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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.

Bulgaria, Macedonian discuss Pan-European Transport Corridor VIII

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 16, 2018 – Transport corridor VIII is a priority for the BUlgarian government as it links its ports with Albania,...

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...

New project reinforces fishery control and monitoring in the Black Sea

European Fisheries Control Agency Vigo, Spain, January 24, 2018 The General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (GFCM) has recently issued a...

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...

World Economic Forum – Global Competitive Index 2017-2018 – Port Infrastructure

Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The World Economic Forum reports that ten years on from the global financial crisis, the prospects...

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...

Plovdiv-Burgas railway phase 2 gets government approval

Burgas, Bulgarian (PortSEurope) November 13, 2017 – The Managing Authority of Operational Program “Transport Infrastructure” 2014-2020 is to...

Bayonne port handles project cargo shipment to Bulgaria’s Burgas harbour

Bayonne, France (PortSEurope) November 6, 2017 – Bayonne port and the companies that operate in the Basque-French harbour have proved their capacity and...

Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company updates on Interreg Danube projects progress

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 10, 2017 – The Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BIP Co.) has held a meeting to present progress on the...

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...

EU delegation visits port of Burgas

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 1, 2017 – In September 2017, a delegation of the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism...

Burgas to host the next stop of the European Maritime Day cruise

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) September 21, 2017 – The next stop of the European Maritime Day cruise is on May 31-June 1, 2018 in Burgas, on...

EU Commission: Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea

EU Commission, September 15, 2017 – Building a maritime strategy in the Black Sea Developing the blue economy in the Black Sea was the theme of a...

Event – Argus Caspian-Black Sea Transport Corridor – 2017, Batumi, September 14-15, 2017

Batumi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Georgian Black Sea port of Batumi is hosting the international conference “Argus...

Greece to take advantage of strategic position via rail link project with Bulgaria, Tsipras says

Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has said the project for the launch of a railway corridor linking the...

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...

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