# Aleksandrovsk -Sakhalinskiy (RU SAK)

**UN/LOCODE:** RU SAK  
**Country:** Russia  
**Water Body:** Tatar Strait; North Pacific Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Small  
**Harbor Type:** Open Roadstead  
**GPS:** 50.9000, 142.1333

Historically the centre of Sakhalin's coal industry, Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinsky is today a marginal, seasonal port that moves only about 200,000 tonnes and some 30 vessels a year. An open roadstead on the Tatar Strait coast of north-western Sakhalin, it handles cargo by barge in the roads, with a maximum draught of just 2.6 metres and navigation limited to April–October because winter ice forms without icebreaker support. There is no meaningful container or customs-cleared liner activity, so its freight relevance is limited. Shippers serving Sakhalin should use Kholmsk or Korsakov in the south, or Vanino on the mainland.

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