Crimean ports under sanctions looking for way out to Syria and Iran
Crimea’s ports, which are not operating at full capacity due to the fear of ship owners incurring fines from Ukraine and being placed under sanctions by the West, are considering the possibility of working with Syria and Iran, as announced by Crimean Deputy Prime Minister Georgy Muradov.
“Our ports are barely loaded, and so we are working on a Syrian and Iranian direction, so that ships carrying numerous loads will be able to travel to these countries, which do not impose constraints,” Muradov said at a press conference in Simferopol on Tuesday.
In his opinion, Russia “certainly needs to sort out the international register which placed a ban on the Crimean ports”.
“This can probably be dealt with legally through judicial and other procedures,” Muradov believes.
He added that shipping companies are “very interested” in coming to Crimea.
The state unitary enterprise Crimean Sea Ports, created by the Crimean parliament in 2014, is managed by the Crimean minister of transport, and has eight branches: Kerch Trade Port, Kerch Fish Port, Feodosia Trade Port, Yalta Trade Port, Yevpatoria Trade Port, Kerch Ferry Crossing, Gosgidrographia and Port-Terminal.