Between the winter and summer of 2011, a large number of landslides occurred in the area of the M27 Dzhubga – Adler highway, and the sole artery leading to the heart of the Olympic construction sites was closed for repair.
The only alternative for cargo delivery to the Olympic facilities was sea transit, and so a decision was taken at the governmental level to organize a ferry crossing between Novorossiysk and Sochi (Adler).
The Sochi cargo terminal is located in the immediate vicinity of the Olympic construction sites, and thanks to the short shipment distance and just-in-time scheduling, environmental impact was minimized, to the benefit of the unique natural habitat of the Imereti lowland.
