Port Overview
Samsun port is Turkey's largest port in the Black Sea region. It is the only port on the Black Sea with a railway connection. It has a large hinterland. It is the stopping point of cargo coming from and to Anatolia. With its railroad and highway connections, Samsun includes the cities of Sinop, Corum, Amasya, Ordu, Sivas, Erzincan, Yozgat, Tokat, Kastamonu, Ankara, Kirsehir, Kayseri, Nigde, Konya, and Malatya in its hinterland.
The marine hinterland of Samsun Port includes Batumi, Poti, and Sokhumi ports of Georgia; Sochi, Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Azov in Sea of Azov, Taganrog, Zhdanov, Yalta, Berdyansk, Henichesk ports of Russia; Mis.Kiz-Ogul, Feodosiya, Yalta, Todor, Sevastopol, Yevpatoriyaports in Crimea; Mykolaiv, Odessa, Ilyichevsk ports in Ukraine; Constanta port in Romania and Varna port in Bulgaria.
Port website: https://www.samsunport.com.tr/en
Key port information may also be found at: https://www.maritime-database.com/port.php?pid=2865
Port Location and Contact |
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Country |
Türkiye |
Province or District |
Samsun |
Nearest Town or City with Distance from Port |
TOWN NAME: Samsun DISTANCE (0.00km) |
Port's Complete Name |
Samsunport |
Latitude |
41° 18’00’’ North |
Longitude |
36° 22’00’’ East |
Managing Company or Port Authority
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Samsun International Port Management Inc. |
Management Contact Person |
Ali Seven – Samsun Region Manager Vedat Kamsiz – Port Manager |
Nearest Airport and Airlines with Frequent International Arrivals/Departures |
AIRPORT NAME: Samsun Çarşamba Airport LIST OF INTERNATIONAL CARRIERS: Anadolujet, Corendon Airlines, Eurowings, Fly Baghdad, Iraqi Airways, Pegasus Airlines, Turkish Airlines, UR Airlines |
Port Picture
Description and Contacts of Key Companies
Samsun International Port Management Inc. (Samsunport Samsun Uluslararası Liman İşletmeciliği A.Ş.) is managing and operating all the activities in Samsun Port.
For more information on port contacts, please see the following link: 4.4 Port and Waterways Companies Contact List
Port Performance
Seasonal Constraints
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Occurs |
Time Frame |
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Rainy Season |
No |
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Major Import Campaigns |
No |
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Other Comments |
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Handling Figures for 2022 |
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Vessel Calls |
2,789 |
Container Traffic (TEUs) |
106,636 |
Handling Figures Bulk and Break Bulk for 2022 |
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Bulk (MT) |
13,584,153 |
Break bulk (MT) |
Discharge Rates and Terminal Handling Charges
For information on port rates and charges, please see the following link: https://www.samsunport.com.tr/en/online-services/tariffs
Berthing Specifications
Type of Berth |
Quantity |
Length (m) |
Maximum Draft (m) |
Comments |
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Conventional Berth |
12 Berths |
1756 |
6.5 : 12 m |
All berths can be used for handling bulk, breakbulk, and containerized cargo. |
Container Berth |
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Silo Berth |
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Berthing Tugs |
Yes |
Tugboat: 2 x 30 Ton (2x1100 HP), 1 x16 Ton (1025HP), 1x 20 Ton (1500 HP) Mooring boat: 2 Service boat: 1 Pilot boat: 1 |
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Water Barges |
No |
The service of water supply from valves on all Samsunport docks is provided to all ships in port docks for 24 hours when needed. |
General Cargo Handling Berths
Cargo Type |
Berth Identification |
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Imports - Bagged Cargo |
All berths can be used for handling bulk, breakbulk, and containerized cargo. The main port consists of 9 piers (total length 1356) Industrial Quay consists of 3 piers (10,11,12) (total length 400 m) |
Exports - Bagged Cargo |
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Imports and Exports - RoRo |
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Other Imports |
Train Ferry Ramp #1: Length 430 m, depth 4.5m, and track gauge is (1,435 mm) Train Ferry Ramp #2: Length 321 m, depth 4.5m, and track gauge is (1,435- 1,520 mm) |
Port Handling Equipment
The port equipment is managed privately.
Equipment |
Available
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Total Quantity and Capacity Available |
Comments on Current Condition and Actual Usage |
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Container mobile cranes |
Yes |
Quantity: 4 Capacity: 104-124 Tons |
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Mobile land Cranes |
Yes |
Quantity: 10 Capacity: 8-40 Tons |
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Port Cranes |
Yes |
Quantity: 4 Capacity: 5-35 Tons |
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Reach stacker for full container |
Yes |
Quantity: 6 Capacity: 45 Tons |
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Reach stacker for empty container |
Yes |
Quantity: 3 Capacity: 8-10 Tons |
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Loader |
Yes |
Quantity: 11 Capacity: 1.3m3 – 5m3 |
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Forklift |
Yes |
Quantity: 18 Capacity: 2-33 Tons |
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Trailer |
Yes |
Quantity: 47 Capacity: 25-40 Tons |
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Semi-Trailer |
Yes |
Quantity: 62 Capacity: 20-40 Tons |
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Bobcat |
Yes |
Quantity: 3 Capacity: 2.5 Tons |
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Excavator |
Yes |
Quantity: 4 Capacity: 3-21 Tons |
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Container Facilities
Facilities |
20 ft |
40 ft |
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Container Facilities Available |
Yes |
Yes |
Container Freight Station (CFS) |
Yes |
Yes |
Refrigerated Container Stations |
Yes |
Yes |
Daily Take-Off Capacity |
Container stocking capacity is 10,000 TEU per day |
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Number of Reefer Stations |
462 Reefer plugs, including 224 Reefer towers and 238 CFS fields |
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Emergency Take-off Capacity |
Container stocking capacity is 10,000 TEU per day |
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Offtake Capacity of Gang Shift |
3500 TEU/Shift |
Customs Guidance
https://www.trade.gov.tr/customs-formalities
For more information on customs in Türkiye, please see the following link: 1.3 Customs Information
Terminal Information
MULTIPURPOSE TERMINAL
Samsunport has a Ronguzzi branded bagged goods loading crane, with a loading capacity of 2,000 tons/day. In addition to this, the capacity of loading/unloading can be reached to 10,000 tons/day for big bags.
Samsunport provides services for Ro-Ro vessels and Car Carriers with an extensive vehicle park, inspection station, and 7 weighbridges. The passenger Exit Gate of Samsunport is very close to the city centre and there are shuttle services in front of the Passenger Exit Gate.
GRAIN AND BULK HANDLING
Dry Bulk
Samsunport has 14 electrical dock cranes that can handle any load from 5 tons to 35 tons and 10 mobile cranes with handling capacity from 10 tons to 124 tons. The mobile cranes consist of Sennebogen 835 – 840 – 870, Fantuzzi MHC 40 – MHC 20, Liebherr LHM 400 – 420, and Reggianne MHC 200 brands.
Samsunport has steel grain silos of 60.000 tons capacity and warehouses of 50.000 m2 space in port allowing the storage of 200.000 tons of dry bulk. The Port industrial pier with 400 m length and 12 m depth owns 5 land cranes with 1 unit of 5 tons, 3 units of 10 tons, 1 unit of 35 tons capacity. The 35 tons capacity crane provides 15.000 tons/day coal discharge service by means of its remote-controlled grab of 21 m3 volume preventing the rising of the coal dust with the help of special water jet bunkers.
Liquid Bulk
Liquid bulk cargo is loaded onto ships and discharged from them with a mobile pipeline loading-discharging wharf system
MAIN STORAGE TERMINAL
Samsunport includes 200,000 SQM open area and 50,000 SQM warehouses suitable to handle (storage and reloading) up to 3 million tons of cargo.
Stevedoring
Samsunport has the ability to handle containerized and general cargo shipments such as palleted goods, crates, metal sheets, steel rolls, pipe, machinery, block stone, block marble, bales, roll papers, and roll cables. with keeping goods in Custom Bonded Warehouse temporary storage status and to dispatch them again by providing terminal services.
Samsunport also provides loading/unloading services to railway cars through our railway line existing in the Industrial Pier. There are 2 train ferry ramps at the industrial pier suitable for 1520-1435 mm track gauges, and a bogie change station with 1520 mm gauge.
Hinterland Information
Containers, bulk and breakbulk cargo are being transported outbound mainly by Road (Inland transportation) to other ports or to the final consignee, however, part of the cargo is being moved by railway.
Port Security
Security |
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ISPS Compliant |
Yes |
Current ISPS Level |
1 |
Police Boats |
Yes |
Fire Engines |
Yes |