Shanghai – Constantza – Budapest

The ShortEast Way

Budapest, Asia Center10/07/2007

Dipl. Eng. ERDÉLYI LÁSZLÓrepresentative of Constanta Port in Hungary

TRANSPORT CONNECTIONS

Constantza Porta world class commercial maritime port

-The largest and deepest port in the Black Sea area

- Sufficient capacities for handling and storage of any kind of cargo

Characteristics:- Total area: 3,926 ha - Total quay length: 29.8 km - 156 berths (140 operational berths) - Total handling capacity - 110 milion tons:

- 85 mil tons in the north part of the port

- 25 mil tons in the south part of the port

Northern part

Southern part

Constantza PortView from the satellite

Danube – Black Sea Canal

Privileged geographical position (Europa – Asia)

The real shortcut

Port of Constantza offers a 3,400 km shorter transport alternative for the cargo coming from the Far East and Australia through the Suez Canal and having as destination the Central European

countries.

VII. – the Danube IV. Railroad

IX. Road Constantza Port linked toPan European Transport Corridor

no. IV. - Railroadno. VII – the Danube

no. IX. - Road

Rhine – Main - Danube Canal

Dynamic 2006/2007

Hamburg8,8 M TEU (+9,6%)

Rotterdam9,6 M TEU (+4,3%)

Constantza 1,037 M TEU (+92,8%)

Triest0,22 M TEU (+15,7%)

Rijeka0,094 M TEU (+23,7%)

Koper0,218 M TEU (+21,8%)

Constantza PortCompetitive advantages

- A multipurpose port with modern facilities and specialized terminals suitable for the handling of all kind of cargo;- Big natural water depths: between 8 – 19 m, sufficient to accommodate the largest vessels passing through the Suez Canal and the Turkish Straights;- Connections with all the transport modes / ideal multimodal transport centre for any type of cargo.

Dedicated terminals for all kinds of cargo

Ore, coal, coke terminal

13 berthsdepth up to 19 meters

direct transshipment from sea-going vessels into barges3.5 million tons storage capacity

Grain terminals

13 berthsdepth up to 16.5 meters

North terminal: 90,000 tons storage capacitySouth terminal: 100,000 tons storage capacity

Chemical products terminal

9 berths100,000 tons covered storage capacity

52 tons/day handling capacity

Ro-ro & ferry-boat terminals

North parking area: 4,800 vehiclesSouth parking area: 1,800 vehicles

Direct link with Poti and Batumi Ports, Georgia

Constantza South Container Terminal

Operational since 2004 (operator: CSCT Dubai Port World)270,397 TEUs operated 2004

537,669 TEUs operated 2005842,221 TEUs operated in 2006

Constantza South Container Terminal

OUR POSIBILITY: Asia – Rotterdam 36 days → → Asia – Constantza 24 days!!!

Liners:- Norasia (Constanta - Damietta - Colombo - Shanghai - Keelung-Chiwan)- MSC (Constanta - Gemlik - Pireu - Jeddah - Singapore - Shanghai -Fuzhou - Hongkong)- CMA CGM (Kwangyang - Pusan - Shanghai - Ningbo - Port Kelang - Istanbul - Constanta),- ZIM / China Shipping - "Asia around the world" (Constanta - Haifa - Suez - Singapore - Hongkong - Shanghai - Vancouver - Portland - Pusan - Shanghai - Hongkong - Suez - Haifa - Constanta)

Thank You for your attention!

… and see You again in Port of Constantza!

For further information please contact:

Dipl. Eng. LÁSZLÓ ERDÉLYIrepresentative of Constantza Port in Hungary

Email: erdelyi.laszlo@portofconstantza.huPhone: +36-30-210-1829, +36-30-529-8401

Letters: 1157 Budapest, Zsókavár u. 38.VII.27

www.portofconstantza.hu