Constanța South Container Terminal (CSCT) ( ro, Terminalul de containere Constanţa Sud) is located in the

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, from the

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and from

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's capital

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. It is the largest container terminal in the

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area having an annual traffic capacity of 1,500,000

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(TEUs). Located on a plot of land of the terminal has an additional 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 of storage space and increase the

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length by . After the expansion the terminal will be capable of handling around 1,700,000 TEUs. The terminal is owned by the

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based company

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Terminal facilities

The CSCT has a traffic capacity of 1,500,000 TEUs and an available storage area of and a total quay length of divided into two berths: the main berth has in length and the feeder berth has . The berths have a depth between and and are equipped with 5

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cranes and 3 mobile harbour cranes. The CSCT also has a rail terminal with 3 lines, each long capable of handling 3 complete 30 wagon trains at one time and equipped with 2 rail mounted gantries and a storage area of .

References

External links

CSCT Constanţa South Container Terminal official siteTerminal info at DP World homepage
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