Historical record of Romanian grain traffic through Constanta port
Cargo traffic through the Port of Constanta in the first 11 months of 2022 saw an increase of around 10% compared to 2021, which was also a record year, according to Agrointeligența.
The Port of Constanta played a strategic role in 2022, after the outbreak of war in Ukraine, for the transit of goods to and from this country, so public authorities and private companies have made massive investments in the Romanian port, according to adevarul.ro.
New historical traffic record for the Port of Constanta
According to the estimated data of the National Company for the Administration of Sea Ports SA (CN APM), the cargo traffic in the first 11 months of 2022 was 69.7 million tonnes, an increase of about 10% compared to 2021, a record year. ‘Based on the results so far, 2022 represents for the Port of Constanta a year with a new historical traffic record,’ said Florin Vizan, general director of CN APM.
Grains were the main goods transited through the Port of Constanta
According to the data, cereals represent the cargo group with the highest share in total traffic, over 30%, with the Port of Constanta consolidating its position for this type of cargo.
Quantitatively, cereals traffic in the first 11 months totalled 22.4 million tonnes. The main countries to which grain shipments were directed were Egypt, Jordan, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Turkey, Israel, Sudan and Tunisia.
According to CN APM, the structure of cargo in traffic through Romanian seaports shows that cereals are on the first place, followed by crude oil, miscellaneous articles, petroleum products, iron ore, and fertilizers.
Of the total traffic of almost 70 million tonnes of goods, imports represent more than 23 million tonnes, exports more than 22 million tonnes, transit - 20.5 million tonnes, cabotage about 4 million tonnes. The top importing countries are Turkey, Brazil, Greece, Georgia, Ukraine and Italy. In terms of exports, the top countries are: Egypt, Spain, Turkey, Jordan, Iran, Netherlands, Algeria, USA and Morocco.
Port of Constanta now has a strategic role
Vizan added that in the current context, the Port of Constanta has a strategic role. ‘In the current context, the strategic role of the Port of Constanta as a regional cargo hub has become more prominent than ever, becoming an important, essential route for cargo traffic in the area. The Port of Constanta has become a vital maritime hub linking Western and Eastern Central Europe with Central Asia, the Far East and North Africa. The importance of the port is also due to the strategic naval connections with the Danube, as well as rail and road connections’, added Florin Vizan.
This year, the Romanian Government and the Port Administration have invested hundreds of millions of euros to increase the port's capacity, and private companies with port activities have also increased their investments. These include the rehabilitation of the port's rail infrastructure, road infrastructure, as well as projects to modernise the electricity distribution infrastructure and public services. At the same time, in the field of private investments, a RORO and a cargo terminal are being set up in the Port of Constanta, a project worth €75 million carried out by DP World.
Source: Agrointel.ro