According to Maritime Ports Administration Constanta, last year, grain traffic exceeded the record volumes registered in 2015, which was a reference year for the grain traffic.
“Last year, Constanta harbor handled 20.4 million tons of grains, versus 19.61 million tons in 2015. Grains accounted for 34.3% in the total traffic last year, followed by crude oil – 12.6%, various items – 11.6%, oil products – 9.5% and non-ferrous ore and scrap – 5.3%,” Maritime Ports Administration Constanta said.
The maritime traffic rose 6% to 46.19 million tons last year, while the fluvial traffic increased by 3.9% to 13.23 million tons. In 2016, 14,516 vessels arrived at the Romanian harbors.