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OPERATED BY: General Directorate of Turkish State
Railways (TCDD)
ADDRESS: TCDD Liman Isletmesi Mudurlugu
55100 Samsun - Turkey
TELEPHONE: (362) 445 16 56
FAX: (362) 445 16 26
LOCATION: 41° 18' 00" N, 36° 22' 00"
E
DESCRIPTION OF THE PORT: 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.
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.
ANCHORAGES: Good anchorage in the outer harbour.
BERTHING: Harbour protected by two breakwaters, entrance
width 200 m., depth 11.9 m.
| BERTH NO | BERTH GROUP | LENGTH (m) | DEPTH (m) | | 1-2 | Dry bulk | 326 | -10.5 | | 3 | General Cargo | 150 | -10.5 | | 4-5 | Cargo, Passenger | 300 | -10.5 | | 6-7 | General Cargo | 400 | -12 | | 9 | General Cargo | 400 | -6.5 | | 10 | General Cargo | 180 | -6 |
EQUIPMENT: The equipment at the port includes 17
shore cranes of 3 to 35 tons capacity, 2 yard cranes
of 10 tons capacity, 8mobile cranes of 5 to 25 tons capacity,
20 general cargo forklifts of 2 to 5 tons
capacity, 2 tug master, 1 loader, 4 crawler cranes of 8
to 10 tons capacity, 5 tractors, 3 trailers of 40 tons
capacity, 6 trailers of 20 tons capacity and 1 pneumatic
of 50 tons/hour capacity.
MARINE CRAFTS: The marine crafts at the port comprise
1 pilot boat, 4 tugboats, 3 mooring boats and
1 service boat.
STORAGE: Storage facilities of Samsun consist of
356.530 sqm. of open and 12.019 sqm. of covered areas.
GENERAL CARGO FACILITIES: There are berths with a
total length of 1430 m. with an alongside depth of
10.5 m. The berths have been equipped with sufficient, modern
and high performance cranes and the
yards behind the berths arranged accordingly. 15 shore cranes
of 3 - 35 tons capacity; 2 yard cranes of 10 tons capacity;
8 mobile cranes 5 -25 tones capacity; 16 general forklifts
of 2-5 tons capacity; 2 tug master; 1loader: 2crawler cranes
of 27 tons capacity: 5 tractors; 18 trailer and 1 pneumatic
of 50 tons/hr. capacity.
CONTAINER HANDLING: The port has ample storage areas
for containerized cargo. Containers are loaded
and discharged by a general-purpose shore crane of 35 tons
capacity 1x42 ton forklift.
BULK HANDLING FACILITIES: There are berths serving
the dry bulk cargoes with a length of 326 m. and with alongside
depths of 10.5 m. An ore conveyor system at the port operating
at a rate of 700 t/h for vessel
loading is available.
RAIL FERRY FACILITIES: The port has a ship to shore
bridge system to serve the railway-maritime-highway
combined transport from North European countries to Iran
and Middle East countries. The system and the
yard behind have been designed according to the mixed ferryboats
carrying rail and road vehicles.
RO-RO FACILITIES: Ro-Ro operations are carried out
at berth No.5.
RECEPTIONS FACILITIES: An oily-water separator system
is available at the capacity of 6.700 cu.m/year.
DENSITY: 1013 , but changes according to season.
FRESH WATER: Fresh water is available from valves
at the berths and is supplied by the Port Administration.
BUNKERS: Available by road tankers though private
suppliers.
AIRPORT: distance 5 km from the port.
GARBAGE DISPOSAL: service is compulsory.
WASTE OIL DISPOSAL: service is available.
PORT WORKING HOURS: Administrative: 08.30-17.30 Operational:
Service is provided to the vessels ever
day of the week 24 hours a day with a rotation of three
shifts.
First Shift: 08.-16.30
Second Shift: 16.30-00.30
Third shift: 00.30-08.00
DOCUMENTS AND GENERAL VIEWS: of these port; please
see "A General View of Turkish Ports" in
the ports of Turkey section.
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