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.
Bulgarian government pays to hand over business of its biggest Black Sea port to a controversial local politician
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna will have its two main access canals dredged to a depth of up...
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company joins International Port Community Systems Association
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) September 14, 2020 – The state-owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) has become the newest member of the...
Port of Varna wants a slice of Asia-Central Europe cargo transport
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) September 7 – The project “Bulgarian Logistics Corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe)” – EU Gateway of the Black...
Prime Minister of Greece supports Alexandroupolis port
“The port of Alexandroupolis is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. It becomes a hub of cooperation, a source of wealth and prosperity for the...
Greek and Bulgarian leaders meet to discuss regional issues
Borissov and Mitsotakis discussed strategic projects of regional and pan-European importance – August 24, 2020 The working meeting of Prime Minister...
Bulgarian Glavbolgarstroy won the two major orders for the expansion of BMF Port Burgas
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 28, 2020 – Bulgarian construction company Glavbolgarstroy (GBS) won two major orders for the expansion of BMF Port Burgas...
Burgas port management meets Turkish representatives
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 1, 2020 – Managers of Port of Bourgas EAD and representatives of the Turkish Consulate General in the city and the...
Bulgarian Prime Minister holds talks with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov had a telephone conversation with US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. Prime Minister Borissov stressed the significant...
Bulgaria takes part in Blue Limassol Forum 2020
Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 10, 2020 – Alexander Alexandrov, General Deputy Director of Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Co., took part in the Blue...
Bulgaria’s Port Burgas enlarges quay walls, adds new docking spaces
(Adds details to “BMF Port Burgas receives several bids for tenders” article from May 1, 2020) Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 –...
Black Sea ports cruise working group meeting held
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) May 19, 2020 – Managers of the leading Black Sea ports have held a virtual “meeting” to discuss the impact of...
BMF Port Burgas receives several bids for tenders
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Bulgarian port operator BMF Port Burgas has reported that its tenders for three contracts for the...
Three Turkish and a Chinese company bid to build South-North road corridor with five tunnels in Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 1, 2020 – Three Turkish and a Chinese firm, and five Bulgarian consortia have submitted offers for the construction of...
Burgas Port EAD with strict measures during Covid-19 crisis
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 16, 2020 – Strict measures for the non-proliferation of the COVID-19 virus have been introduced in the port of...
Analysis – COVID-19 does not seriously infect ports yet, but panicked politicians might contaminate their business
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) April 8, 2020 – Italy, Spain, France – where the major Mediterranean ports are – have tens of thousands of cases...
ECOPORTIL project officially presented in Limassol on March 6, 2020
News – ECOPORTIL – March 6, 2020 The ECOPORTIL project, in which Frederick Research Center in Cyprus is a key partner, was officially presented in...
EBRD visits Bulgaria to promote investment
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 3, 2020 – Alain Pilloux, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) vice president, has visited...