Ovidius University Annals: Economic Sciences Series (Jan 2021)
On the 125th Anniversary of the Construction of the Modern Port of Constanta (Romania), the Largest Port on the Black Sea: Recent Developments, Perspectives, and New Development Strategies
Abstract
The port of Constanta, the largest Black Sea port in terms of operating capacity, has celebrated 125 years from the start of its modernization works. At present, it is also the largest cereal port in Europe. The recently evolution of the cargo traffic in this port, in terms of structure, indicates some trends that could continue in the near future, especially regarding the development of the traffic within the Constanta port, as a river port, on the Danube, through the Danube - Black Sea Canal, back and forth from the countries bordering the Danube. There are important projects, in different development phases, which could lead to the modernization and development of the activity of the port of Constanta. This paper aims to identify the most significant directions and priority development projects of the port of Constanta in the short and medium term.
