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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.

Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube

Ukraine – European Commission – Romania: the development of shipping on the Danube – a joint task to improve the export capacities of the Danube ports...

Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine

Copenhagen, Denmark (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Maersk is now able to offer direct bookings to Ukraine, after a year due to Russian invasion of...

Constanta – CEE cargo hub. 16th largest port in Europe

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) February 27, 2023 – Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanța benefits from an advantageous geographical positioning on the...

Romania’s Constanta Port obtains financing for cold ironing

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) February 25, 2023 – The National Company Administratia Porturilor Maritime SA Constanta has obtained financing for a...

TTS to purchase Romanian port operator Decirom SA

Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) February 24, 2023 – TTS (Transport Trade Services) has announced plans to buy an unidentified port operator for the sum...

New feeder container line between Ukraine’s Izmail port, Constanta

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 17, 2023 – The feeder container service between the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta and the Ukrainian Danube...

Port of Constanta reports higher cargo traffic in 2022, a record year

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 20, 2023 – The Port of Constanta reports higher cargo traffic in 2022, the highest numbers on record. In 2022,...

Socep plans new grain terminal for Constanta port

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Port operator Socep is planning to build a new grain terminal in the Port of Constanța. The...

New Ukrainian rail link with Romania’s Constanta port starts

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – A new Ukrainian rail link with Romania’s Constanta port has resumed after a gap of 17 years....

Four countries sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe

Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – The countries of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary have signed an agreement to construct an...

Romanian ports Brăila, Galați to receive EU funds

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The Romanian inland ports of Brăila and Galați are set to receive European Union funding for...

WeBuild wins TEN-T network railway contract in Romania

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) November 21, 2022 – Webuild wins a €441-million contract to upgrade and double a section known as Lot 4 of the...

EBRD lends funds to Moldova for road links with Ukraine

Chisinau, Moldova (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will lend €100 million to Moldova to...

Romania’s port of Constanța set for EU rail investment

Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) November 16, 2022 – Romania’s port of Constanța set for an EU rail investment of €1 billion from the...

Ukrainian Danube Shipping agrees grain exports via Constanta

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 2, 2022 – The Ukrainian Danube Shipping Company (UDP) has agreed with the Romanian group of companies TTS...

Romania’s Romgaz, Azerbaijan’s SOCAR sign Black Sea LNG agreement

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – Romanian state-owned energy company Romgaz said on Wednesday it plans to develop a liquefied...

President of Georgia visits the Port of Constanta

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – The President of Georgia, Salome Zourabichvili, visited the Port of Constanta on October 12 at the...

DP World progresses with Aiud logistics development in Romania

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 20, 2022 – DP World is progressing with its Aiud logistics development in Romania. Belgium’s ILD is...

Georgia and Romania discuss a new ferry service

Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) October 14, 2022 – Georgia and Romania are discussing a new regular ferry service between the two countries in yet...

TransLogistica Romania takes place in Bucharest

Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The TransLogistica Romania event takes place in Bucharest October 12-14, 2022. It is a leading...

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