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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.

Naval mine explodes near Constanta port in the Black Sea

CostineĹźti, Romania (Ports Europe), August 14, 2023 – A naval mine exploded on August 14 in the sea after it hit ​​the pier in front of the Forum...

Damen ends interest in Mangalia shipyard, Romania

Manglia, Romania (Ports Europe) August 7, 2023 – Damen Holding BV has ended its legal agreement on Mangalia shipyard with the government....

Grain pressure set to grow on Port of Constanta

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – Last Monday, Russia withdrew from the Black Sea grain agreement. In the next few days, it followed this...

Porr wins contract to build DP World terminal in Constanta Port

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – PORR Construct SRL has won the contract to build a new container terminal for Constanta South Container...

First Romania-Georgia ferry line

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 2, 2023 – A regular ferry line was opened between Romania’s biggest Black Sea port of Constanta and the Georgian...

Update: Ukraine will help Moldova rebuild 400 km railway to Reni Port with EU funding

Reni, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 30, 2023 – War-torn Ukraine will help its poor neighbour Moldova to rebuild a 400 km-long section of the railway line from...

Romania seeks to support local grain producers in Constanta port

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The local authorities are looking at ways to support local farmers and grain producers in the port of...

Transport Trade Services buys Decirom terminal in Port of Constanta

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – River operator Transport Trade Services SA is acquiring the Decirom terminal in the Port of ConstanČ›a...

Government issues rules to reduce Constanta port congestion

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) June 8, 2023 – The Romanian Ministry of Transport has issued operators with new rules to reduce congestion at the Port...

Port of Alexandroupolis welcomes stream of ambassadors

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – In the last four weeks, Port Authority of Alexandroupolis has welcomed a stream of ambassadors from...

Ports of Constanta and Baku to push Middle Corridor development

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 5, 2023 – Romania’s Black Sea Port of Constanta and Caspian Sea Port of Baku in Azerbaijan are developing a...

EU and government grants for DP World terminal in Constanta

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) June 4, 2023 – The DP World Black Sea port in Constanta, Romania has received a 31.3 million euro grant from the European...

Port of Constanta plans €650 million infrastructure investment

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) May 25, 2023 – The Port of Constanta is planning a €650 million infrastructure investment, announced management...

Port of Constanta, Busan Port Authority signs MoU

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) May 11, 2023 – The Port of Constanta and South Korea’s Busan Port Authority have signed a Memorandum of...

Port of Constanta caught up in grain dispute

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) May 5, 2023 – The Black Sea port of ConstanČ›a is caught up in a grain dispute concerning Ukraine. Since Russia...

JT Oil Terminal Constanța issues tender for oil terminal in the port

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) May 1, 2023 – JT Oil Terminal ConstanČ›a has issued a tender for the construction of a new oil terminal in ConstanČ›a...

Romania’s Port of Constanta sees Q1 2023 cargo traffic nearly +10%

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) April 25, 2023 – In the first quarter of 2023,  total cargo traffic was 19.1 million tons, compared to 17.44...

First Kazakh oil transported to Romania

Ceyhan, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 24, 2023 – The first shipment of Kazakh oil has left the Turkish Black Sea port of Ceyhan for the oil refinery of...

Constanta keeps up the pace of Ukrainian grain export

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 12, 2023 – 3.33 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain were shipped through the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta...

New ambassador of Georgia in Romania, visit to Port of Constanța

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – Tamar Beruchashvili, the ambassador of Georgia in Romania, met, April 6, at the company headquarters of...

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