The overall traffic of goods in Romanian sea ports was over 62 million tons in the first 11 months of the year, 13.5% higher than in the same period of 2020, the management of the National Administration of Sea Ports Company (CNAPM) Constanta informed on Wednesday. Florin Goidea, the general manager of CNAPM mentioned at a press conference, that cereal traffic is 24 million tons in the mentioned period, the highest in the history of Constanta Port. According to him, the total traffic of goods, 48.06 million tons, represents sea traffic and 14.78 million tons river traffic, both cases recording growths. “Sea traffic grew by 15.01%, that is 48.06 million tons again st 41.8 million tons in the first 11 months of 2020, while river traffic recorded an increase of 8.7%, that is 14.78 million tons against 13.6 million tons, the quantity recorded over January- November 2020,” the representative of CNAPM Constanta said. According to him, significant traffic increases are found for the following groups of goods: crude oil, solid mineral fuel, metal products, ore, oil seeds and fruit. Traffic drops were recorded mainly for fodder, chemical products and cellulose ad paper waste. A slight drop is noticed in container traffic – about 5.7 million tons against 5.8 million tons recorded in the same period of 2020, which means – 1.72%. The same thing is seen in the number of TEUs, that is 584,454 at the end of November 2021, compared ti 592,486 in 2020 (- 1.36%).
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
A former pastor from California has been accused of sexual abuse and child trafficking at a shelter he ran in Bucharest, according to lawsuits filed by two Romanian men in the California District Court, AP reported. The complaints, filed by 33-year-old Marian Barbu and 40-year-old Mihai-Constantin Petcu, reportedly say that former pastor and missionary of […]
