Novorossiysk

UN/LOCODE RUNVS · Russia · Europe · KDA

Reference

Coordinates: 44.7167, 37.7667
Time zone: Europe/MoscowUTC +03:00no DST
Local currency: RUB— Russian Ruble
Languages: ru
Nearest airport: GDZGelendzhik Airport~25 km
Electricity: 220 V50 Hzplugs C, F(country default — verify at berth)
Climate: DfbWarm-summer humid continental
Country-coastal Köppen zone (most ports cluster on the coast). For port-coordinate resolution use Kottek 2006 0.5° grid.
Function codes: 123--6--
seaport · rail terminal · road terminal · inland clearance / multimodal

Operational details

Compiled from public port-authority and P&I-club directories. Always verify current contacts via your agent before arrival.

Pilotage / VTS

Novorossiysk VTS (FGUP Rosmorport)

VHF: Ch 16 / 14
Phone: +7 8617 64 3200
Web: www.nmtp.info

P&I correspondents

· Ince & Co London (Black Sea Russia coverage — sanctions-aware)
· Clyde & Co London (sanctions-compliant clubs only)
· YUKOS/LUKOIL Marine Legal (domestic vessels)

Port agents

· Inchcape Russia Novorossiysk (check current sanctions position)
· GAC Russia (suspended for most Western clients)
· Marnefteproduct (domestic)

ISPS security level (normal): 2

Russia's largest oil export terminal (Sheskharis SPM); under OFAC, EU, UK and G7 sanctions since 2022 — Western P&I clubs cannot insure voyages; shadow fleet operations reported; ISPS Level 2 maintained.

Helplines for seafarers in Russia

Welfare, abandonment, wages, medical, mental health, harassment — 24/7 lines where available. See full helplines directory.

Mission to Seafarers Novorossiysk
Europe (Black Sea) · Mon–Sat · en, ru
📞 +7 8617 60 00 00 www.missiontoseafarers.org/port/novorossiysk
Russian Trade Union of Seafarers (RPSM)
Europe · Mon-Fri 9-18 MSK · ru, en
📞 +7 495 605 2317 [email protected]www.sur.ru
ISWAN SeafarerHelp
Global · 24/7 · en, ar, es, fr
📞 +44 800 012 1004 WhatsApp [email protected]www.seafarerhelp.org
ITF Seafarers
Global · 24/7 for emergencies · en
📞 +44 20 7403 2733 [email protected]www.itfseafarers.org
IMO/ILO Database of Abandonment of Seafarers
Global · Online · en
www.ilo.org/dyn/seafarers/seafarersBrowse.home
Find A Helpline
Global · Online · en
findahelpline.com

Other ports in Russia

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Port-state-control region: black sea MoU · how to file a PSC complaint.

Sources & verification (13)

country_iso3 · ISO 3166-1 (RU)retrieved 2026-05-05
country_name · ISO 3166-1 (RU)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_code · ISO 4217:2015 (RUB)retrieved 2026-05-05
currency_name · ISO 4217:2015 (RUB)retrieved 2026-05-05
languages · CIA World Factbook (public domain), national-language listing (RU)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_iana · IANA tz database (Europe/Moscow)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_utc_offset · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Moscow)retrieved 2026-05-05
timezone_dst · ECMA-402 Intl.DateTimeFormat (computed) (Europe/Moscow)retrieved 2026-05-05
electricity · IEC TR 60083 plug-and-socket standard list (RU)retrieved 2026-05-05
function_codes_expanded · UNECE Rec. 16 — UN/LOCODE function-code mask (123--6--)retrieved 2026-05-05
nearest_major_airport · OurAirports (CC0) — davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data (GDZ)retrieved 2026-05-07
wikidata_qid · Wikidata SPARQL (P1937 UN/LOCODE join) (Q4325167)retrieved 2026-05-07
climate_classification · Kottek et al. 2006 / Beck et al. 2018 — country-coastal Köppen zone (RU)retrieved 2026-05-07

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