THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN GROWTH
A few testimonials of people that know Constanța
”Constanța can be the powerhouse of Romania’s east. We need to rebalance Romania, and Constanța is well positioned to help achieve that. For all its faults, Romania is the only predictable country in the Black Sea region. Your investment here is safe. This is a competitive advantage for investors. Constanta should be at the forefront of the transformation of the Romanian economy.”
Mircea Geoana, former Romanian Foreign Minister and head of the Aspen Institute in Romania
“Constanța was born as an international city. As a port city, we are opening our borders. We are welcoming everybody to Constanța. Constanța is a safe and tolerant city. We have a good business environment: powerful companies and brilliant businessmen. We have great universities and young generations bringing to Constanța international awards, such as from NASA competitions. Local stakeholders are more dynamic than central government. They are better at absorbing funds.”
Decebal Fagadau, Mayor of Constanta
“The strength for Constanța lies in its strategic position between Europe and Asia, with the port being able to move goods. I look out here between the lake and the sea. Constanța has an important natural potential, that could be further developed by combining technology with its resources.”
Samuel Burke, Business and Technology correspondent for CNN
“Constanța is one of the few places in Romania where you can get to quickly, whether it’s by road, whether it’s by rail.”
Craig Turp, Emerging Europe
“The geographical position of Constanța port allows the possibility to re-direct through Romania the cargo flows that come from Far East to the North-Western European ports, using the existing transportation network (rail, road, the Danube-Black Sea Canal and the Danube ports) as the basis for developing competitive and efficient inter-modal transport, thus saving over 2,400 sea miles as compared to current routes.”
Bogdan Belciu, Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
"We are currently investing a lot of money here and preparing a lot of new projects. We enjoy a great support from the port administration, the Ministry of Transport, and the business associations. We are not the only ones here. There are many other big companies adding value to the business sector and bringing in new technologies."
Ioan Taus, General Manager, Media Marine Terminal, KazMunayGas
"The Constanța Port is the largest European port on the Black Sea and can take the lead in connecting with the eastern neighborhood of Europe, the Caucasus, and the Caspian region. We already have a partnership with the Baku port of Azerbaijan, as well as other ports in the area. Moreover, Constanța is not only strategically positioned on the major freight transport routes, but also on the energy routes. It is a very important stability factor for both NATO and the European Union. This gives it an important advantage in terms of attracting investors.”
Ramona Mănescu, Member of the European Parliament
"The Constanța Port plays the role of a strategic regional port, being the largest one in Romania. It is well-developed and provides a number of facilities to commodity trading”