Romania
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.
Efficiency of five lower Danube ports – study
Katowice, Poland (Ports Europe) July 6, 2024 – From five lower Danube River ports analysed in the period 2014-2021, none reached the maximum efficiency...
Sea Lines launches Constanta-Karasu Ro-Ro service
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Turkish Black Sea ferry operator Sea Lines has signed an agreement with DP World to launch...
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania start anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – With a six-month delay, NATO members Turkey (Türkiye), Bulgaria and Romania on July 1 sent their demining...
Naval mine destroyed near Turkey’s Zonguldak port
Zonguldak, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – A Ukrainian-made sea mine has been detected 60 meters off the Turkish coast in the beach area of the...
Bulgaria-Romania Danube River ferry restored after 20 years
Ruse, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Bulgaria and Romania will restore the ferry service between the two countries across the Danube River by the...
Romanian, Kazak rail companies sign Middle Corridor MoU
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – KTZ Express and Romania’s state-owned rail freight operator CFR Marfa have signed a Memorandum of...
Romanian ports see cargo traffic up over +16% in Q1 2024
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Romanian sea ports handled 16.23 million tons of cargo, up +16.1% on the...
Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...
Constanta port with 1.5 mln tonnes per year container capacity
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The container capacity of Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta, managed by United Arab Emirates (UAE)...
Port of Constanta issues dredging tender
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has launched a public tender – “Maintenance dredging in maritime...
Port of Constanta awards contract for a mooring system
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has awarded a contract for the supply and installation of a mooring system with...
Comvex invests in grain terminal, Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Comvex SA is to expand its Cereal Terminal at Berth 80 in Constanta North Port. It will invest 2...
Hapag-Lloyd to launch Ukraine-Romania sea shuttle
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Starting May 27, Hapag-Lloyd will launch a cargo shuttle service between the local port of Chornomorsk and...
Port of Constanta to add berth for Ukrainian grain
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – The Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta will add an additional berth for the handling of Ukrainian...
Romanian prime minister attends DP World event
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu attended the opening of the “DP World – 20 years of efficiency...
European Commissioner for Agriculture visits the Port of Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Two days ago, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, visited the Black Sea...
Port of Constanta plans “Port Community System”
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – The development of a Port Community System (PCS) has taken a step forward with the presentation of a...
DP World has opens three major new sites in Romania
Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) May 15, 2024 – DP World has opened three major new sites in Romania, two in Constanta and one in Aiud. Constanta, the...
Constanta port could benefit from new offshore wind energy law
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The Romanian parliament has adopted the country’s first offshore wind energy law. The Port of...
Port of Constanta issues tender for electricity supply
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The Port of Constanta (CN APM SA) has issued a public tender to purchase electricity supply services for...