Port guide · UN/LOCODE RO MAG
Mangalia, Romania
Romania · 43.82° N, 28.58° E
The World Port Index classes Mangalia as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Black Sea. It records a channel depth of 6.4 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 8,290 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,290 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Constanta40 km away
Depths and vessel limits
- Channel depth
- 6.4 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 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
Mangalia is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Tug salvage
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
Cargo handling
The heaviest lift class recorded is 100 tons and over.
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 tons and over
- Yes
- Lifts of 50 to 100 tons
- Yes
- Lifts up to 24 tons
- Yes
- Longshore labor
- Yes
- Railway
- Medium
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated major.
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Deck supplies
- Yes
- Engine supplies
- Yes
- Shore electricity
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Dirty ballast disposal
- 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 Constanta, 40 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
- SulinaCargo pier 4.9 m, channel 9.4 mRO SUL
- 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.