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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.

DP World has started construction of a new inland multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – DP World has started construction of a new inland multimodal logistics terminal in Aiud, Romania. Aiud is...

Romania issues rail tender to help Ukraine exports

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – The Romanian government has issued a tender to renew a raiway line connecting its port of Galati on the...

Ukraine seeks transport corridors with the Baltic States, Poland & Romania

Tallinn, Estonia (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – Estonia’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, Taavi Aas, and the transport...

Romania to invest in rail infrastructure at Port of Constanța

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – The Romanian government adopted urgent measures to improve the railway infrastructure and operations in...

Bulgaria and Romania to revive ferry service; help Ukraine cargo

Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Bulgaria and Romania have agreed to revive the Ruse-Giurgiu ferry service. It will help ease the permanent...

Ukraine is looking at Romania’s Constanta port as a way to export farming products such as grain.

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine is looking at Romania’s Constanta port as a...

Another naval mine spotted drifting in the Black Sea

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – A naval mine was observed in the Black Sea by a fishing boat on March 28 about 70 km from Romanian Capu...

Port of Constanta has new geopolitical and commercial importance

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) March 24, 2022 – The crisis in Ukraine has raised the profile of the Port on Constanta, giving it new geopolitical and...

Danube River available for Ukrainian exports

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 17, 2022 – Surprisingly, Danube River traffic, especially upstream in Austria and Germany, is not being utilised for...

ZIM publishes latest advisory regarding the Black Sea region

Haifa, Israel (Ports Europe) March 7, 2022 – ZIM, the Israeli shipping line, has published its ” Advisory – Black Sea Region situation –...

Up to 7,000 containers destined for Odessa are diverted to Constanta

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 3, 2022 – An additional 6,000-7,000 containers that were to be delivered to Ukrainian ports are unloaded every day in...

Romania’s Port of Constanta sees congestion as vessels delay calling at Odessa

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) March 2, 2022 – The Constanța South Container Terminal (CSCT) in the Port of Constanța is now experiencing...

Romania and Poland discuss Gdańsk-Constanta port rail link

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – Romania’s Minister of Transport, Sorin Grindeanu, has met with the Ambassador of Poland,...

French shipbuilder Piriou acquires Romanian shipyard

Bucharest, Romania (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – Brittany-based French shipbuilder Chantiers Piriou has acquired ATG Shipyard on the Danube in...

The port of Constanța can become an important logistic hub in the movement and storage of goods brought from Japan

President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), Mr. Mihai Daraban, received on Monday, October 18, the visit of HE Mr. Hiroshi...

Green Deal, an opportunity to boost transport on the Black Sea and the Danube River

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania (CCIR), in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission in Romania, organized, on October...

The new U.S. policy towards Black Sea security

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 1, 2021 – The further development of the Black Sea ports of Ukraine, Georgia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey is...

Port of Constanta to receive EU funding for PIONEERS project

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) September 22, 2021 – The operator of the Port of Constanta, CN Administratia Porturilor Maritime SA Constanta, is set...

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