New Romanian terminal

The 82,000 sqm Aiud intermodal terminal will give businesses in the area a fast, direct connection to the Black Sea, North and Adriatic seas, while also having rail links to major hubs in Central Asia and China.

“The benefits offered to the import and export supply chains will have a significant and positive impact across the country with the terminal offering efficient, robust and reliable trade routes across borders,” said Cosmin Carstea, chief executive of DP World Romania.

“The vast number of businesses in the area will now have a logistics hub within easy reach that will then enable the flow of trade across the globe.”

The facility, set within Romania’s industrial heartland, will have a static storage capacity of 3,000 teu and generate around 30 direct job opportunities for the local workforce over the next five years.

The terminal is being developed by Belgian firm, ILD, and will take up approximately a third of the new logistics park surrounding the terminal, which offers 180,000 sqm for industrial and logistics development.

“This new terminal is a big step in helping DP World become an end-to-end logistics provider in Romania by merging intermodal terminal operations with marine terminal operations, while also providing warehouse logistics, rail and truck loading/unloading, stripping/stuffing, ambient and temperature-controlled warehouses, office spaces and truck yard parking,” said Cosmin Carstea.

DP World has owned and operated its Constanta terminal in the southeast of the country for 18 years and recently renewed its concession agreement with the Maritime Port Authority of Constanta for a further thirty years.