Port Kavkaz

Port Kavkaz (Порт Кавказ) is a small harbour on the Chushka Spit in Krasnodar Krai, Russia, on the eastern side of Kerch Strait. It is adjacent to the village of Chushka, which is now largely deserted due to toxic effects of the port.

The port is able to handle vessels up to 130 m in length, 14.5 m in breadth and with draft up to 5 m. It was the eastern terminal of the railroad and car Kerch Strait ferry line connecting Krasnodar Krai with Crimea (the western terminal of the ferry line is Port Krym). It is served by a railway line and the Port Kavkaz railway station. The southern zone of the port has been under renovation to increase the port's throughput to 4 Mt.

In August 2014 Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a government order to enlarge the area of the port with the aim to increase cargo transportation volumes with the use of large ships. The borders of the port were changed to add a deep-water area south of the port for large ships to anchor. Plans included an additional 15–18 anchor places for loading large ships. The additional area is 18.4 km2 with depths of 26 - 27.6 m.

During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, on 31 May 2024 Ukrainian missiles struck an oil depot at the port, which stored oil products bound for Crimea.