The Berdiansk seaport spent nearly UAH 22 million on development of its infrastructure in 2016. According to the seaport, its rail tracks were almost repaired fully and its crane facilities were repaired and modernized.
Repair work was performed on the rail tracks at the Berdiansk seaport for the second year in a row. Prior to this, the rail tracks had not been overhauled for more than 25 years.
The repair of the rail tracks cost almost UAH 6 million in 2016.
The Berdiansk seaport has a fleet of 37 cranes. Most of them are more than 30 years old. The seaport spent almost UAH 15.9 million on maintenance and modernization of its cranes in 2016. The electrical parts of three gantry cranes were replaced with equipment from Siemens and Schneider Electric.