessels entering port of Kerch, can be supplied with bunker fuel around the clock.
Bunkering of ships transiting through the Kerch Strait is carried out in a “closed” vessel border mode.
Name, type | Qty | Load capacity (t.) | Boom reach (t.) | |
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grab | hook | |||
"Kirovets", portal | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8-30 |
"Kirovets", portal | 1 | 16 | 8-30 | |
"Kirovets", portal | 1 | 20 | 8-30 | |
"Gantz", portal | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8-30 |
"Gantz", portal | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8-30 |
"Albrecht", portal | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8-32 |
"Albatross", portal | 3 | 10 | 20 | 8-32 |
"Falcon", portal | 8 | 16 | 20 | 8-32 |
"Condor", portal | 5 | 16 | 32-40 | 8-32 |
"Kato", truck crane | 1 | 15 | 7-20 | |
KS-3577 MAZ, truck crane | 1 | 14 | 3,2-1,3 |
Cargo | Type of operation (loading/unloading) | Norm (tons/vessel/day) |
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Pellets | loading/unloading | 3000 |
Scrap metal | loading/unloading | 900 |
Ferroalloys | loading/unloading | 900 |
Grain in bulk | loading/unloading | 1500 |
Coal | loading/unloading | 2500 |
Quartzites | loading/unloading | 300 |
Soda in big bags | loading/unloading | 500 |
Soda in bulk | loading/unloading | 1300 |
Sand | loading/unloading | 5000 |
Other bulk | loading/unloading | 3000 |
General | loading/unloading | 400 |
Rental | loading/unloading | 2000 |
Sheet steel | loading/unloading | 2000 |
Generals in bags | loading/unloading | 700 |
Containers | loading/unloading | 120 (pieces) |
Metal structures, heavy weights | loading/unloading | 200 |
Name | Vessel type | Power, kWt.) |
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"Argus" | Passenger (77/236 people) | 220 |
"Raid" | Passenger (34 people) | 110 |
"Bora" | Tow | 1180 |
"Ivan Krasnoselsky" | Tow | 882 |
"Breeze" | Tow | 475 |
"Seal" | Tow | 220 |
"Gidrostroy" | Tow | 200 |
"Collector-311" | 165 | |
"Aquatrader" | Bilge and fecal water collector | 166 |
"Lotsbot-57" | Pilot boat | 440 |
"Primorets" | Pilot boat | 440 |
"LK-111" | Pilot boat | 220 |
"MNMS-45" | Oil and waste skimmer | 99 |
"Aquarius-9" | Non-self-propelled barge, Aquarius | 80 |
"PK-80" | Floating crane, lifting capacity 25/100 t. | - |
"SPK 39/25" | Floating crane, lifting capacity, 25 t. | 485 |
"SPK 7/15" | Floating crane, lifting capacity 15 tons. | 588 |
KP-01 - KP-08 | Lighters, non-self-propelled barges (8 pcs.), capacity 1000 tons. | - |
other services
Oil-contaminated, bilge, fecal water and dry waste are received around the clock from ships calling at the port, as well as those transiting through the Kerch Strait. The port has its own station for cleaning and processing oil-contaminated water.
Tariffs for acceptance by vessels collecting bilge, fecal water and dry waste, depending on the area of acceptance (port/road) and the number of tons accepted, are 100 USD/m 3 ; dry waste - 69.70 USD/container (0.75 m3). Vessels calling at the port can be supplied with drinking water around the clock. The cost of drinking water is 17.28 USD/m3. (It is delivered to the side of the vessel by a non-self-propelled barge "Vodoley-9" with the help of tugs, so the cost of water also includes the cost of towing). Payment for tug services is made separately.
Vessels entering port of Kerch or the next transit through the Kerch Strait, a comprehensive agency service can be provided, providing tugs of any power, and a raid boat.
SPECIALIZATION
The port's capacity allows it to process up to 2.5 million tons of cargo per year. The port is equipped with modern equipment, reloading machines and mechanisms that allow the processing of general cargo (metal products, equipment, etc.), bulk cargo (ferroalloys, cast iron, coke, coal, scrap metal, pellets, ore, etc.), containers, wheeled vehicles, grain in bulk.
PORT CAPACITY
The total area of the port is 615,328 m2, including the production area - 564,036 m2. The port has two industrial transhipment complexes (TPC).
PPK-1 has 7 berths with a total length of 1431.96 m. Access railway tracks allow cargo to be processed at the front and rear of the berths.
PPK-2 is located on an area of 15.25 hectares in the waters of the Kerch sea fishing port. The complex includes: berths No. 8, 9, 10; 2 blocks of covered warehouses with total area 4856 m2 and more than 15000 m2 of open warehouse space; access roads to berths No. 9, 10, as well as to their rear; road and railway weighing stations.
Specialization | Berth numbers | Length (m) | Depth (m) | Warehouse premises (m2) | |
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open | covered | ||||
1 | 200,00 | 7,00 | 5020,00 | 4499,00 | |
Bulk (coal, fertilizers) | 2 | 200,00 | 7,20 | 10727,00 | 1515,00 |
Liquid cargo | 3 | 180,00 | 8,30 | 16768,00 | 3053,00 |
Bulk (coal, fertilizers) | 4 | 200,00 | 8,30 | 4873,00 | 3446,00 |
Bulk (coal, fertilizers) | 5 | 215,00 | 8,30 | 20454,00 | 453,30 |
Ferroalloys, scrap metal | 6 | 178,20 | 8,40 | 20454,00 | 540,00 |
Corn | 7 | 203,80 | 8,40 | 3466,00 | |
Containers, metal products, bulk cargo | 8 | 212,00 | 8,30 | 4679,00 | 4856,00 |
Metal products, bulk cargo | 9 | 185,00 | 8,30 | 17102,70 |
Warehouse capacity
The total area of open warehouses is 105864 m2. The port has 8 covered warehouses for storing general cargo with a total area of 16,842 m2.
The port operates around the clock, including on weekends and holidays.
Kerch trade port operates as a branch of the State Unitary Enterprise "Crimean sea ports" The port is located within the city, on the shore of the ice-free Kerch Bay, so it is open to ships all year round, although there is a seasonal change in ferry schedules and berth congestion levels.
The commercial port in Kerch has been operating since 1822, created by decree of Alexander I. Currently, the port complex includes seven cargo berths, one operating berth of the Marine Station, a port fleet berth, and three ferry berths.
The total length of all berths is 1484 m. Storage area open air— 140,000 sq. m, the area of covered warehouses is 12,000 sq. m. m. The area of the port water area is 868,000 sq. m. m.
Ferries to Kerch seaport
The Kerch port mainly serves cargo transportation. The main maritime transport hub for passenger ferries is the Kerch crossing.
Currently, depending on weather conditions, the Kavkaz - Kerch Sea Trade Port line is served by two cargo-passenger ferries: Yeysk and Boris Shtokolov.
Information about flights and tariffs is updated on the website of the State Unitary Enterprise “Crimean Sea Ports”.
How to get to Kerch port
The berths of the Kerch Sea Trade Port are located near the city center, along Kirov Street, so it is not difficult to get to the port on foot from most hotels: the berths with cargo ships can be seen from afar.
Nearest stops public transport- “Eremenko Street” (near Pilots Square) and “SRZ” (“Ship Repair Yard”). Suitable transport is bus No. 5, trolleybus No. 1, minibuses No. 2, 3, 5, 6, 19, 28.
From the Kerch bus station it is enough to drive just one stop or walk along Marshal Eremenko Street - the port is about 700 meters almost in a straight line.
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Nearest hotels (hotels, hostels, apartments, guest houses)
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Five nearby hotels are shown above. Among them there are both regular hotels and hotels with several stars, as well as cheap accommodation - hostels, apartments and guest houses. These are usually private economy class mini-hotels. The hostel is a modern hostel. The apartment is private apartment with daily rent, and the guest house is large a private house, where, as a rule, the owners themselves live and rent out rooms for guests. You can rent a guest house with all-inclusive service, a bathhouse and other attributes have a nice rest. Check with the owners for details here.
Usually hotels are located closer to the city center, including inexpensive ones, near the metro or train station. But if this is a resort area, then the best mini-hotels, on the contrary, are located further from the center - on the seashore or river bank.
Nearest airports
Type | Name | Code | City | Code | Distance |
Airport | Kerch | KHC | Kerch (UA) | KHC | 3 km. |
Airport | Vityazevo | AAQ | Anapa (RU) | AAQ | 90 km. |
Airport | Berdyansk | ERD | Berdyansk (UA) | ERD | 155 km. |
Airport | Krymsk | NOI | Novorossiysk (RU) | NOI | 135 km. |
Airport | Gelendzhik | GDZ | Gelendzhik (RU) | GDZ | 162 km. |
Airport | Mariupol | MPW | Mariupol (UA) | MPW | 215 km. |
When is it more profitable to fly? Chip flights.
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Nearest bus stations, railway stations, bus stops.
Name | Type | Transport | Distance | Schedule |
Kerch, bus station | bus station | bus | 0 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, opposite the bus station | bus stop | bus | 0 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, bus station stop | bus stop | bus | 0 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, Tourist Vem travel agency | bus stop | bus | 0 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, stop "Stadium" | bus stop | bus | 1 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, EMERCOM base | bus stop | bus | 1 km. | Schedule |
Kerch, a/o "Children's Hospital" | bus stop | bus | 2 km. |
Branch of the State Unitary Enterprise of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Crimean Sea Ports" "Kerch Trade Port".
Transshipment of bulk, general, packaged cargo, rolling equipment. Maintenance of ships entering the port and roadstead.
Director – Volkov Vladimir Yurievich
Useful information: www.sevram.com/view_excursion.php?view=202
The port's capacity allows it to process 2.5 million tons of cargo per year. The port is equipped with modern equipment, reloading machines and mechanisms that allow the processing of general cargo (metal products, equipment, etc.), bulk cargo (ferroalloys, cast iron, scrap metal, pellets), containers, wheeled vehicles, and bulk grain.
Vessels up to 200 m long and with a draft of 7.8 m can enter the port.
general information
On the coast of the Kerch Strait, the coldest months are January and February. For most of the year, NE winds prevail, with significant speed and duration. In summer, winds from the south are frequent. Winds of 21-24 m/s are rare. There are few calms.
Fogs are most frequent from November to March. Precipitation occurs most often from November to March-April. Thunderstorms are most likely from May to October-November, when on average there are up to 3-5 thunderstorm days per month.
The port is located on the shore of Kerch Bay. The port's passage channel departs from the Yenikalsky elbow of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal (KEK) 1.1 miles to the ESE from Cape Bely and leads to the Shirokoy Mole of the port.
The port is open to ships all year round. During the period of icing, due to the constant change of currents and wind direction, ice movement may be observed. In such conditions, permission for the passage of a vessel is given by the vessel traffic control center (VTC) in each individual case.
Approach and departure of ships
Information about the approach of a vessel heading to the port is given 48 hours in advance, again - 24 hours in advance and is clarified 4 hours before approaching the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal.
Swimming mode
The length of the strait is 22 miles, the greatest width between Kerch and the eastern edge of the Taman Bay is 22.5 miles, the smallest is 8 miles between Capes Khroni and Achilleion.
The Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal is accessible to vessels with a length of up to 215 m, with a draft of up to 8 m. The captain of the port of Kerch gives permission for large vessels to enter the canal in each individual case.
Vessels with a length of more than 160 m and a draft of more than 6 m can navigate the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal only during daylight hours. The entry of ships into the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal during periods of fog, snowfall, haze, heavy rain, and wind speeds exceeding 14 m/s is prohibited. There is a system for regulating vessel traffic in the Kerch Strait. Vessels traveling to the ports of the Kerch Strait and in transit along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal must use the services of the Vessel Traffic Control Center.
The speed of vessels should not exceed: throughout the entire length of the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal for vessels with a draft of more than 5m - 10 knots, for smaller vessels - 12 knots; on the approach channel of KMTP - 7 knots.
Pilotage
Port pilots provide pilotage to the port of Kerch, along the Kerch-Yenikalsky Canal and to all ports of the Azov Sea. Pilotage on the KEK is mandatory for all ships flying a foreign flag; CIS ships with a draft of more than 4.5 m or a length of more than 120 m; ships in disrepair; oil tankers and ships carrying dangerous goods; ships with a nuclear power plant; in other cases, by decision of the port captain.
Pilotage in the Sea of Azov is mandatory for: all ships flying a foreign flag; ships in disrepair; oil tankers and ships carrying dangerous goods; ships with a nuclear power plant; of all ships during the ice campaign on the Sea of Azov. An application for a pilot is submitted to the CRDS with information about the approach. When leaving the port - two hours before departure.
Towing support
To ensure the safety of ships turning from KEK to the approach channel of the port and in the opposite direction, the use of tugs is mandatory.
During mooring operations, all vessels with a capacity of more than 500 GRT must use harbor tugs.