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Burgas is a port-city located in the region of Burgas Bay on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is the closest large port to the Bosphorus Strait. The city of Burgas is an important logistic node on Trans-European Transport Corridor VIII and a primary maritime gateway in the TRACECA network connecting Europe with Central Asia.

Prime Minister Borisov meets Russian Prime Minister Medvedev

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov meets with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev – August 12, 2019 Prime Minister Boyko Borisov met with Russian Prime...

Bulgarian Prime Minister meets with delegation from China

News – Prime Minister Boyko Borissov held a meeting with a delegation from China – July 12, 2019 “Bulgaria highly values ​​relations with...

BMF Port Bourgas sees concession extended a further 11 years

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 9, 2019 – BMF Port Bourgas has been operating the port for seven years, and in this time, cargo handled has increased...

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company produces new advanced video surveillance system

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications, Rosen Zhelyazkov, said during the final...

Bulgarian government continues with the investment program in the railway transport infrastructure

News – Prime Minister Boyko Borisov: The government continues with the investment program in the railway transport infrastructure – June 11, 2019...

Bulgaria and Georgia to establish twice daily ferry services between their Black Sea ports

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Bulgaria and Georgia will increase ferry services between their Black Sea ports from twice weekly to twice...

Bulgaria cancels 2003 multimodal transport agreement with Georgia and Armenia

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – Bulgaria cancelled in March the tripartite multimodal transport agreement signed in distant 2003 due to its...

Bulgaria to offer concessions for Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with...

Libya to hold Bulgarian ships in its territorial waters

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 10, 2019 – Libya will hold every Bulgarian ship that has entered its territorial waters, according to an order by the...

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...

Black Sea: European Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019

Press Release – European Commission – Black Sea: Commission proposes sustainable fishing opportunities for 2019 – October 24, 2018 Today,...

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...

Crystal Cruises prepares luxury cruise at Bulgaria’s Burgas port

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 17, 2018 – The Black Sea is becoming an attractive destination for luxury cruise ships, Bulgaria’s Burgas port...

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...

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...

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