Ports & Harbours of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
YearMaps maps 61 harbours on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, in 6 countries and territories. The largest by the World Port Index's harbour size are Odesa, Sevastopol, Varna, Samsun, Novorossiysk and Danube-Black Sea Canal. 6 are written up in full below, and every harbour is listed with its depths, tidal range and the largest ships it takes.
The Black Sea is an almost enclosed basin between Ukraine, Russia, Georgia, Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania, joined to the Mediterranean only through the Bosporus and the Dardanelles; below about 150 m its water holds almost no oxygen. Greek colonies lined its shores from the seventh century BCE, Genoese and Venetian merchants traded at Caffa and Tana, and the grain of Ukraine and southern Russia is shipped from its ports and from those of the shallow Sea of Azov.
- Harbours
- 61
- Countries
- 6
- Large Harbours
- 5
- Written Up
- 6
Map of the Ports of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
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Harbours of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov in Detail
The 6 harbours of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov with an encyclopedia article, each with its figures from the World Port Index.
Feodosiya
Small harbour · Ukraine
The State Enterprise Feodosia Sea Commercial Port is a seaport in the city of Feodosia, Ukraine, located on the southern shore of Feodosia Bay, in the western part of the bay northwest of Cape Feodosia.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Feodosia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Small
- Channel depth
- 20.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 38.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 45.7 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 34.7 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Largest vessel
- medium vessels
- Country
- Ukraine
- Province
- Crimea
- Coordinates
- 45.0200°, 35.4300°
More about Feodosiya
Feodosiya: Key Facts
| Established | 1892 |
|---|---|
| On | Black Sea |
Facts from Wikidata Q4482815 (CC0).
Henichesk
Very Small harbour · Ukraine
Henichesk Seaport is a sea trade port, that is affiliated with the Port of Berdiansk, on the shores of the Henichesk Strait, which connects the Utlyuk estuary and the Syvash Bay of the Sea of Azov, in the city of Henichesk, Kherson Oblast. Henichesk Seaport is managed by the Administration of Berdiansk Sea Commercial Port - a branch of the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority under the leadership of the Ministry of Infrastructure (Ukraine).
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Henichesk (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 49.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 49.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 56.7 m
- Tidal range
- 1 m
- Largest vessel
- medium vessels
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 46.1700°, 34.8200°
Midia
Very Small harbour · Romania
The Port of Midia is located on the Black Sea coastline, approx 13.5 NM north of Constanța.
It is one of the satellite ports of Constanța and was designed and built to serve the adjacent industrial and petrochemical facilities.
The north and south breakwaters have a total length of 6,97 km. The port covers 834 ha of which 234 ha is land and 600 ha is water. There are 14 berths (11 operational berths, 3 berths belong to the Constanța Shipyard) with a total length of 2,24 km.
Further to dredging operations performed the port depths are increased to 9 m at crude oil discharging berths 1–4, allowing access to tankers having an 8.5 m maximum draught and 20,000 DWT.
The Port of Midia is mainly used for the supply of crude oil for the nearby Petromidia Refinery.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Midia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 49.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 12.8 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 42.1 m
- Country
- Romania
- Province
- Constanța
- Coordinates
- 44.3500°, 28.6700°
More about Midia
Mangalia
Very Small harbour · Romania
The Port of Mangalia is situated on the Black Sea, located in the city of Mangalia close to the southern border with Bulgaria, and over 260 km north of Istanbul. It covers 142.19 ha of which 27.47 ha is land and 114.72 ha is water.
The combined length of the north and south breakwaters is 2.74 km. There are 4 berths totaling 540 meters in length, 2 of which are operational. Maximum depth is 9 meters.
The Port of Mangalia is mainly used by the Constanța Shipyard.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Mangalia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 45.7 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 45.7 m
- Largest vessel
- medium vessels
- Country
- Romania
- Province
- Constanța
- Coordinates
- 43.8200°, 28.5800°
More about Mangalia
Sulina
Very Small harbour · Romania
The Port of Sulina is a Romanian port situated on the Black Sea, close to the northern border with Ukraine. Located in Sulina, it is the last city through which the Danube flows before entering the Black Sea. 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.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Sulina (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 38.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 34.7 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 49.4 m
- Largest vessel
- large vessels
- Country
- Romania
- Coordinates
- 45.1700°, 29.6700°
More about Sulina
Alushta
Very Small harbour · Ukraine
Alushta Sea Commercial Port is an unrealized project, a commercial sea port in the city of Alushta, on the Black Sea coast of Crimea. The port of Alushta is actually a very small port in Ukraine. Plans for its expansion existed in the USSR.
Adapted from Wikipedia: Port of Alushta (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Harbour size
- Very Small
- Channel depth
- 31.1 m
- Anchorage depth
- 5.5 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 53 m
- Largest vessel
- medium vessels
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 44.6800°, 34.4200°
All Harbours of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
61 harbours, the largest first by the index's harbour size. Channel depth and tidal range set the physical limit on which ships can call. 31 of them are recorded in the source with the city they serve.
| Harbour | Country | Size | Channel | Anchorage | Tide | Largest vessel | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odesaserves Odessa | Ukraine | Major | 42.1 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Sevastopolserves Sevastapol | Russia | Major | 42.1 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Varna | Bulgaria | Major | 38.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Samsun | Turkey | Major | 34.7 m | — | 1 m | large vessels | |
| Novorossiysk | Russia | Major | 31.1 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Danube-Black Sea Canal | Romania | Medium | 45.7 m | — | — | — | |
| Constantaserves Constanța | Romania | Medium | 12.8 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Rostov-Na-Donuserves Bataysk | Russia | Small | 56.7 m | — | 4 m | medium vessels | |
| Berdyansk | Ukraine | Small | 49.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Kherson | Ukraine | Small | 49.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Mariupol | Ukraine | Small | 45.7 m | — | — | large vessels | |
| Galatiserves Galați | Romania | Small | 42.1 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Kerch | Russia | Small | 42.1 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Batumi | Georgia | Small | 38.4 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Dnipro-Buzkyy | Ukraine | Small | 38.4 m | 38.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Tuapse | Russia | Small | 31.1 m | — | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Yuzhnyy | Ukraine | Small | 31.1 m | 27.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Feodosiya | Ukraine | Small | 20.1 m | 38.4 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Anapa | Russia | Very Small | 56.7 m | 34.7 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Azov | Russia | Very Small | 56.7 m | 53 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Sinop | Turkey | Very Small | 53 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Skadovs'K | Ukraine | Very Small | 53 m | 53 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Taganrog | Russia | Very Small | 53 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Temryuk | Russia | Very Small | 53 m | 56.7 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Yevpatoriya | Russia | Very Small | 53 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Yeysk | Russia | Very Small | 53 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Belgorod-Dnestrovsky | Ukraine | Very Small | 49.4 m | 27.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Gelendzhik | Russia | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Henichesk | Ukraine | Very Small | 49.4 m | 49.4 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Inebolu | Turkey | Very Small | 49.4 m | 49.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Kyrylivka | Ukraine | Very Small | 49.4 m | 49.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Medgidia | Romania | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | — | large vessels | |
| Midia | Romania | Very Small | 49.4 m | 12.8 m | — | — | |
| Zonguldak | Turkey | Very Small | 49.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Basarabi | Romania | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | — | — | |
| Cernavoda | Romania | Very Small | 45.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Khorly | Ukraine | Very Small | 45.7 m | 42.1 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Mangalia | Romania | Very Small | 45.7 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Reni | Ukraine | Very Small | 45.7 m | 38.4 m | 6 m | — | |
| Chornomors Ke | Ukraine | Very Small | 42.1 m | 27.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Izmayil | Ukraine | Very Small | 42.1 m | — | 5 m | medium vessels | |
| Yalta | Russia | Very Small | 42.1 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Port Oktyabrsk | Ukraine | Very Small | 38.4 m | 45.7 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Sochi | Russia | Very Small | 38.4 m | — | 2 m | medium vessels | |
| Sokhumiserves Sukhumi | Georgia | Very Small | 38.4 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Sulina | Romania | Very Small | 38.4 m | 34.7 m | — | large vessels | |
| Trabzon | Turkey | Very Small | 38.4 m | — | — | large vessels | |
| Brailaserves Brăila | Romania | Very Small | 34.7 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Sudak | Ukraine | Very Small | 34.7 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Ust-Dunaisk | Ukraine | Very Small | 34.7 m | 34.7 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Alushta | Ukraine | Very Small | 31.1 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Balaklava | Ukraine | Very Small | 31.1 m | 5.5 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Eregli | Turkey | Very Small | 12.8 m | 31.1 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Adler | Russia | Very Small | 5.5 m | 38.4 m | — | medium vessels | |
| Giresun | Turkey | Very Small | 5.5 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Hopa | Turkey | Very Small | 5.5 m | 5.5 m | 1 m | medium vessels | |
| Ordu | Turkey | Very Small | 5.5 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Rize | Turkey | Very Small | 5.5 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Supsa Marine Terminalserves Poti | Georgia | Very Small | 5.5 m | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Kavkaz Oil Terminal | Russia | Very Small | — | — | — | medium vessels | |
| Tulcea | Romania | Very Small | — | — | — | large vessels |
Port Cities of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
The most populous cities with a harbour of the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov within 25 km. Each city is listed with its country's other cities on the country page.
- Rostov1.05 million
Russia · Rostov-Na-Donu (11 km)
- Odessa991,000
Ukraine · Odesa
- Trabzon764,714
Turkey · Trabzon
- Samsun609,339
Turkey · Samsun
- Mykolayiv510,840
Ukraine · Port Oktyabrsk (16 km)
- Mariupol481,626
Ukraine · Mariupol
- Sevastapol379,200
Russia · Sevastopol, Balaklava (15 km)
- Sochi327,608
- Kherson320,477
Ukraine · Kherson
- Varna312,770
Bulgaria · Varna
- Galați311,156
- Constanța303,399
- Rize279,450
Turkey · Rize
- Taganrog279,056
Russia · Taganrog
- Novorossiysk241,856
Russia · Novorossiysk
- Brăila213,569
- Zonguldak156,918
Turkey · Zonguldak
- Batumi155,542
Georgia · Batumi
- Ordu155,117
Turkey · Ordu
- Kerch152,195
Russia · Kerch, Kavkaz Oil Terminal (13 km)
- Berdyansk118,284
Ukraine · Berdyansk
- Bataysk109,962
Russia · Rostov-Na-Donu, Azov (24 km)
- Yevpatoriya105,223
Russia · Yevpatoriya
- Tuapse99,145
Russia · Tuapse
- Giresun98,864
Turkey · Giresun
- Tulcea92,475
- Yeysk87,814
Russia · Yeysk
- Izmayil83,194
- Sukhumi81,546
Georgia · Sokhumi
- Yalta79,509
Russia · Yalta
Countries with Harbours on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov
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Black Sea & Sea of Azov: Quick Answers
- How many ports are there on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?
- YearMaps lists 61 ports and harbours on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, from the World Port Index of the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Small fishing harbours and private terminals outside the index are not counted.
- Which countries have ports on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?
- Ukraine (20), Russia (16), Romania (11), Turkey (10), Georgia (3) and Bulgaria (1).
- What are the largest ports on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?
- By the World Port Index's harbour size, the largest are Odesa, Sevastopol, Varna, Samsun, Novorossiysk and Danube-Black Sea Canal.
- What are the main port cities on the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov?
- The most populous cities with a harbour here are Rostov (1.05 million), Odessa (991,000), Trabzon (764,714), Samsun (609,339) and Mykolayiv (510,840).