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Constanța

The Port of Constanta is located on the Western coast of the Black Sea, at 179 nM from the Bosphorus Strait and 85 nM from the Sulina Branch, through which the Danube flows into the sea. The port of Constanta benefits from an advantageous geographical position, being located on the pan-European Rhine-Danube transport corridor.

The port of Constanta has a major role in the European intermodal transport network, being favorably located at the intersection of trade routes that connect the markets of landlocked countries in Central and Eastern Europe with the Transcaucasus region, Central Asia and the Far East.

The two satellite ports Midia and Mangalia that are located not far from Constanta Port are part of the Romanian maritime port system under the coordination of Maritime Ports Administration SA Constanta

Romania’s Constanta Port obtains financing for cold ironing

ConstanČ›a, 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...

DP World handled 79 million TEU in 2022

Dubai, UAE (Ports Europe) February 6, 2023 – DP World Limited handled 79 million containers (TEU) globally in 2022, an increase of +1.4% year-on-year on...

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

ConstanČ›a, 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

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

New Ukrainian rail link with Romania’s Constanta port starts

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

Ukraine exports 16 million tonnes of grain via its Black Sea ports

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 30, 2022 – Ukraine grain export continues, already reaching 16 million tonnes with 605 ships being loaded in the...

WeBuild wins TEN-T network railway contract in Romania

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

DP World expands terminal in Port of Constanta, Romania

ConstanČ›a, Romania (PortSEurope) November 18, 2022 – DP World is expanding its terminal in Black Sea Port of Constanta. Development of the terminal, and...

EU ports recover in 2021 – Eurostat

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) November 17, 2022 – European Union ports showed recovery in cargo handled in 2021, according to the latest figures from...

Romania’s port of ConstanČ›a set for EU rail investment

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

President of Georgia visits the Port of Constanta

ConstanČ›a, 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

ConstanČ›a, 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

ConstanČ›a, 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...

Rail Cargo Group increases transport of Ukrainian grain

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) October 10, 2022 – Rail Cargo Group has increased the transport of Ukrainian grain in recent months. It now transports...

Constanța Port Day takes place in Belgrade

Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) September 28, 2022 – The 14th edition of the ConstanČ›a Port Day took place at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi Sad on...

ConstanĹŁa Port needs extra capacity – president

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) September 21, 2022 – The Port of ConstanĹŁa requires extra capacity, said Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis....

Romanian Comvex reports huge profit growth

ConstanČ›a, Romania (Ports Europe) September 20, 2022 – Romanian port operator Comvex S.A. has reported huge profit growth in the first half of 2022....

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