ODESA, JANUARY 12th, 2011, CONTEXT-PRICHERNOMORIE — Illichivsk Commercial Sea Port has passed certification by Quality Management Survey, Context-Prichernomorie correspondent reports.

The agency has been informed about it today, 12 January, at the press service of the port.

According to their information, the port has successfully passed the quality management certification procedure.

The Certificate in particular says: “the Port’s quality management system in cargo operations, technical service and repair of cargoes, state security survey and diploma-passport operations, personnel training and other services corresponds to the ISO 9001:2008 standard.”

INFORMATION: Illichivsk Commercial Sea Port is one of the ‘youngest’ on the Black Sea. The Port was erected in the Soviet period in 1960s mainly for sea trade with socialistic countries. It has railway and vehicle approaches connected with the country’s mains. There are several operating ferry-crossings: Illichivsk–Varna (Bulgary), Illichivsk–Poti and Illichivsk – Batumi (Georgia). Cargo operation complexes of the Port consisting of 28 berths having total length 5 thousand 500 metres are equipped with modern cargo-operating machinery.