Constanța South Container Terminal (CSCT) is located in the Port of Constanţa, 170 nmi from the Bosphorus Strait and 250 km from Romania's capital Bucharest. It is the largest container terminal in the Black Sea area having an annual traffic capacity of 1,500,000 twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEUs). Located on a plot of land of 31 ha the terminal has an additional 39 ha for expansion that would increase the traffic up to 4,500,000 TEUs. The container terminal is currently under expansion as of August 2009. The expansion will add another 10 ha of storage space and increase the quay length by 510 m. After the expansion the terminal will be capable of handling around 1,700,000 TEUs. The terminal is owned by the Dubai based company Dubai Ports World.

Terminal facilities

The CSCT has a traffic capacity of 1,500,000 TEUs and an available storage area of 31 ha and a total quay length of 1045 m divided into two berths: the main berth has 634 m in length and the feeder berth has 411 m. The berths have a depth between 14.5 m and 16.5 m and are equipped with 5 Post-Panamax cranes and 3 mobile harbour cranes. The CSCT also has a rail terminal with 3 lines, each 600 m long capable of handling 3 complete 30 wagon trains at one time and equipped with 2 rail mounted gantries and a storage area of 5000 m2.