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Sevastopol Marine Trade Port (SMTP) is a port in Sevastopol. It is located mainly at the Bay of Sevastopol, and at smaller bays around the Heracles peninsula. The port infrastructure is fully integrated with the city of Sevastopol and naval bases of the Ukrainian Navy and the Black Sea Fleet. Mostly the port belonged to the national government of Ukraine, while portions of it are controlled by the private sector. Main specializations of the port are: * Handling of goods; * Passenger transportation on inner city motorboat routes; * Reception of passenger cruise lines; * Ensuring marine safety; * Maintaining cleanliness of the city bays. == History == A settlement was formed at the Sevastopol port in June 1783 as a base for a naval squadron under the name Akhtiar〔 〕 (''White Cliff''),〔 〕 by Rear Admiral Thomas Mackenzie (Foma Fomich Makenzi), a native Scot in Russian service; soon after Russia annexed the Crimean Khanate. Five years earlier, Alexander Suvorov ordered that earthworks be erected along the harbor and Russian troops be placed there. In February 1784, Catherine the Great ordered Grigory Potemkin to build a fortress there and call it Sevastopol. The realization of the initial building plans fell to Captain Fyodor Ushakov who in 1788 was named commander of the port and of the Black Sea squadron.〔 〕 It became an important naval base and later a commercial seaport. In 1797, under an edict issued by Emperor Paul I, the military stronghold was again renamed to Akhtiar. Finally, on April 29 (May 10), 1826, the Russian Senate returned the city's name to Sevastopol. During World War II, the port of Sevastopol withstood intensive bombardment by the Germans in 1941–42, supported by their Italian and Romanian allies during the Battle of Sevastopol. The port was leased to Russia on a long-term lease after the devolution of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. In early March 2014, during the Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Russian sailors scuttled several naval vessels to act as blockships at the entrance to Donuzlav Bay and the port of Sevastapol, in an attempt to prevent Ukrainian navy ships berthed in the port from gaining access to the Black Sea. Ships sunk included the hull of the naval cruiser ''Ochakov'' and a diving support vessel of BM-416-class (approximately ).〔 (Russia sinks ship to block Ukrainian Navy ships )〕〔 (【引用サイトリンク】title=Russians Scuttle Another Ship to Block Ukrainian Fleet )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Port of Sevastopol」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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