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Naval drone self-detonated in Civil Port

On the morning of June 5, 2026, a nUnmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) exploded in the Port of Constanta, filmed live during a broadcast. TVR Info journalist Ana Maria Stancu was making a live broadcast when the naval drone self-detonated. The drone was discovered on the morning in the Constanta Civil Port, near the headquarters of the Romanian Agency for Saving Human Life at Sea. The USV had drifted into the harbour and was physically contained by anti-pollution environmental barriers. At around 10:30 a.m., the device self-detonated without causing any casualties. The area was already secured and isolated by forces of the Romanian Intelligence Service, the Coast Guard and the Ministry of National Defense, while specialists were assessing the object and trying to make it safe. it was a maritime drone of the type used in the war in Ukraine. The authorities specified that the object did not belong to the Romanian Army and was not involved in the military exercises recently carried out in the Black Sea area. An investigation was being coordinated by the Prosecutor's Office attached to the Court of Appeal in Constanta, and the authorities have said that the situation remained dynamic. The authorities have issued two Ro-Alert messages and ordered preventive evacuations in the coastal area of ​​Constanta, after the drone exploded. The head of the DSU, Raed Arafat, warned that there was a possibility that other similar devices were in the area. In fact, there was information that four other drones were near the shore. The SMURD helicopter was mobilised to check the coast. Reports with photos and videos: https://adevarul.ro/stiri-interne/evenimente/momentul-in-care-drona-a-explodat-in-portul-2534529.html#google_vignette https://www.euronews.ro/articole/posibila-drona-navala-descoperita-in-apropiere-de-portul-constanta-autoritatile-s https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/drona-maritima-port-constanta-explozie-5-iunie-2026-5765959

Port closed due to bad weather

Constantza Port was closed on Jan, 18, 2018 at 0910 hrs, due to weather condition wind southwest-northwest, beufort force 7-8.

New Tax Breaks on Bunker Deliveries at Three Romanian Ports

Sources say that the Romanian ports of Constanta, Midia, and Mangalia are offering a reduced tax rate on bunker deliveries to shipowners that engage shipping agents, Platts reports. Previously, a flat rate of €200 ($222.1) per delivery is said to have been charged to shipowners employing agents at the ports on weekdays, while a rate of €400 ($444.2) per delivery was charged on weekends and public holidays. Under the new programme, the tax rate charged on container vessels larger than 2,000 Gross Register Tonnage (GRT) is €150 ($166.58) per delivery on weekdays, and €300 ($333.15) per delivery on weekends and public holidays, said the sources. http://shipandbunker.com/news/emea/372098-new-tax-breaks-on-bunker-deliveries-at-three-romanian-ports