MOSCOW, August 7. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian Premier Dmitry Medvedev has ordered to enlarge the area of the port of Kavkaz in the Kerch Strait near Crimea with the aim to increase cargo transportation volumes with the use of large ships.

The borders of the port are changed to add a deep-water area south of the seaport of Taman for large vessels to anchor. It will have additional 15-18 anchor places for loading large ships, said the document published on the cabinet website on Thursday.

The additional area is 18.4 sq km with depths of 26-27.6 m.