Galatz port (port code: ROGLZ / ROGAL), also called Galati port, is the main Romanian river - maritime port. It is situated on the left bank of the Danube, about 80 nautical miles away from the estuary.
The port has 4 areas: mineral port, old commercial port, Docuri basin and Bazinul Nou port. Depths in the river channel range from 8.5 to 20 meters. The port is kept open during the winter by ice breakers.
The port handles approximately 9.5 million tons of cargo annually. This cargo figure is made up of approximately 8.3 million tons at Mineralier Galati, 433,000t at Docuri Galati and 815,000t at Bazinul Nou. The principal exports are metal products, timber, cement, chemicals and industrial equipment, and the main imports include iron ore, coal, coke and grain.
Each year about 4,500 seagoing and river vessels visit this port. The type of vessels regularly calling at this port is cargo vessels, accounting for around 66%. The maximum length of the vessels recorded to having entered this port is 311 meters. The maximum draught is 7 meters. The maximum deadweight is 19,998t.