Black Sea ports cruise working group meeting held
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 19, 2020 - Managers of the leading Black Sea ports have held a virtual "meeting" to discuss the impact of the…
DBA Group division wins contract in Bulgarian ports of Burgas and Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 28, 2020 - Actual I.T. dd, part of Italy's DBA Group S.p.A., has signed an agreement with Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company…
EBRD visits Bulgaria to promote investment
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 3, 2020 - Alain Pilloux, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) vice president, has visited Bulgaria, holding talks in Sofia,…
Common maritime agenda in the Black Sea in motion
News - EU Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - February 28, 2020 The Common maritime agenda for the Black Sea has officially launched on February 17,…
Bulgaria, Greece express readiness to accelerate activities to build multimodal corridor
Bulgaria and Greece hold transport talks in Alexandroupolis - February 26, 2020 The Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications Rosen Zhelyazkov and the Minister…
Bulgarian prime minister in Alexandroupolis: cooperation with Greece guarantees the prosperity of the region
Greek and Bulgarian prime ministers meet in Alexandroupolis, Greece - February 26, 2020 We are glad that you are here, it is important that we…
Analysis – Georgian and other deep sea ports around the Black Sea
Poti, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 12, 2020 - Georgia is the only Black Sea littoral state, which has no deep-water port. For more than three years…
Analysis – The Port of Mariupol: A Chinese piece in Ukrainian-Russian Azov Sea puzzle
Mariupol, Ukraine (PortSEurope) February 13, 2020 – It is widely expected that China will invest in Ukrainian Port of Mariupol as part of its Silk…
Analysis – Cruise ships return to Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 7, 2020 –Varna expects six cruise ships’ visits in 2020, after a two-year lull during which no big liners docked Bulgaria’s…
New catamaran line between Burgas and Istanbul
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 16, 2019 – A new catamaran/fast ferry line will start operations on July 1, 2020, between Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea…
Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna to dredge channels to attract new cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 3, 2019 – Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna will have its two main access channel’s dredged to a depth…
Bulgarian minister clarifies Black Sea port strategy
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 - Speaking at the "Ship Traffic Management in Bulgaria" conference, Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications,…
Bulgaria hosts Chinese delegation and supports new Silk Road
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) August 1, 2019 - Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has met with a delegation of Chinese companies and repeated his support for the…
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 the People's…
China Machinery Engineering Corporation signs contract for port of Varna enlargement
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 22, 2019 - China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a €120 million ($134.93 million) contract with Logistic Center Varna (LCV)…
Bulgaria and Georgia to establish twice daily ferry services between their Black Sea ports
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 18, 2019 – Bulgaria and Georgia will increase ferry services between their Black Sea ports from twice weekly to twice daily,…
Bulgaria cancels 2003 multimodal transport agreement with Georgia and Armenia
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 1, 2019 – Bulgaria cancelled in March the tripartite multimodal transport agreement signed in distant 2003 due to its contradictions with…
Cruise ships avoiding the Black Sea due to Crimea annexation
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 19, 2019 – Major cruise companies are avoiding Black Sea ports due to the uncertain geopolitical situation after the Crimea annexation…
Constanta port hosts Medcruise meeting to promote Black Sea cruise industry
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) February 24, 2019 - National Company Maritime Ports Administration S.A. Constanta has hosted the February 22, 2018, meeting of the MedCruise Working…
Bulgaria to offer concessions for Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 19, 2019 - Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with the…