# Constanta (RO CND)

**UN/LOCODE:** RO CND  
**Country:** Romania  
**Water Body:** Black Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Breakwater)  
**GPS:** 44.1667, 28.6500

Grain from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary and Serbia converges on Constanta, the busiest cargo port on the Black Sea and the EU's eastern maritime gateway. In 2024 it moved roughly 92.7 million tonnes and close to 990,000 TEU, handled at DP World's container terminal (about 1,020 m of quay) and the SOCEP facility, alongside dedicated berths for bulk, petroleum and breakbulk. Nearly all direct Asia–Black Sea services call here, making it the primary option for containerised imports and exports across the region. Hinterland reach is genuinely trimodal: rail, motorway and the Danube–Black Sea Canal, which links inland barges deep into Central Europe. Because Romania sits inside the EU customs union, clearance, VAT and transit procedures follow Union rules, simplifying onward movement to the single market. Reefer, heavy-lift and project cargo are covered by specialised terminals rather than improvised handling. Shippers weighing alternatives typically look to Varna and Burgas in Bulgaria for regional traffic, or to Piraeus as a transshipment hub for Far East strings.

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