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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.

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...

Fincantieri’s Vard wins order for wind farm vessels

Trieste, October 4, 2021 – Fincantieri’s subsidiary Vard, one of the major global designers and shipbuilders of specialized vessels, has secured contracts...

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...

Port of Constanta reports 8% increase in first half cargo traffic

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 22, 2021 – The Port of Constanta has registered total traffic of goods of 32.11 million tons in the first half...

EBRD details investment in Giurgiuleşti International Free Port, Moldova

Chișinău, Romania (Ports Europe) June 29, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has published a...

EBRD acquires operator of Giurgiulesti International Free Port, Moldova

Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) May 19, 2021 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said that it has acquired 100% of the...

Karasu port to add Ro-Ro service to Burgas after the one to Constanta

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 3, 2021 – Studies have started for the establishment of a Ro-Ro line between Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea port...

Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge into one company

Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 -Following a decision of parent company Fincantieri, the Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge as...

Constanta also sounds the alarm about the global container shortage

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 12, 2021 – Romania’s largest port of Constanta on the Black Sea has joined the chorus of port facilities sounding...

U.S. Defender exercise to test Bulgaria and Romania Black Sea ports, connecting transport infrastructure

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 10 – Final planning is underway for this year’s major European Defender exercise on training for high-end...

Sea Lines to start Karasu-Constanta port Ro-Ro service

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 2, 2021 – On February 4, 2021, the ship Vasaland will arrive in the port of Constanta, the ship that serves the...

Constanța port joins the European EALING

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 – The National Company Administration of Maritime Ports SA Constanța (CN APM SA) is to be a partner in...

Constanta port ambitious €500 million expansion project

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) December 20, 2020 – Romania’s largest Black Sea port of Constanta will start a 500-million-euro enlargement project –...

MedCruise’s Black Sea Working Group launches a joint video campaign

The Black Sea Working Group composed of Odesa, Constanta,Varna and Burgas ports was created in 2018 with the purpose to resume cruise activity in the Black...

Belarus eyeing seaport in Romania’s Constanta for export promotion

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) November 20, 2020 – Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Belarus to Romania Andrei Grinkevich has visited...

Port of Constanta handles large quantities of ammonium nitrate

Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) August 26, 2020 – In the wake of the devastating explosion in Beirut’s port caused by carelessly stored ammonium nitrate,...

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