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A branch of Rospotrebnadzor, Russia\u2019s consumer safety watchdog, has ordered port agents \u201cto arrange the disinfection of ships arriving from these countries before the border is opened\u201d in the city of Novorossiisk, the document showed.<\/p>\n
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Novorossiisk port is one of the biggest on the Black Sea. It handles grain, coal, mineral fertilizers, timber, oil and oil products, containers, food and chemical cargoes.<\/p>\n
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Rospotrebnadzor did not immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
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A source in Novorossiisk who is familiar with the matter told Reuters \u201cnot many\u201d ships were arriving from the countries identified \u201cbut delays are obviously possible\u201d in processing those that do.<\/p>\n
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It was not immediately clear how the vessels would be disinfected, the source said.<\/p>\n
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Russian pipeline monopoly Transneft gained control of the Novorossiisk Commercial Sea Port Group (NCSP) in 2018.<\/p>\n
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The Yuzhnaya Ozereyevka terminal is the end point of the CPC trunk oil pipeline that connects the Tengiz field in Kazakhstan, and a number of other fields, to the sea terminal near the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiisk.<\/p>\n
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Transneft said on Thursday it had suspended business trips for its staff due to the coronavirus outbreak, Interfax news agency reported.<\/p>\n
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(Reporting by Gleb Gorodyankin; Editing by Timothy Heritage)<\/p>\n
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