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Burgas

Burgas is a port-city located in the region of Burgas Bay on the Black Sea coast of Bulgaria. It is the closest large port to the Bosphorus Strait. The city of Burgas is an important logistic node on Trans-European Transport Corridor VIII and a primary maritime gateway in the TRACECA network connecting Europe with Central Asia.

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

New advanced Multraship tugboat for Port of Burgas

Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 15, 2017 – The Black Sea fleet of the towage and salvage specialist Multraship will be strengthened by an advanced...

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 €51 million invested in two terminals of port of Burgas since 2012

Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 30, 2017 – BMF Port Burgas, the private port operator of terminal Burgas East 2 and terminal Burgas West (former...

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