DUBAI global port operator DP World has announced plans to open an inland terminal and logistics hub in Decea near the city of Aiud in the north-east of Romania, reports Logistics Business of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
The state-of-the-art 82,000-square metre Aiud intermodal terminal will boast a static storage capacity of 3,000 TEU and generate 30 direct jobs for locals over five years.
Through its on-site connection to the electrified rail infrastructure, it will also help reduce transportation costs and CO2 emissions through the shift from road to rail as well as through the reduced transit time for cargoes from factories at the industrial park to their final destination.
Decea which is located in Alba county is close to Cluj, Sibiu, Mures and Hunedoara, which have become vital industrial and trade hubs for the country. The region has had an historic issue with a lack of robust infrastructure linking the mountainous regions in the northeast with the rest of the country.
Businesses in this area will now have a fast direct connection within Europe to the Black Sea, North and Adriatic seas, while also having rail links to major hubs in Central Asia and China, enabling Romania to become a commercial hub for European trade eastward, said the report.
Said Cosmin Carstea, CEO of DP World Romania: "The benefits offered to the import and export supply chains will have a significant and positive impact across the country with the terminal offering efficient, robust and reliable trade routes across borders. The vast number of businesses in the area will now have a logistics hub within easy reach that will then enable the flow of trade across the globe."
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