The shipping platform

Location: Sulina is situated on the right bank, on the right bank of the Sulina Channel, 75 n.m. (148 km) NE of Constantza. General overview: The port area is approached by a canal, 4nm in length, which has a bar at its seaward end. The canal is protected by N and S breakwaters. Depths in the channel range from 10.0m to 14.0m, permanent dredging allows vessels of max draught 6.8m to berth. Ice may form during Feb and Mar, but the port is kept open by icebreakers. Fog may be encountered during Dec and Jan. Principal cargoes: Timber, steel products, phosphates, fertilisers, iron ore and containers. The port has a quay length of 5,940 m (19,490 ft) and depths of between 2.5 m (8.2 ft) and 7.5 m (25 ft). The Port of Sulina is mainly used by the Sulina Shipyard. Traffic figures: Approx 300,000t of cargo handled annually. Load line zone: Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Dec 1 to Feb 28/29, Summer Mar 1 to Nov 30.