DP World lands €25m EBRD green loan to electrify Romania's Constanța terminal
What's the deal? DP WorldDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → has secured a green loan of up to €25 million from the European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentDealroom has a profile for this one. Try Dealroom → (EBRD) to electrify its Constanța South Container Terminal in Romania. It is the terminal's first dedicated green loan.
Why now? The debt anchors a broader €100 million programme to cut annual carbon dioxide emissions by more than 6,000 tonnes. The plan swaps ageing diesel equipment for electric alternatives and adds shore power, letting docked vessels plug into the port grid.
Who's funding it? Beyond the EBRD loan, the programme drew a €19.7 million EU grant through the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility, with the EBRD as implementing partner, plus €7.5 million from Romania's Transport Programme 2021–2027.
What's the endgame? The work runs in two phases. The first, worth €53.8 million, builds the core infrastructure — electrical networks, transformers, shore power and 10 electric terminal tractors. The second, worth €46.2 million, adds remote-operated rubber-tyred gantry cranes, two electric mobile harbour cranes and more tractors.
What they're saying: “In today's trading environment, the most competitive ports are the most sustainable ports,” said Svitlana Balaban, chief executive officer of DP World Constanța. She added the upgrades would reinforce Constanța's position as the Black Sea's leading green container hub.
The signal: The loan continues a fast run of investment at Constanța. In 2024, DP World opened project cargo and roll-on/roll-off terminals after a €65 million spend, then finished a 119,000m² multimodal platform in December 2025 — cementing the port as a logistics gateway linking Central Europe with Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova.
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