Port of Midia

The Port of Midia is located on the Black Sea coastline, approx 13.5 NM north of Constanţa.

Port of Midia
Location
CountryRomania
LocationConstanţa County
Coordinates44.3367°N 28.6720°E / 44.3367; 28.6720
UN/LOCODEROMID[1]
Details
Owned byCompania Naționalǎ Administrația Porturilor Maritime Constanța
Type of harborNatural/Artificial
Size of harbor6 square kilometres
Land area2.34 square kilometres
Size834 acres (8.34 square kilometres)
Available berths14
General managerConstantin Matei
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage6.712.490 tonnes[2] (2016)
Website
www.portofconstantza.com/midia

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.

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