RMP-Taman Dry Bulk Terminal
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RMP-Taman Dry Bulk Terminal is a proposed coal terminal on the coast of the Taman Bay in Temryuksky District, Krasnodar Krai, Russia.
It is not to be confused with Port Taman Dry Bulk Terminal operated by Oteko, which was a competing proposal that started operations in 2019.
Location
The map below shows the approximate location of the site.
Background
In August 2008, then-Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed a government resolution authorizing the development of a major international cargo port several kilometers south of Taman. On August 2013 Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that the Port of Taman will open in 2019 to handle dry cargoes, such as grain and coal. Federal spending will amount to US$2.3 billion, while private investors are expected to contribute the remaining funds.[1]
Russia unilaterally annexed Crimea in early 2014, taking direct control of its ports. As a result, Prime Minister Dmitri Medvedev announced in May 2014, the Russian government had indefinitely suspended its plans to construct a port in Taman due to lack of need.[2]
However, later in 2014, the Glavgosexpertiza, which operates on behalf of the Russian Ministry of Construction, approved plans for a phase 2 expansion of the Port of Taman. Initial plans called for 91.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of dry bulk capacity to be constructed at the port, including two coal terminals each with capacity of 12 mtpa to be constructed. However, these plans were gradually scaled back due to struggles in attracting customers and users; the plan approved by Glavgosexpertiza called for 80.4 mtpa of capacity to be added during the expansion.[3]
During development, several key investors and customers dropped out of the project. For example, EuroChem decided to ship 11 mtpa of fertilizer through the Port of Ust-Luga instead of the Port of Taman.[4] Initial plans also depended on two coal terminals operated by Kuzbassrazrezugol and SUEK with 20 mtpa and 12 mtpa of capacity, respectively, but both coal companies withdrew from the project due to changes in coal markets.[5]
In the summer of 2019, revised plans for the RMP-Taman Dry Bulk Terminal only called for 15 mpta of capacity - 9 mtpa for metal cargo, operated by Metalloinvest, and 6 mtpa for grain, operated by Efko. The coal terminals had been dropped from the plans, in part because of the development of the Oteko Terminal (Port Taman Dry Bulk Terminal), and partly because selling coal to the west was deemed unlikely to be profitable.[5] In August 2020, reports emerged that the Russian government was considering fully withdrawing government support for the project.[6] At that time, observers stated that the RMP-Taman project was unlikely to proceed.[4]
In March 2021, Glavgosexpertiza reaffirmed its interest in the project, but the question of funding remained unresolved. It is also unclear whether these plans will include a coal terminal, given the imminent operation of the Oteko Terminal. (Port Taman Dry Bulk Terminal)[7]
As of November 2023, the project appeared Shelved.
Project Details
- Owner: RMP-Taman LLC[4]
- Parent: Rosmorport FGUP[4]
- Location:
- Proposed Coal Capacity: 25 Mtpa
- Status: Shelved
- Start Year:
- Type: Exports
- Source of Coal:
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ The Moscow Times
- ↑ "Россия после аннексии Крыма передумала строить порт Тамань," Glavcom, 15 May 2014
- ↑ Тамань скрывается в тумане, Sea News, Mar. 31, 2020
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Строительство сухогрузного района в порту Тамань под вопросом, Morvesti, Aug. 20, 2020
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Из Тамани уплыл уголь, RBC, Nov. 14, 2019
- ↑ Тамань скрывается в тумане, Kommersant, Aug. 24, 2020
- ↑ В порту Тамань возобновится строительство сухогрузного района, ExpertSouth, Mar. 31, 2021
