Black Sea & Danube · UN/LOCODE BG VAR
Varna, Bulgaria
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Black Sea. Channel depth 9.4 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 "Varna". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 15.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 225 m
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- 9.9 m
- Tidal range
- n/a
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Good
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- 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
- 100 t and more, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Large
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 43.183333, longitude 27.966667.
Sea distances from Varna
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 | 272 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.8 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 110 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 179 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 443 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.3 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,618 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 3,348 | 14 | 11.6 | 10 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,679 | 7 | 5.8 | 5 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,941 | 16.4 | 13.7 | 11.7 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 8,224 | 34.3 | 28.6 | 24.5 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Burgas, Bulgaria about 47 nm as the crow flies
- Constanta, Romania about 66 nm as the crow flies
- Braila, Romania about 124 nm as the crow flies
- Galati, Romania about 134 nm as the crow flies
- Izmail, Ukraine about 135 nm as the crow flies
- Reni, Ukraine about 136 nm as the crow flies