Founded in 1998 by a Government Decision, following the reorganisation of the former autonomous APDF RA, the National Company River Danube Ports Administration SA Giurgiu (CN APDF SA) is a national company with the legal form of a joint stock company with initial capital subscribed and held fully by the Romanian state as sole shareholder.
CN APDF SA Giurgiu performs the functions of the port authority in its area of activity.
Under the administration of CN ADPF SA, the ports have the ability to provide a freight traffic of 15 million tonnes per year using the quays totaling a length of 16.200m.
The most important ports administered by NC ADPF SA are: km.300 Cernavoda, Calarasi km.370, km.430 Oltenita, Giurgiu km.493, Ship km.630, Bechet km.679, km.794 Calafat, Drobeta Turnu - Severin km .931, km.955 Orsova, Moldova Veche km.1046.
Activities include:
- providing repair, maintenance and maintain minimum technical characteristics shipping infrastructure that was leased;
- making available shipping infrastructure on a non-discriminatory basis in accordance with legal regulations;
- earthly and floating navigation signaling;
- maintenance dredging to ensure depth in ports and inland waterways;
- assistance to ships operating dangerous cargo;
- taking waste and waste water from ships;
- taking garbage and domestic waste from ships;
- services for pleasure craft and tourism;
- water, electricity and heating refurnishing;
- Saving and refloating ships;
- Carrying out activities related to shipping activities, which include security services, according to law;
Location of the ports:
Bechet Port km fl. 679
Located between Km fl. 678-681 left bank of the Danube, Dolj county
Călăraşi Port km fl. 370
Located between Km fl. 372 -377 left bank of the Danube, Calarasi county
Calafat Port km fl. 794-795
Located between Km fl. 793-796 left bank of the Danube, Dolj county
Cernavoda Port Km fl. 298-299
Located between km fl. 297.4 to 299.8 right bank of Danube, Constanta County stream of entry on the Danube-Black Sea
Cetate Port km fl.811
Located between Km fl. 810-813 left bank of the Danube, Dolj county
Corabia Port km fl. 629-630
Located between km fl. 627,6-633 left bank of Danube, Olt county
Drobeta Turnu Severin km fl. 931-933
Located between km fl. 927-934 left bank of the Danube, Mehedinti County in Lake -
Navigation and Hydropower Complex Iron Gates II
Giurgiu Port km fl. 493
Located between km fl.489-497 left bank of Danube, Giurgiu county
Orsova Port km fl.955
Located between km fl.953-957 in the upstream area of Lake of the current accumulation - Navigation and Hydropower Complex Iron Gates Mehedinti County
Oltenita Port Km fl.430
Located between km fl. 428-431 left bank of Danube, Calarasi county
Moldova Veche Port km fl. 1048
Located between km fl. 1047-1050,50 left bank of Danube, upstream area of Lake of the current accumulation - Navigation and Hydropower Complex Iron Gates I Caras Severin
Participation in European Projects
DANUBE Project - Danube access Network - Unlocking bottlenecks in Europe by developing a high-quality TEN-T ports infrastructure in Romania and optimal economic terms - feasibility study phase
Sources of funding: the TEN-T Project
Implementation Period: 01.03.2008 -15.07.2009
Project value: 400,000 EUR from which 200,000 EUR funding from the European Commission under the TEN-T programme and 200,000 EUR from the state budget
The project presents technical solutions for sustainable economic development of port infrastructure in the TEN-T ports (Moldova Veche, Drobeta Turnu Severin, Calafat, Giurgiu, Oltenita, Calarasi and Cernavoda) and also identify the resources and priorities necessary in order to define an effective system to ensure safe accessibility and development of port operations.
Project System Ship generated waste takeover and processing sistem, and intervention in case of pollution on the Danube sector administered by CN APDF SA Giurgiu
Sources of funding: Sectoral Operational Program - Transport Implementation Period: 2009-2011
Project value: 9,307,589 Euro
Objective of the project is to reduce negative environmental impacts caused by river transport activities and response to urgent needs already identified for protection of the Danube River, through better reception and processing of waste from ships and intervention in case of pollution in ports belonging to CN APDF SA Giurgiu.
WANDA Project - Waste Management for Inland navigation on the Danube
Sources of funding: Southeast Europe Project Transnational Cooperation Program Implementation Period: April 2009 - March 2012
Project Value: 1,906,660 euro
The project aims to establish a concept of management of waste generated by ships along the Danube, to adopt a coordinated transnational approach, viable in terms of environment, including developing and implementing appropriate measures to protect this source of water and its complex ecosystems.
This project involves 9 partners from 7 countries: Austria, Slovakia, Hungary (2 partners), Croatia, Serbia, Romania (2 partners) and Bulgaria. Partners from Romania are the National Company Maritime Ports Administration SA Giurgiu and Danube River Ports Administration National Company Danube Maritime SA Galati.
Container terminal Infrastructure and downstream quay extension in the Oltenita port
Sources of funding: Sectoral Operational Program - Transport
Project Implementation Period: 2009 - 2011
Project value: EUR 3,996,553.50
The project contributes to the development of intermodal transport on the river both for domestic traffic and for import and export of goods, to increase goods processing capacity in the existing port, the modernization of services in terms of increased safety and quality.
Project Technical assistance for improving navigation conditions on the joint Romanian - Bulgarian Danube sector and further accompanying studies - Expanding the infrastructure of the port Calafat and rail port systematic device.
Sources of funding: ISPA nr.2005/RO16/P/PA/002
The project implementation period: 12 months
Project Value: 6,214,317 euro
This project is part of a complex project on navigation on the river, in order to improve the Pan - European corridor VII, so as to improve navigation on the Danube, to answer all the needs of national transport policy and international inter state commitments.
Contact
National Company River Danube Ports Administration SA Giurgiu (CN APDF SA)
Str. Portului nr. 1, Judetul Giurgiu
RO - 8375 Giurgiu
Tel.: +40 246 213 003
Fax: +40 21 31 10 5 21
Email: secretariat@apdf.ro
Website: www.apdf.ro