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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

Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping

Izmail, Ukraine (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Local agricultural company Nibulon will start using ships of Ukrainian Danube Shipping (UDS) for inland...

Four NATO countries’ ports linked in a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to establish a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor,...

EBRD announces load to DP World Constanta

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced a senior loan of up to 50...

Sea Lines launches Constanta-Karasu Ro-Ro service

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) July 5, 2024 – The Turkish Black Sea ferry operator Sea Lines has signed an agreement with DP World to launch...

Port of Constanta sends delegation to Marseille

Marseille, France (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – On June 24-25, a delegation from the Port of Constanta, Romania, visited the Port of Marseille in...

Romanian ports see cargo traffic up over +16% in Q1 2024

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In the first quarter of 2024, Romanian sea ports handled 16.23 million tons of cargo, up +16.1% on the...

Odessa ports handle more grain, Constanta less

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – In January-May 2024, the Port of Constanta handled 3.5 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain. This is down...

Constanta port with 1.5 mln tonnes per year container capacity

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 20, 2024 – The container capacity of Romania’s Black Sea port of Constanta, managed by United Arab Emirates (UAE)...

Port of Constanta issues dredging tender

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 14, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has launched a public tender – “Maintenance dredging in maritime...

Port of Constanta awards contract for a mooring system

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 11, 2024 – The Port of Constanta has awarded a contract for the supply and installation of a mooring system with...

Maersk resumes container link with Port of Chornomorsk, Ukraine

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – The Danish Maersk company has started its first container service using the Port of Chornomorsk since the...

Comvex invests in grain terminal, Constanta

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) June 4, 2024 – Comvex SA is to expand its Cereal Terminal at Berth 80 in Constanta North Port. It will invest 2...

Hapag-Lloyd to launch Ukraine-Romania sea shuttle

Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 23, 2024 – Starting May 27, Hapag-Lloyd will launch a cargo shuttle service between the local port of Chornomorsk and...

Port of Constanta to add berth for Ukrainian grain

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 22, 2024 – The Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta will add an additional berth for the handling of Ukrainian...

European Commissioner for Agriculture visits the Port of Constanta

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – Two days ago, the European Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, visited the Black Sea...

Port of Constanta plans “Port Community System”

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 16, 2024 – The development of a Port Community System (PCS) has taken a step forward with the presentation of a...

DP World has opens three major new sites in Romania

Bucharest, Romania (Ports Europe) May 15, 2024 – DP World has opened three major new sites in Romania, two in Constanta and one in Aiud. Constanta, the...

Constanta port could benefit from new offshore wind energy law

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – The Romanian parliament has adopted the country’s first offshore wind energy law. The Port of...

Port of Constanta issues tender for electricity supply

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – The Port of Constanta (CN APM SA) has issued a public tender to purchase electricity supply services for...

Court of Accounts criticises Port of Constanta management

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – The Romanian Court of Accounts’ has produced a highly critical report on the Port of Constanta...

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