Moldovan authorities allowed to receive cargoes with fuel through the Black Sea

Moldovan parliament building in Chisinau. File photoCHISINAU, Jun 9 The Commission for Emergency Situations of the Government of Moldova has allowed the port in Giurgiulesti, in the south of the country, to receive cargoes of fuel as a priority. In Moldova, most of the fuel imports come from Romania, a country that provides about 70% of the oil demand is due to imports from the Russian Federation. On Wednesday, a number of Moldovan media outlets published pictures of gas stations that showed the absence of gasoline or diesel fuel. The country's authorities have assured that fuel shortages can be avoided, and the identified cases are of a private nature. «Giurgiulesti port will have to receive cargoes with fuel intended for import into the country as a priority. To receive priority, the carrier must submit a written request to the terminal administration, indicating the volume of cargo,» the commission's decision says. Giurgiulesti is a village and port located 133.8 km from the Black Sea on the left bank of the Prut and Danube rivers. The terminal was established in 2006 thanks to the transfer of 430 meters of the Danube and Prut coast by Ukraine to Moldova. Last year, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) bought out 100% of the capital of Danube Logistics, which operates the port. make a decision on Moldova and Ukraine