Port of Giurgiu

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Port of Giurgiu
Location
Country Romania
Location Giurgiu County
Details
Owned by Compania Națională Administrația Porturilor Dunării Fluviale
Type of harbour Natural/Artificial
Size160 acres (1.6 square kilometres)
No. of berths 52
Employees200 [1]
General managerToma Florin Petcu
Statistics
Annual cargo tonnage 1,500,000 tonnes (2007)
Annual container volume15,000 TEU (2008)
Website
Official site

The Port of Giurgiu is one of the largest Romanian river ports, located in the city of Giurgiu on the Danube river.

The port also has a container terminal with an annual traffic capacity of 30,000 TEU's. [2] [3]

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