# 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

About 88 million tonnes of cargo and roughly one million TEU crossed Constanta (RO CND) in 2025, keeping the Romanian port the busiest on the Black Sea and the EU's eastern maritime entry point. Its tonnage record stands at 92.7 million tonnes (2023), while container throughput reached exactly 989,795 TEU in 2024 against terminal capacity of around 1.5 million TEU. Boxes move through DP World's container terminal (about 1,020 m of quay) and the SOCEP facility, alongside dedicated berths for bulk, petroleum and breakbulk. Grain dominates the profile: exports from Ukraine, Moldova, Romania, Hungary and Serbia are consolidated here, and in July 2026 Transport Trade Services completed a €23 million expansion of its Canopus grain terminal, lifting static storage from 110,000 to 180,000 tonnes. Nearly all direct Asia–Black Sea services call at Constanta, making it the primary option for containerised imports and exports across the region. Hinterland reach is trimodal — rail, motorway and the Danube–Black Sea Canal, which carries barges deep into Central Europe. Because Romania is inside the EU customs union, clearance, import VAT and transit procedures follow Union rules, and the country joined the Schengen area in 2025. Reefer, heavy-lift and project cargo have specialised terminals; shippers weighing alternatives 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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