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Varna

Varna is a Bulgarian port located on the country’s Black Sea coast; it is Bulgaria largest seaport; situated on Varna Bay, along Lake Varna and Lake Beloslav, it also comprises the outlying port of Balchik. It has a significant further development potential with 44 km of sheltered inland waterfront on the lakes alone, easily accessible by road and railroad and adjacent to Varna International Airport.

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...

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...

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 meet in...

Analysis – Georgian and other deep sea ports around the Black Sea

Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 12, 2020 – Georgia is the only Black Sea littoral state, which has no deep-water port. For more than three years it...

Analysis – The Port of Mariupol: A Chinese piece in Ukrainian-Russian Azov Sea puzzle

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 13, 2020 – It is widely expected that China will invest in Ukrainian Port of Mariupol as part of its Silk Road...

Analysis – Cruise ships return to Black Sea

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 7, 2020 –Varna expects six cruise ships’ visits in 2020, after a two-year lull during which no big liners docked...

New catamaran line between Burgas and Istanbul

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 16, 2019 – A new catamaran/fast ferry line will start operations on July 1, 2020, between Bulgaria’s second...

Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Varna to dredge channels to attract new cargo

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) 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...

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...

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...

China Machinery Engineering Corporation signs contract for port of Varna enlargement

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 22, 2019 – China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) has signed a €120 million ($134.93 million) contract...

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...

Cruise ships avoiding the Black Sea due to Crimea annexation

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 19, 2019 – Major cruise companies are avoiding Black Sea ports due to the uncertain geopolitical situation after the...

Constanta port hosts Medcruise meeting to promote Black Sea cruise industry

Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – National Company Maritime Ports Administration S.A. Constanta has hosted the February 22, 2018,...

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...

New project: Bulgaria logistics corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe) – EU Gateway

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 3, 2019 – A new project “Bulgaria logistics corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe) – EU Gateway (EGP)”...

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...

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