In 1857, the Turkish authorities leased the port and the Cernavodă–Constanța Railway to the British company Danube and Black Sea Railway and Kustendge Harbour Company Ltd.
1857-ben a török hatóságok bérbe adták a kikötőt és a Cernavodă-Konstanca vasútvonalat a brit Danube and Black Sea Railway and Kustendge Harbour Company Ltd.