Samsun Port
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Samsun Port Position; Lat: 41° 18' 00" N, 36° 22' 00" E |
| Authority |
General Directorate of Turkish State Railways (TCDD) |
| Pilotage | Pilotage is compulsory and provided by Port Administration. |
| Towage | It is not necessary up to 500 GRT. One tugboat. Is compulsory for the vessels over 500 GRT. Provided by Port Administration. 4 tugs up to 2.500 Hp are available. |
| Water Density | 1013 |
| Additional Info | The port of Samsun is the major for port the central part of Black Sea coast. The port serves export, import cargoes and transit traffic to Iran and also Ro-Ro lines between Turkey and Ukraine/Russia. It has an ideal location both for the trade with the countries having a coast on the Black Sea and for the potential cargoes which will arise due to Black Sea Economic Cooperation Region (BSECR) Project. On the other hand, it is ideally located for the cargoes destined to the Middle East from the continental Europe through Rhine-Main-Danube canal and Black Sea.The port is protected by two breakwaters, 3132 m. and 1580 m. long. The width at the entrance is 225 m. |
| Airport | At Trabzon distance apprx. 100 km and Samsun is 180 km from the port.. |
| Fresh Water | Available via Serpen |
| Provisions | Available via Serpen |
| Bunker | Available via Serpen |
Quays
| BERTH | LENGTH (m) | DEPTH (m) |
| Bulk pier no 1 | 179 | - 5 –7.5 |
| Bulk pier no 2 | 90 | -8 –9 |