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.
Unimed Feeder Services starts Bulgaria-Turkey service
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – Unimed Feeder Services, part of the Unifeeder group, will operate a new service connecting ports in...
Bulgarian Shipowners Association joins ECSA
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – The Bulgarian Shipowners Association (BSA) has become the 22nd member of ECSA European Community...
Svishtov-Zimnicea Danube ferry with a night service
Svishtov, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 3, 2025 – Due to the high demand and the long lines of trucks at the only two bridges between Bulgaria and Romania...
Military funding for the third Bulgaria-Romania Danube bridge
Ruse, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 30, 2024 – The Ruse (Bulgaria)-Giurgiu (Romania) ferry complex and the future third bridge between the two EU...
Second run for Varna-Poti railway ferry
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 25, 2024 – The Georgian-flagged ferry AIA (IMO: 9120384) will transport 39 rail tankers for the second time from...
Update: Cocaine seizure in Burgas port revised down to 73 kg
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The Bulgarian authorities have corrected the amount of seized in the country’s Black Sea port of Burgas...
Record 190 kg cocaine seized in Burgas port – 300 kg more expected
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 15, 2024 – A record 190 kg cocaine worth over $7 million was seized in Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas from a...
BMF Port Burgas started major railway expansion
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – Private port operator BMF Port Burgas, a concessionaire of the Black Sea’s Burgas East-2 and Burgas...
Varna-Batumi ferry line plan sinks
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 6, 2024 – The attempt to resume the ferry line between Bulgarian Black Sea port of Varna and Georgia’s Batumi using...
Update: EU corridor 8 saga – “Sofia’s forgotten or Sofia’s delay”
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 3, 2024 – Under the headline (play of words in Bulgarian) “Corridor #8: Sofia’s forgotten/Sofia’s...
DSP and AllRead collaborate for ACT Burgas
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – BMF Port Burgas, the private operator of the Burgas East-2 and Burgas West terminals in Bulgaria’s...
Port Flot-Burgas has reported net profit up in first nine months
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – Bulgarian port towage company Port Flot-Burgas has reported net profit of 3.58 million levs (1.8...
The first trip of Burgas-Istanbul ferry was cancelled
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 9, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) today cancelled the start of a new...
Ferries are endangered species in the Black Sea
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 5, 2024 – The once booming ferryboat services market in the Black Sea is almost extinct. Out of more than 10...
Innovative hub for processing vegetable oils in Burgas port
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – An innovative hub for processing vegetable oils will be created in Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of...
New Burgas-Istanbul ferry line as of October 11
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Turkish company İstanbul Deniz Otobüsleri Sanayi ve Ticaret (IDO) will start a new ferry service...
Second tour of NATO anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – NATO members Bulgaria, Turkey and Romanian launched the second tour of their Mine Countermeasures Naval...
Dnevnik: Russian “floating petrol stations” off Bulgaria’s coast
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 21, 2024 – Russian tankers Nikolay Veliki and Nikolay Gamayunov are refuelling ships leaving Bulgaria’s Black...
Port of Varna’s two terminals handle 5.5 million tonnes
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 6, 2024 – So far this year, the two terminals of the Port of Varna have handled 5.5 million tonnes of cargo....
Turkey, Greece frustrated by Bulgaria’s road border practices
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Bulgaria applies double standards and discriminatory practices in the payment of parking fees and...