The Port of Constanța is located in Constanța, Romania, on the western coast of the Black Sea, 179 nautical miles from the Bosphorus Strait and 85 nmi from the Sulina Branch, through which the Danube river flows into the sea. It covers 3,926 ha, of which 1,313 ha is land and the rest, 2,613 ha, is water. The two breakwaters located northwards and southwards shelter the port, creating the safest conditions for port activities.