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ROMANIA Capital: Bucharest - Area: 228 sq. km. - Population: 2. 5 million Area: 238, 391 sq. km. Population: 20, 000 Counties: 41 2

Romania: the second largest market in Central and Eastern Europe Our friend the wind Area 238, 391 km 2 Population 20 mill inhabitants Capital city Bucharest 2. 5 mill inh Member of EU, WTO, IMF, WB, EFTA, NATO Major Cities Iasi, Timisoara, Cluj-Napoca, Brasov, Constantza 3

ROMANIA became a fully fledged member of the European Union on 1 st of January 2007 4

Pan European Corridors crossing Romania PAN EUROPEAN CORRIDORS CROSSING ROMANIA Helsinki – Kiev Bucharest – Dresden/Nurnberg – IV Odessa/Alexandropoulos Bucharest Constantza/Thessaloniki/ Istanbul VII The Danube river 2, 300 km IX Helsinki – Kiev Bucharest – Odessa/Alexandropoulos 5

FOREIGN TRADE, FOR THE PERIOD 2001 – 2010 Source: National Institute of Statistics (www. insse. ro) 6

Foreign Trade (2010)* Group of Countries Exports Imports EU 74. 6% other countries 11. 6% EU 73. 5% other European countries 11. 7% EFTA 2. 1% other countries 16. 0% EFTA 1. 2% other European countries 9. 3% Source: National Institute of Statistics 7

Export markets, by main partners (2009 -2010) Top export markets per cent, share of total export Germany 18. 7 Italy 15. 3 France 8. 1 Turkey 4. 9 Hungary 4. 3 Bulgaria 3. 8 Great Britain 3. 3 Netherland 3. 2 Spain 2. 9 Austria 2. 3 Source: National Institute of Statistics (www. insse. ro) 8

Import sources, by main partners (2009 -2010) Top import partners` countries per cent, share of total import Source: National Institute of Statistics (www. insse. ro) Germany 16. 3 Italy 11. 3 Hungary 7. 4 Russian Federation 5. 9 France 5. 7 Turkey 4. 9 Austria 4. 9 Kazakhstan 4. 6 China 4. 3 Netherland 3. 7 9

TRADE BETWEEN ROMANIA AND SOUTH AFRICA, IN THE PERIOD 2001 – 2011 10

STRUCTURE OF THE BILATERAL COMMERCE, BY MAIN GROUPS OF PRODUCTS, IN 2011 Romanian Exports South African Exports • Machinery , electrical and IT • Iron ore, coal & chemical • • • • equipment , electronics Automotive components Engines, gears, ball bearing Agricultural equipments and tools Metals and articles thereof Metallurgical products Aluminum and articles thereof Tires, furniture, timber, lumber Textile and garments Transport equipment • • products Alcoholic beverage Textiles and garments Canned food ( meat and fish) Metals and articles thereof Precious metals Paper, tobacco and asbestos products Pharmaceutical products Machinery and electrical equipments 11

CONSTANZA PORT Port of Constantza is one of the most important distribution hubs for Central and Eastern Europe Constantza Port comprises the Romanian maritime ports : Constantza Port, Midia and Mangalia (satelite ports)

CONSTANTZA PORT Port of Constantza is the largest and deepest harbour at the Black Sea and the fourth largest European port. The Port has a total surface (land water) of 3, 626 ha. -156 berths (140 operational) - Quay length - almost 30 km - Length of breakwaters (north and south) – 14 km -Total handling capacity – over 120 million tons/year - Natural water depths is between 8 and 18. 5 m

Constantza Port – your best choice at the Black Sea • Constantza port is the main container hub for the Black Sea area • Constantza port - good connections with all the transport modes • Constantza multipurpose port – facilities for all types of cargo • modern facilities for passenger vessels • land availability for future expansion 14

THE DANUBE- BLACK SEA CANAL Inaugurated in May, 1984, has the following technical particulars: - 65 km length, 90 m width, - 7 m depth, - 5. 5 m current draught, - 17 m bridge clearance , - 10 -12 km/h sailing speed The canal is accessible to the river-maritime ships up to 5, 000 dwt, with a total length of 138 m, 16. 8 m breadth and 5. 5 m draught. Across the canal can sail convoys up to 6 barges, with a total length of 296 m, breadth of 22. 88 m and 3. 8 m draught (3000 tons each). Alongside the canal there are 2 commercial ports: Basarabi and Medgidia , where various operations can be performed, such as : loading-discharging, cargo storing and passenger transit.

Constantza as River Port • connection of the port with the Danube river is made through the Danube-Black Sea Canal • the Canal is 64. 4 km long and 90 m wide and has a water depth of 7 m and 17. 5 m clearance under the bridges • Direct services between Black Sea and Asia Direct transshipment and multiple facilities for barge traffic and operations Agent Container Lines Nord Marine Constantza - Belgrade- Constantza Mainrom Constantza – Giurgiu – Constantza Steinweck Constantza – Giurgiulesti - Constantza 16

WAYS TO REACH WESTERN EUROPE Another face of the strategic location of Romania, as economic and commercial hub 17

The Danube – Pan European Corridor no. VII • The Danube - an efficient alternative to the European rail and road congested transport • Romanian sector – 1, 075 km, Danube’s most navigable section • Danube Strategy provides a sustainable framework for policy integration and coherent development of the Danube Region • It sets out priority actions to make it an EU region for the 21 st century • A target is to develop efficient multimodal terminals at Danube river ports to connect inland waterways with rail and road transport by 2020 18

Constantza Port – important link in the European transport network Corridor IV • Corridor links: Dresden/Nurenberg via Prague, Vienna/Bratislava, Budapest to Romania • 2 branches in Romania: Arad via Bucharest to Constantza, Arad via Craiova to Sofia – to Thessaloniki and Istanbul • Connection will be improved through the completion of the Bucharest – Constantza Highway A 2 in 2012 Direct connection of Constantza Port with Highway A 2 to Bucharest 19

Constantza Port – important link in the European transport network Corridor IX • Corridor links: Helsinki – Vyborg – St. Petersburg – Pskov – Moscow – Kaliningrad – Kiev – Ljubashevka/Rozdilna – Chisinau – Bucharest – Giurgiu – Dimitrovgrad • Connection is made through the national railway network 20

Constantza Port – Hub for the Central and Eastern Europe trade • For goods in transit from the Far East to destinations in Central Europe the link Danube River – Constantza Port is made via Danube – Black Sea Canal and offers a maritime transport alternative which is 4, 165 km shorter. . • Largest port in Black Sea, with natural depths that can accommodate the largest ships (300 meters) passing through Bosphorus Strait 21

Constantza Port - Hinterland Constantza Port Hinterland is represented by the countries from Central and Eastern Europe: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bulgaria and Moldavia. 22

Port facilities for all types of cargo 23

Port facilities for all types of cargo -Container hub -Cereal hub -Largest platform for dry bulk cargo operation in South East Europe -Oil and LPG Terminals -Ro-Ro/Ferry Terminals - Passenger facilities 24

Constantza Port Traffic 2011 -2012 tons 2011 2012 % Total Traffic 45, 972, 095 50, 584, 662 +10. 03 Maritime Traffic 37, 224, 663 38, 854, 222 +4. 38 River Traffic 8, 747, 432 11, 730, 440 +34. 10 Liquid bulk 10, 616, 509 10, 015, 932 -5. 66 Solid bulk 24, 732, 592 29, 701, 792 +20. 09 General cargo 4, 105, 327 4, 186, 831 +1. 99 Containers 6, 517, 667 6, 680, 107 +2. 49 Maritime Ship Calls 4, 872 5, 057 +3. 80 River Ship Calls 8, 069 9, 310 +15. 38 Total Ship Calls 12, 941 14, 367 +11. 02 25

Constantza Port Container Traffic 2006 -2012 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Qty 9, 815, 758 12, 643, 003 13, 029, 982 5, 898, 010 5, 887, 879 6, 517, 667 6, 680, 107 TEU 1, 037, 066 1, 414 1, 380, 935 594, 303 556, 694 662, 796 684, 059 Container services calling at Port of Constantza: MAERSK, CMA CGM, MSC, ZIM, CSAV, NORASIA, CSCL, K-LINE, WAN HAI, EMES, YANG MING, EVERGREEN, UFS, TAVRIA 26

Constantza Port – Container Hub • Starting with 3 rd of April China Shipping (Romania) Agency Co. Ltd. has upgraded its ABX line : Vessels: CSCL- 4 x 5668 TEU’s; YML- 1 x 5551 TEU’s; Kline-1 x 5576 TEU’s; WHL-1 x 6039 TEU’s; PIL-1 x 5668 TEU’s Service speed: 17. 52 knots Service distance: 16829 Nms Duration: 56 days Weekly service • Also in April 2012, G 6(MOL, APL, Hapag Lloyd, NKZ, HMM, OOCL) has launched a new line service Asia-Black Sea Express, served by 9 container carriers with a capacity of 6, 200 TEU’s each. The service line will have the following route: Ningbo – Yangshan – Shekou – Hong Kong – Singapore – Suez – Port Said East – Ashdod – Istanbul – Constanţa – Odessa – Istanbul - Ashdod – Port Said East – Suez – Singapore – Ningbo 27

Constantza Port - Partnership Agreements To encourage the increase of traffic goods, Constantza port has established Partnership Agreements with important ports in the Europe, Caucasus and Middle-East regions. 28

Constantza Port - member of International Associations BASPA – Black and Azov Seas Ports Association EIA – European Intermodal Association ESPO – European Seaports Organisation IAPH – International Association of Ports and Harbors INE – Inland Navigation Europe Med. Cruise – The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports 29

Constantza Port – important European link for TRACECA – Intergovernmental Commission Promotion of regional transport dialogue • Ensuring the efficient and reliable Euro. Asian transport links • Promoting regional economy on the whole • Romania had the presidency for the year 2012 • Constantza Port represents an important member, ensuring a viable link to UE for the TRACECA countries IDEA - ongoing TRACECA project in which Romania is involved Officially started on May 2009, the IDEA project (Transport dialogue and interoperability between the EU and its neighboring countries and Central Asian countries) has a duration of three years and aims at delivering a sustainable, efficient and integrated multi–modal transport system in the TRACECA region. 30

Constanza Port - Facts • According to theoretical operational capacity (120 million tons/year) • Constanza Port ranks among the first five European harbours. In August 2012 Constanza Port hosted the largest ship ever navigating on the Black Sea, an ore-carrier registered in Hong Kong (length – 322 m; breadth – 50 m; draught – 17 m, loading capacity – 233. 000 t). 31

Constantza Port is ready to welcome your business ! N. C. Maritime Ports Administration S. A. Constantza Address: Incinta Port, Gara Maritima, 900900, Constantza, Romania Phone: +40 241. 611540 Fax: +40 241. 619512 E-mail : apmc@constantza-port. ro Website: www. portofconstantza. com 32

JUST REMEMBER ! DISTANCE BETWEEN DURBAN AND HAMBURG 7235 NAUTICAL MILES DISTANCE BETWEEN CONSTANŢA AND DURBAN 5573 NAUTICAL MILES THANK YOU! EMBASSY OF ROMANIA IN PRETORIA 877 JUSTICE MAHOMED PHONE: 0124606941 FAX: 012 460 6947 EMAIL: pretoria@mae. ro 33