The Sulina Canal is a component of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VII, connecting the Danube with the Black Sea on Romanian territory.The project includes 100 km long protection works for the banks of the Sulina Canal against damages and erosion and to protect the Danube Delta area.Banks protection on the Sulina Canal is one of the important investment projects concerning the maritime sector of the Danube river. The Sulina Canal is a component of the Pan-European Transport Corridor VII, connecting the Danube with the Black Sea on Romanian territory.The project includes 100 km long protection works for the banks of the Sulina Canal against damages caused by navigation of high-capacity maritime vessels and to protect the Danube Delta area. ObjectivesConsolidation of banks in order to ensure the safety of transport on the canal Achievements: The project co-financed by the European Investment Bank for the first 15 km of bank protection is delayed due to the contractor’s cash-flow problems. The planned date of completion was 26 January 2011. The last updated work schedule submitted by the contractor shows that the main works will be finished at the end of December 2011 and the entire contract will be closed in March 2012.35 km of banks protection works are already completed• 15 km of banks protection works are ongoing; these works are budgeted at about 24.64 million EUR, planned date of completion: December 2011, funding is provided as follows: 50% EIB and 50% state budget• For the remaining 50 km a feasibility study regarding banks protection will be necessary in order to complete the works on the entire Sulina Canal