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.
Constanța Port Day takes place in Belgrade
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – The 14th edition of the Constanța Port Day took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad on...
Constanţa Port needs extra capacity – president
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – The Port of Constanţa requires extra capacity, said Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis....
Romanian Comvex reports huge profit growth
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – Romanian port operator Comvex S.A. has reported huge profit growth in the first half of 2022....
Port of Constanta receives intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) September 5, 2022 – The Port of Constanta has received intermodal fertiliser from Uzbekistan via a co-ordinated...
Ukraine to restore three EU rail connections
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) August 26, 2022 – Ukraine is planning to restore three EU rail connections, following the reopening of the Berezino –...
SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...
Bulgarian ship with 40,000 tonnes of corn will be the first to leave Ukrainian port
Chornomorsk, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 29 – The Bulgarian bulk carrier Rozhen is expected to sail out of the Ukrainian Black Sea port of Chornomorsk...
Romania allowed ships with Ukrainian grain to use Danube’s Chilia and Bastro canals
Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) July 14, 2022 – Romania allowed ships with Ukrainian grain, under flags of third countries to use the Kiliya (Chilia,...
Grain vessels pass through mouth of the Danube river to reach Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 13, 2022 – The Ukrainian government said yesterday that sixteen commercial vessels are waiting to be loaded with grain...
Maersk to divert some cargo from Port of Constanta to Safiport in Turkey
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 6, 2022 – A.P. Moller – Maersk has announced that some cargo from the Romanian port of Constanța will be...
Transport Trade Services sets up supply chain to support Ukrainian exports
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 5, 2022 – Freight forwarder Transport Trade Services (TTS) has set up a supply chain to support Ukrainian exports...
Romania restores wide gauge railway in the Port of Galați
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) July 1, 2022 – Romania has restored the wide gauge railway in the Port of Galați, 22 year since its last use. This was...
EU approves €60.7 million Romanian scheme to support the road transport sector in the context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The European Commission has approved a €60.7 million (RON 300 million) Romanian scheme to support companies active in road transport of goods and persons in...
Comvex seeks funds for equipment investment in Port of Constanța
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) June 28, 2022 – Comvex SA is looking for funds to invest in port equipment to handle grain delivered from Ukraine, but...
DP World and PCFC to build a new Ro-Ro terminal in the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) June 24, 2022 – DP World and Dubai’s Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC) have signed a contract to...
ADY Container launches a new service from Port of Batumi connecting China and Europe
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) June 23, 2022 – ADY Container LLC has launched a new service from Port of Batumi connecting China and Europe via...
Metrans: new service linking Constanța port with inland Europe
Middle Corridor and the Romanian port of Constanta as a New Alternative for the New Silk Road – May 31, 2022 In connection with the conflict in Ukraine,...
Grampet Group announces its first train on the Middle Corridor
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) June 6, 2022 – GRAMPET Group has announced the first train organized on the the Trans-Caspian International Transport...
Traffic jam of Ukrainian grain ships in the small Romania’s Black Sea port of Sulina
Sulina, Romania (Ports Europe) June 4, 2022 – Dozens of Ukrainian barges, mostly carrying grain, are waiting for hours and days to enter the small...
New opportunities for freight traffic through the port of Constanta, presented in Budapest
The potential of the Port of Constanta and container transport on the Danube between Central European countries and the Black Sea and Caspian Sea area was...