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Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a country in Southeast Europe; it borders with Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and Turkey; the East borders the Black Sea; most of the border with Romania is formed by the Danube river; Bulgaria joined the European Union (EU) in 2007; its main seaports are the Black Sea ports of Burgas and Varna. Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) is the managing body of the Bulgarian public transport ports and provides vessel traffic and shipping information services.

EU invests in Plovdiv-Burgas port railway line

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 18, 2018 – The European Union (EU) has announced an investment of over €293 million ($334.62 million) from...

Ports to benefit from Bulgarian-Greek rail transport agreement

Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed a joint...

CIRCLE S.p.A. continues its growth abroad with a new cooperation with Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company

Press release – CIRCLE S.p.A.: continues its growth abroad with a new cooperation with Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company – October 31, 2018...

Burgas port to sign cooperation agreement with China’s Shantou

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Burgas port’s president Diyan Dimov has proposed the signing of a cooperation agreement with...

Bulgaria’s BMF Port Burgas launches logistics base

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Port operator BMF Port Burgas has built and commissioned a new logistics base to receive, store and reload...

Bulgaria appoints CEO of Varna port operator

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – “Port Varna” EAD, the operator of Bulgaria’s Varna port, has appointed Bozhidar Chaparov as CEO. The...

Marine cluster Bulgaria takes part in Blue NET project, invites companies

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Marine cluster Bulgaria is to participate in Blue NET – Maritime Clusters Network for Blue Growth project...

Bulgaria stops illegal usage of Russian barges at Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Bulgaria’s Maritime Administration has identified and stopped an improper use of two Russian barges...

Bulgaria to start large-scale overhaul of coastal radar systems

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – A large-scale renovation of the radar equipment on the Bulgarian coast is planned by state-owned...

Shanghai Free Trade Zone delegation visits Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – On Friday, June 15, 2018, a meeting was held in Burgas between Li Jiaozzi, Deputy Director of the...

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Co starts the construction of Congress Centre in Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 14, 2018 – Work has started on construction of the Congress Scientific-Research Centre for Control and Exploration of...

New cruise line between Burgas and Istanbul

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – Port of Burgas is advancing a project for a new cruise line between Burgas and Turkish port city of Istanbul,...

€10 million to be invested in Varna port by 2020

Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 31, 2018 – A new investment programme of €10 million ($11.68 million) has been prepared for Port Varna, Bulgarian deputy...

Event: European Maritime Day – Burgas, May 31, June 1, 2018

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 28, 2018 – The European Commission’s Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, the Bulgarian EU...

New terminal for treatment and storage of sulphuric acid in Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – A new €11 million ($12.89 million) terminal for the treatment, processing and storage of sulphuric (sulfuric)...

Circle CEO speaks at Black Sea Ports and Shipping event in Varna port

Circle SRL, Press Release, Varna, Bulgaria, May 22, 2018 “Automation, integration and interoperability along the supply chain: Concrete opportunities of...

Event: European Maritime Day 2018 – May 31-June 1, 2018, Burgas, Bulgaria

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – European Maritime Day (EMD), dedicated to gaining new insights into maritime affairs and blue growth and...

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