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Romania is a country in Southeast Europe which borders Hungary, Ukraine, Moldova, Bulgaria and Serbia. Its primary seaport is Constanța on the Black Sea coastline. Its profile has risen in recent months as it has become one of the focal points for the exports of grain from Ukraine. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has closed all Ukrainian seaports.

Turkmenistan and Romania seek to boost ties

On August 19, 2020, an on-line meeting took place in the Ministry of Finance and Economy, Turkmenistan, between Minister of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan...

Romania and Turkmenistan discuss transport corridors

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Representatives from Romania and Turkmenistan have online discussions about the Caspian Sea – Black...

Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta joins International Port Community Systems Association

Driving digital solutions: Black Sea port of Constanta joins International Port Community Systems Association – June 22, 2020 The rapidly expanding...

Venice port receives vehicles from Romania

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) June 3, 2020 – Following the restart of the Fusina terminal (motorways of the sea), the port has reactivated the transport...

Black Sea ports cruise working group meeting held

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – Managers of the leading Black Sea ports have held a virtual “meeting” to discuss the impact of...

Freight traffic in Romanian seaports, increasing Jan-Apr 2020

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 13, 2020 – In the first four months of 2020, total freight traffic handled by the ports of Constanta, Midia and...

DP World Constanta transitions to Navis N4

Navis, a part of Cargotec Corporation, and the provider of operational technologies and services that unlock greater performance and efficiency for leading...

Turkmenistan leads Caspian Sea-Black Sea transport corridor discussion

On May 7, 2020, a quadrilateral, virtual working meeting was held in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan on the project of intergovernmental...

Sea Lines starts Constanta-Karasu Ro-Ro service

Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 13, 2020 – Earlier this month, the ‘Sea Partner’ ship arrived in the port of Constanta, marking the...

Analysis – COVID-19 does not seriously infect ports yet, but panicked politicians might contaminate their business

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – Italy, Spain, France – where the major Mediterranean ports are – have tens of thousands of cases...

Fincantieri’s Vard signs contract with P/F Akraberg

VARD, Fincantieri’s subsidiary and one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, signed an important contract for the design and...

ESPO calls for EU to keep goods moving

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called on the European Commission to implement plans to...

Total freight traffic in Romanian seaports increased by 9.25% in Jan-Nov 2019

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) December 19, 2019 – Total freight traffic registered in the first eleven months of 2019 in Constanta and Mangalia...

New Dutch ambassador visits Constanta port

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – Roelof van Ees, the new ambassador of the Netherlands in Romania, has had an official meeting with...

Romania and Turkmenistan discuss transport cooperation

Government of Turkmenistan – December 6, 2019 On December 4, 2019, a meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan with the...

Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward

Press Release – Regional Stakeholders Conference “Black Sea Synergy: the way forward” – 7 November 7, 2019 The Regional Stakeholders Conference...

Cargo traffic in Romanian seaports up 8.42% in Q3 2019

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) November 14, 2019 – Total freight traffic in Romanian seaports was 49.689 million tonnes in the first nine months of...

Romania’s Grampet Group launches naval route between Batumi and Constanta ports

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – Three members of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR) – Grampet – Grup...

Romanian ports see increased traffic in first nine months of 2019

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) October 21, 2019 – In the first nine months of 2019, Romanian seaports registered 49,689,282 tonnes of cargo, up by...

Rail Cargo Operator starts Ploiesti-Budapest-Koper port connection

Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – Rail Cargo Operator Hungary (RCO) is operating an intermodal railway service connecting the Romanian...

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