Freight transportation from Romania to countries in Europe, Russia, Asia. The state of cargo transportation in Romania

Romania is a country in Eastern Europe, a member of the EU. Romania has an industrial-agricultural economy that is at a decent level and constantly growing. Even in difficult times for the country, after the revolution and the execution of Ceaușescu, the standard of living in Romania was not as low as the residents of the CIS believed. The Romanian economy is rapidly developing. The country is a leading producer of vehicles and electronics in Eastern Europe. Economic experts consider investments in the Romanian economy to be among the most attractive options for investment in the EU.

Infrastructure for ensuring cargo transportation in Romania

Romania has all modern types of cargo transport: water, air, road, and rail. A corresponding infrastructure has been created for the operation of transport, ensuring export, import, transit, and distribution of goods throughout the country.

Romania has land borders with Ukraine, Moldova, Hungary, Serbia, and Bulgaria. Access to the Black Sea allows the country to carry out transport communication with other countries in the Black Sea region, receiving and sending cargo by sea to all continents.

Road transport in Romania

The condition of the road surface of Romanian roads is quite decent. Broken roads can only be found on the periphery, outside the main transport flows. However, Romanian roads are usually quite narrow and pass through populated areas. In populated areas, the speed limit is 50 km/h. Additionally, sheep are often driven along the roads.

The total length of roads in Romania is over 84,000 km, almost 50,000 km of which have a solid surface. The highways account for 806 km of road transport routes. Travel on national highways outside cities is subject to tolls.

The cost of travel depends on the type of transport and the duration of use of the toll road.

Romania's infrastructure for receiving air cargo

Romania has 45 airports. 26 of them have a runway with a solid surface. 25 of them are capable of receiving the latest aircraft designs based on runway length. Thirteen of them have international status. These airports are located in the cities of:

1. Arad.
2. Bacău.
3. Bucharest. The Romanian capital has 2 international airports.
4. Cluj-Napoca.
5. Constanța.
6. Iași.
7. Oradea.
8. Baia Mare.
9. Sibiu.
10. Târgu Mureș.
11. Timișoara.
12. Tulcea.

Water transport in Romania

The main water artery of Europe, the Danube River, flows through Romania. The total length of water cargo routes, along which vessels with a deadweight of over 500 tons can move, in Romania is 1731 km. The main routes run along the Danube and its tributaries. The Danube flows into the Black Sea and allows vessels of the river-sea class to pass.

The main river ports are:

• Braila.
• Galați.
• Tulcea.

Romania also has ports on the Black Sea coast, providing it with connections to the whole world. The main ones are:

• Constanța.
• Midia.

Rail transport in Romania

The total length of railway tracks in Romania is 11,298 km. Of these, 427 km are narrow gauge with a track width of 760 mm. 10,781 km of tracks have a gauge of 1435 mm, which corresponds to the European standard. 60 km of tracks have a gauge of 1524 mm, which corresponds to the standard of the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union until the 1980s. On these tracks, rolling stock from CIS countries can move without transshipment of goods. The modern standard gauge in the CIS is 1520 mm.

Export goods of Romania

In terms of value, the top positions in the list of goods exported by Romania are occupied by: automotive parts, insulated wire, cars, petroleum products, and rubber tires for transport.