Port of Constanta

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Recently, the Indian mission in Bucharest said a chemical tanker carrying nine Indian seafarers, which was hit by a drone at an anchorage off Romania has reached the Port of Constanta safely.

About Port of Constanta

• Location: It is one of the key Romanian maritime ports in the Black Sea Region.
• It is the only seaport directly connected to the Danube River through the Danube—Black Sea Canal.
• This port also plays a key role for the Danube countries in Central and East Europe through the Danube River.
• Significance: It is playing a highly important role as the transit node for the landlocked countries in Central and South-East Europe.

Key facts about Black Sea

• It is a large inland sea situated at the southeastern extremity of Europe.
• It is located where Europe and Asia meet. 
• Bordering Countries: It is bordered by Ukraine to the north, Russia to the northeast, Georgia to the east, Turkey to the south, and Bulgaria and Romania to the west.
• Though far inland, it connects with the Atlantic Ocean through a series of other waterways. 
• The Bosporus Strait, the Sea of Marmara, and the Dardanelles Strait link the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and finally, the Atlantic. 
• To its east, the Kerch Strait links the Black Sea to the smaller Sea of Azov. 
• Rivers: Major rivers flowing into it include the Danube, Dnieper, Southern Bug, Rioni, and Dniester.

Source: TH

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