Romanian maritime ports handle less freight on fewer grain exports in 2024
<p>The volume of goods loaded and unloaded in the Romanian maritime ports dropped by 14% y/y to 59.55 million tonnes in 2024, according to data published by the statistics office INS and quoted by <a href="https://www.bursa.ro/ins-aproape-60-de-milioane-de-tone-de-marfuri-transportate-prin-porturile-maritime-in-2024-48081557?mc_cid=d1a4e05122&amp;mc_eid=cd1f92f96c" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Bursa.ro</a>.</p>

<p>The overall handling volume’s decline was due to the 26.3% reduction in the volume of loaded goods, while the volume of unloaded goods marked an increase of 3.8%.</p>

<p>Particularly, the volume of grains loaded plunged by 31.6% y/y (to 19.9 million tonnes – a third of the total handling volume) as the exports from Ukraine handled by the Romanian port of Constanta dropped compared to 2023 – to return closer to the pre-war levels.</p>

<p>Ore handling (predominantly export) also dropped significantly, by 39% to 2.5 million tonnes.</p>

<p>In contrast, the handling of petroleum products increased by 12.3% y/y to 7.4 million tonnes in 2024, out of which 6.0 million tonnes were downloaded.</p>

<p><em>iulian@romania-insider.com</em></p>

<p><em>(Photo source: <a href="https://www.dreamstime.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Prasit Rodphan/Dreamstime.com</a>)</em></p>