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Sokhumi, Georgia
Georgia · 42.98° N, 40.98° E
The World Port Index classes Sokhumi as an open roadstead on the Black Sea. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6 m. Norfolk is 9,110 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Max vessel length
- 190 m
- From Norfolk
- 9,110 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Batumi160 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 190 m and a maximum draft of 7.8 m.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 190 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.8 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- No
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- No
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- No
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and liquid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is 50 to 100 tons.
- Container
- No
- Ro-ro
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- No
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
Services and supplies
- Repairs
- None
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- No
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
US trade with Georgia
- US exports, 2025
- $2.1BLed by vehicles and parts
- US imports, 2025
- $102.1MLed by iron and steel
Other ports in Georgia
The nearest is Batumi, 160 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.