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Romanian Constanta port to record volumes in 2023

Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta shipped a record 36 million metric tons of grain in 2023, up 50% on the year, with Ukrainian shipments accounting for around 40% of the total, the port authority told Reuters.

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Ukraine, for whom Constanta is the biggest alternative export route, shipped roughly 14 million tons of grain in 2023, up from 8.6 million in 2022.

Constanta's previous all-time annual high stood at a little over 25 million tons. The port authority said European Union funded investment projects worth 546.8 million euros ($598.47 million) were finalised or are pending last year and in 2024.

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