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.
€13 million financing for industrial zone near Danube port of Vidin
Vidin, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 5, 2024 – The state-owned industrial zone near Bulgaria’s Danube River port of Vidin will receive BGN 25...
Towage company Port Flot-Burgas reports improved financials
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 29, 2024 – Last week, Port Flot-Burgas, a port towage services company, reported non-consolidated net profit...
Update: Bulgaria slows down NATO’s Aegean-Danube route
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 28, 2024 – One of the questions that worries NATO’s military strategists is how to get from the Aegean Sea...
Update: Bulgaria to invest €3 bln in highway & railroad to Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Bulgaria is set to invest €3 billion in the construction of a highway and a railroad connecting...
Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....
EC funds study for a third bridge between Bulgaria and Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has finally forced the European Commission (EC) to approve financing for...
Concessions for Bulgaria’s largest ports delayed 20 years
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 22, 2024 – A report by Bulgaria’s Audit Chamber reveals that a law adopted 20 years ago obliged the state to...
Danube not included in Schengen deal for Bulgaria and Romania
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 20, 2024 – The Danube River is not included in the agreement for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania in the...
Finally, a mine-clearing agreement for the Black Sea by three NATO members
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 12, 2024 – NATO members and Black Sea littoral states Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria have signed an agreement for a...
EU to lift air, maritime internal border controls with Bulgaria, Romania
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 8, 2024 – At the end of last year, the European Council announced that from March 31, 2024, the EU will lift air...
Hapag-Lloyd opens two offices in Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 6, 2023 – German shipper Hapag-Lloyd has opened two new offices in Bulgaria in the Black Sea port city of Varna...
Van Oord joint venture awarded dredging project at Port of Burgas
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 5, 2023 – Cosmos Van Oord has been awarded a dredging project at Port of Burgas on the Black Sea. Cosmos Van...
EC and Bulgaria are inaugurating the Port Community System
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) and Bulgaria are inaugurating the Port Community System (PCS), a major...
Bulgarian delegation visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – A diplomatic and business delegation from Bulgaria visited Alexandroupolis Port Authority last...
Real two-way cargo traffic in Ukrainian humanitarian corridor
Odesa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 21, 2023 – More cargo ships are heading towards the Odesa region ports and sailing back towards Bosphorus Strait. As of...
Update: Anti-mine operation in Black Sea by Bulgaria, Romania, Turkey
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – The three NATO members Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey are working to launch an anti-mine operation in the...
Bulgaria seeks new commercial opportunities with Spain in Valenciaport
València, Spain (PortSEurope) October 20, 2023 – A government delegation from Bulgaria held a meeting earlier this week with representatives of...
Critically low level of Danube River near Bulgaria’s Ruse
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 17, 2023 – The water level of the Danube near Ruse (Rousse), Bulgaria’s largest port on the river, on October 16...
Port of Burgas to renovate its communist era Ro-Ro berth
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 16, 2023 – BGN 6.4 million (3.27 million euro) will be invested by Bulgaria’s state-owned Port Infrastructure for...
Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria discuss mine clearing force
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – The three NATO members, Turkey, Romania and Bulgaria, are discussing the creation of a joint force to...