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.
Bulgaria to ratify the international convention for control and management of ship’s ballast water and sediments
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 8 – It the next few months Bulgaria will ratify International Convention for Control and Management of Ship’s...
Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company joins regional conference
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company, a partner in the Maritime Spatial Planning – Black Sea...
Bulgarian-Macedonian talks include the importance of Transport Corridor Number 8
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 24, 2017 – On November 23, the governments of Bulgaria and Macedonia signed nine co-operation agreements...
Bulgaria and China establish local transport think-tank
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Local and Chinese organisations have signed an agreement to establish the China-Central and East Europe...
Bulgaria makes first appearance at major shipbuilding expo
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 22, 2017 – The Executive Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (BSMEPA) has organized...
EU proposes sustainable fishing opportunities in the Black Sea for 2018
European Commission – 21 November 2017 Ahead of the December Fisheries Council, where EU Member States will agree fishing quotas for 2018, the Commission...
Bulgaria and Romania set to improve transport links
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2016 – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Romanian counterpart Mihai Tudose have opened a new...
Bulgaria-Greece port railway connection project needs investment of €5 billion
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Bulgaria’s transport minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said the total investment in the railway...
Bulgarian PM says port link project with Greece will boost energy, transport, tourist sectors
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Bulgaria’s prime minister Boyko Borisov has said the launch of a railway connection between...
New railway connection agreement between Greece and Bulgaria
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – A memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and Greece for a new railway connection will be signed...
Varna port calls tender for infrastructure overhaul
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – Bulgaria’s Varna port has called a BGN 4.9 million ($3.0/€2.5 million) tender for the overhaul of...
Varna Port to invest €6 million in 2017
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – ($3 million/€2.6 million) for new equipment and another BGN 5 million for improvement of port’s...
Six port multimodal corridor between Greece and Bulgaria
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – By the end of July, Greece and Bulgaria will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
Bulgaria and Greece to build a multimodal corridor between Black Sea, Aegean Sea and Danube
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Bulgaria and Greece have announced that they plan to extend the multimodal transport corridor between the...
Over 30 shipping agencies use Single Window from the start of the Bulgarian system
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – Over 30 shipping agencies with nearly 100 users use the services of the electronic document processing...
Bulgarian ports passenger traffic rises 61.5% y/y in Q1 2017
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Bulgarian sea and river ports handled a total of 12,500 passengers in the first quarter of 2017, up 61.5% on the...
Danube-Black Sea Gateway Region – multiport gateway region project started
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 27, 2017 – More than 60 experts from central and eastern Europe took part in the Kick-Off Conference on the...