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PORT OF CONSTANTZA : A World Class Maritime Port

http://www.osce.org/documents/eea/2007/09/26163_en.pdf



PORT OF CONSTANTA - Eastern Gateway of Europe.


The Port of Constanza is situated 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. It covers 3,926 ha of which 1,312 ha is land and the rest of 2,614 ha is water. Completion works on the southern side have already started to host new terminals in a favoured zone with high water depth.

The two breakwaters located northwards and southwards shelter the port creating the safest conditions for port activities. The present length of the North breakwater is 8,344 m and the South breakwater is 5,560 m.

With a total quay length of 29.83 km, the Port of Constantza has a present number of 145 berths, of which 119 are operational berths with depths between 2 and 19 meters. Such water basins being the deepest in the Black Sea allow the accommodation of tankers and bulk carriers of 220,000 DWT.

Located at the cross-roads of the trade routes linking the developed countries of Western Europe and the emerging markets of Central Europe with the suppliers of raw materials from the CIS, Central Asia and Transcaucasus, the Port of Constantza is the main Romanian port and the largest port in the Black Sea.

It has a geo strategically position being located on the route of two Pan-European Transport Corridors: river Corridor VII (Danube) and rail-road Corridor IV.

In the southern part of Constantza Port there is a river-maritime sector, which allows the accommodation of maritime vessels and river vessels as well. The two satellite ports Midia and Mangalia are located close to the port of Constantza and perform a vital function in the overall port framework.

The Port of Constantza offers a lot of advantages, among which, the most important are:

- multi-purpose port with modern facilities and sufficient depth to accommodate the largest vessels passing through the Suez Canal;
- direct access to the Pan-European Corridor VII, through the Danube Black Sea Canal, providing a shorter and cheaper waterway transport towards Central Europe than the routes using the Northern Europe ports;
- good connections with all modes of transport: railway, road, river, airway and pipelines;
- the New Container Terminal on Pier II South, increasing the container operating capacity;
- future expansion planned;
- Ro-Ro and Ferry-boat terminals suitable for the development of short sea shipping serving the Black Sea and the Danube riparian countries;
- New status of Port of Constantza, "port with customs facilities";
- Future expansion planned.

The network of motorways, railways, waterways and pipelines turn the port of Constantza into the ideal multimodal transport center for any type of cargo bound for various destinations. Millions of tons of cargo moving annually through Constantza are carried from or to hinterland markets and end-consumers.

Fast, reliable and efficient transportation of goods is rendered at European standards on the eastward-westward commercial 20 axis. Port infrastructure is connected to the Pan-European Transport Corridors defined at the Pan-European Transport Conference in Helsinki in 1997 and supported by the EU: river Corridor no. VII and railroad Corridor no. IV as well as the "TRACECA" Corridor.



MARITIME PORT

The Port of Constantza 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. It covers 3,926 ha of which 1,313 ha is land and the rest of 2,613 ha is water.
The two breakwaters located northwards and southwards shelter the port creating the safest conditions for port activities. The present length of the North breakwater is 8,344 m and the South breakwater is 5,560 m.

Constantza Port has a handling capacity of 100 million tons per year and 156 berths, of which 140 berths are operational. The total quay length is 29.83 km, and the depths range between 8 and 19 meters. These characteristics are comparable with those offered by the most important European and international ports, allowing the accommodation of tankers with capacity of 165,000 dwt and bulkcarriers of 220,000 dwt.

Currently, there are several projects in progress, in order to build new facilities for cargo handling and to improve the transport connections between Constantza Port and its hinterland. These projects are mainly located in the South part of the port.



RIVER PORT

Constantza Port is both a maritime and a river port. Daily, more than 200 river vessels are in the port for cargo loading or unloading or waiting to be operated. Facilities offered by the port allow accommodation of any type of river vessel.

The connection of the port with the Danube river is made through the Danube-Black Sea Canal, which represents one of the main strengths of Constantza Port. Due to low costs and important cargo volumes that can be carried, the Danube is one of the most advantageous modes of transport, an efficient alternative to the European rail and road congested transport.

Important cargo quantities are carried by river, between Constantza and Central and Eastern European countries: Bulgaria, Serbia, Hungary, Austria, Slovakia and Germany. River traffic is very important for Constantza Port, having a share of 23.3% of the total traffic in 2005, when 8,800 river vessels have called to the port.

In order to cope with the future growth of river traffic, which is foreseen to register 17 million tons/year up to 2010, Maritime Ports Administration SA Constantza has started a new investment for a Barge Terminal. Such investment will improve the sailing conditions and develop facilities for the accommodation of river vessels in the South part of the port.



TOURISTIC PORT

Tomis marina is integrated in a harmonious manner with the architectural design of Constantza city and it represents a prolongation of the Casino cliff and a balanced transition to the city beach. Access from the city to the port can be easily made by vehicles and on foot. A series of touristical objectives of great interest can be found close to the Tomis marina: the Ovidiu Square bearing the name of the Roman poet Ovid, the Archaeological Museum, the Roman Mosaic with ancient relics of old Tomis, the Aquarium, the Genovese Lighthouse, the Casino.

Due to its favourable location and present infrastructure, Tomis marina has a high potential for nautical tourism, sporting activities and entertainment, representing a shelter for sport sailships. The capacity of the port allows the arrangement of sporting activities such as boat races.

The potential of Tomis marina and the organizational skills of N.C. M.P.A. S.A. Constantza were proven during July 1999 when Kayra boat race took place. The boat race had a route of 2000 nautical miles for 58 days, with calls at 30 ports in 6 countries, Tomis marina included. For a period of 6 days Tomis marina hosted 40 boats having lengths between 9 and 20 meters and representing 14 countries.

IAt present N.C. M.P.A. S.A. Constantza is developing an investment project regarding the modernisation of Tomis marina, having in view the rehabilitation and extension of the breakwaters to create a safer port and also increase its functionality and services.

Tomis marina is to become an important destination for coastal pleasure boats sailing along the Romanian sea shore with calls at Eforie, Costinesti, Neptun, Mangalia or northwards Mamaia and Midia.

Nautical tourism could become international by including Tomis marina in a Black Sea tour, for example Istanbul - Varna - Constanta - Odessa - Yalta which can be performed through coastal navigation. This route might be extended by including other ports on the Black Sea (Varna, Odessa), and also the Danube Delta.



Satelitte ports : PORT OF MIDIA

The Port of Midia is located on the Black Sea coastline, approx 13.5nm N of Constantza.

It is one of the satellite ports of Constantza and was designed and built to serve the adjacent industrial and petrochemical facilities.
The N and S breakwaters have a total length of 6,97 m. The port covers 833,9 ha of which 233,7 ha is land and 600,1 ha is water. There are 14 berths (11 operational berths, 3 berths belong to Constantza Shipyard) with a total length of 2,24 km.

Further to dredging operations performed the port depths are increased to 9 m at crude oil discharging berths 1-4, allowing access to tankers having a 8,5 m maximum draught and 20.000 dwt.

Connections : road, railway, inland ( via Poarta Alba-Midia Navodari Canal)
Barges: There is a river-maritime access in the port via Danube-Black Sea Canal (Poarta Alba - Navodari branch).



Satellite ports : PORT OF MANGALIA

The Port of Mangalia is situated on the Black Sea, close to the Southern border with Bulgaria, and over 260 km N of Istanbul. It has an area of 142.19 ha of which 27.47 ha is land and 114.72 ha is water.

Originally Posted by joce23

MASTER PLAN for CONSTANTA PORT >150m $US

The study team appointed by the JAPANESE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AGENCY(JICA) to develop a Master Plan for the port of Constanta until year 2020, last week presented in Constanta the Plan’s interim report.

The project, run under an agreement between the Romanian and the Japanese governments, also includes the completion of a short-term development until 2010 and a feasibility study on a selected project.

The Master Plan aims at improving the transportation system in the port and turning Constanta into an important logistic center for cargo traffic in the Black Sea.

According to Mircea Marcu, the newly/appointed general manager of the Constanta Maritime Ports Administration, the port of Constanta was tailored on a vessel-rail-way interface, which requires the improvement of the railway network infrastructure based on the demand forecast carried out by the Japanese team.

For the future, Constanta is seen as a "port hub" in which transit cargo, now an extremely scant share of the port’s overall traffic, should account for an important part of its throughput.

"We’ve started this project eight months ago. Our study sees the role of the Constanta port in three main directions: Constanta as a commercial port serving the domestic economy, Constanta as an industrial port, as well as Constanta as a communication gateway between Central Asia and Europe", Fumio Kaneko, the leader of the study team, told The Business Review.

The study will result in proposals for the Romanian government regarding specialized cargo terminals to be completed in the port.

Apart from the new container terminal in the South port, currently under construction with Japanese funds, the study envisages a new grain terminal, an investment estimated at $104.5 million , a steel products terminal worth $6.1 million, a timber terminal worth $6.4 million and a barge operation terminal evaluated at $38.6 million.

For the next period, the Japanese will work closely with their Romanian counterparts in establishing the final details of the study.