Port guide · UN/LOCODE RO TCE
Tulcea, Romania
Romania · 45.17° N, 28.82° E
The World Port Index classes Tulcea as a river port reached from the Black Sea. It records a cargo pier depth of 7 m. Norfolk is 8,210 km away in a straight line.
- Cargo pier depth
- 7 m
- Max vessel draft
- 7.2 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,210 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Galati60 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel draft of 7.2 m.
- Cargo pier depth
- 7 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 7.2 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.
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- No
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by ice
- Yes
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: breakbulk and solid bulk. The heaviest lift class recorded is up to 24 tons.
- Container
- No
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- No
- Oil terminal
- No
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Small
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated moderate.
- Repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
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 Galati, 60 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
- SulinaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mRO SUL
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.