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The fortress of Sujuk was founded on the 12th of September 1838 to defend newly acquired territories following the Adrianople Treaty of 1829. On the 14th of January 1839, it received the name Novorossiysk by special order of state Minister of War.
This geographic advantage allows deep-draft vessels to access waters as deep as 19 meters inside the bay. The inner harbor accommodates ships with drafts up to 12.5 meters, while liquid bulk terminals range from 8.4 to 15.6 meters in depth.
October 2018 Summa sold NMTP shares to Transneft increasing stake up to 60.62 percent. This followed a dispute where Summa Group and Transneft publicly negotiated possible split NMTP following agreement inland terminals stayed under Summa Group management while Transneft got oil terminals.
On the 8th of August 1888, the first vessel sailed off to the new port, a French ship named Mingreli loaded with grain. By 1895 new berths including East and West sections opened, one of them soon taken on lease by Chernomorsky Cement company.
Upon outbreak of World War II port served evacuation shipping ammunition and weapons to battle front line. By 1943 only one berth remained intact among all NSP facilities before State Defense Committee ordered reconstruction beginning the 1st of October 1944 when NSP officially reopened.
Novorossiysk Naval Base established Bolsheviks 1920 during Russian Civil War fleet fought White Army Crimea Transcaucasia Active development base stimulated deterioration political environment. September 1994 Novorossiysk Naval area reestablished three years later officially reorganized Novorossiysk Naval Base.