Black Sea & Danube · UN/LOCODE TR SSX
Samsun, Turkey
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Black Sea. Channel depth 11.0 m, cargo pier depth 4.9 m, cranes: fixed, mobile. A loading port of our Black Sea and Danube trades.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Samsun". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 11.0 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- n/a
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- 1.0 m
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- yes
- Ice restriction
- no
- 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
- Lifts
- 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Small
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- None
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 41.3, longitude 36.35.
Sea distances from Samsun
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 | 465 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 426 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 494 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 665 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,840 | 7.7 | 6.4 | 5.5 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,570 | 14.9 | 12.4 | 10.6 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,901 | 7.9 | 6.6 | 5.7 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 4,163 | 17.3 | 14.5 | 12.4 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,446 | 35.2 | 29.3 | 25.1 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Batumi, Georgia about 239 nm as the crow flies
- Poti, Georgia about 244 nm as the crow flies
- Mersin, Turkey about 282 nm as the crow flies
- Marmara Sea ports, Turkey about 357 nm as the crow flies
- Constanta, Romania about 380 nm as the crow flies
- Bandirma, Turkey about 385 nm as the crow flies