Black Sea & Danube · UN/LOCODE RO GAL
Galati, Romania
Small river (natural) on the Black Sea. Channel depth 8.5 m, cargo pier depth 7.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A loading port of our Black Sea and Danube trades.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Galati". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 8.5 m
- Anchorage depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 7.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- 154 m
- Max vessel beam
- 22 m
- Max vessel draft
- 7.5 m
- Tidal range
- 0.9 m
Harbour
- Size
- Small
- Type
- River (Natural)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- yes
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- yes
- Breakbulk
- yes
- Ro-Ro
- yes
- Liquid bulk
- yes
- Container
- yes
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Unknown
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Small
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 45.416667, longitude 28.083333.
Sea distances from Galati
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 274 | 1.1 | 1 | 0.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 81 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 150 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 560 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,735 | 7.2 | 6 | 5.2 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,465 | 14.4 | 12 | 10.3 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,796 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 5.3 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 4,058 | 16.9 | 14.1 | 12.1 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,341 | 34.8 | 29 | 24.8 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Giurgiulesti, Moldova about 6 nm as the crow flies
- Reni, Ukraine about 9 nm as the crow flies
- Braila, Romania about 11 nm as the crow flies
- Izmail, Ukraine about 33 nm as the crow flies
- Constanta, Romania about 79 nm as the crow flies
- Chornomorsk, Ukraine about 120 nm as the crow flies