Port guide · UN/LOCODE RO SUL
Sulina, Romania
Romania · 45.17° N, 29.67° E · Also listed as Suluna
The World Port Index classes Sulina as a river port reached from the Black Sea. It records a channel depth of 9.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 4.9 m. Norfolk is 8,270 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,270 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Tulcea70 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 9.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 4.9 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
Sulina is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- No
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Good
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 25 to 49 tons.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 25 to 49 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- No
- Airport
- No
US trade with Romania
- US exports, 2025
- $1.4BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
- US imports, 2025
- $3.9BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Romania
The nearest is Tulcea, 70 km away in a straight line.
- BrailaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 11 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkRO BRA
- ConstantaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 20.1 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkRO CND
- GalatiCargo pier 7.5 m, channel 8.5 m, container, ro-ro, breakbulk and bulkRO GAL
- MangaliaCargo pier 6.4 m, channel 6.4 mRO MAG
- TulceaCargo pier 7 m, breakbulk and bulkRO TCE
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.