Tag: Romania

Romania's Prime Minister, Marcel Ciolacu, stated in the cabinet meeting held in 23 October that the government aims to transform the port of Constanta into a logistic hub at the Black Sea.

A Russian missile strike on the merchant vessel MV Aya on September 11 is believed to have been a mistake, according to British officials.

A cargo ship, the Mohammad Z, sank off the Black Sea coast in Romania, prompting a search for three missing crew members since May 18.

On Wednesday, Romanian officials evacuated the crew of a Togo-flagged general cargo ship, following an explosion that occurred on board the vessel near the Romanian port of Sulina.

According to Paris MoU, M/V "GELIBOLU 2" vessel was detained in Constanta (Romania) on 28 August 2023. This is the third detention in the Paris MoU within the last 36 months.

Romanian national authorities have been using EMSA RPAS to conduct flights over the Black Sea region from a base in Mangalia.

London P&I Club informs that vessels navigating in the Black Sea should note that there have been three recent reports of sea mines drifting in the area.

On April 28, Turkish and Romanian responders neutralized more Soviet-era sea mines that were found drifting in the Black Sea. 

WISTA Romania became the 50th active National WISTA Association (NWA) and the 19th European country to join the network.

Paris MoU reports that it refused access to "Uranus II" vessel, as it was flying under the flag of Sierra Leone, which is black on the current Paris MoU WGB List. Specifically, the vessel was detained in port Midia, in Romania, on January 28, 2020.