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 very slowly realising deficiencies of its port infrastructure
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – In the background of the war in Ukraine, it became clear that Bulgaria’s Black Sea port...
Additional infrastructure in Bulgaria’s Varna and Russe ports to help Ukrainian logistics
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Bulgaria has proposed to the EU projects for additional development of its ports in Rousse (Danube River...
Corridor 8 to be included in the priority Trans-European Transport Network
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 6, 2022 – Corridor number 8 will become part of the priority Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T). The...
Port of Varna to increase grain handling capacity, receives first Ukrainian grain shipment
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) July 23, 2022 – The priority of the newly appointed director of Bulgaria’s largest (state controlled) port of Varna,...
Varna as a back-up solution to Constanta for its overload with Ukrainian cargo
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) June 27, 2022 – With almost completely destroyed supply chains in Ukraine, blocked Ukrainian Black Sea ports and the...
Second Chinese investor interested in building and operating new intermodal terminal in Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 22, 2022 – China Railway International Group (CREC) became the second Chinese investor in as many months showing interest...
Three more container ships to double the cargo capacity of the Middle Corridor between Aktau and Baku
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) April 19, 2022 – As of September the number of ships that operate the Caspian Sea line between the Aktau in Kazakhstan and...
The two state owned terminals in Port of Varna might be offered on concession
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 4, 2022 – Several companies have expressed interest in a concession of the state-owned Varna-East and Varna-West...
€1 billion project for a new intermodal terminal in Varna discussed
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) March 20, 2022 – An idea for a €1 billion project for the construction of a new intermodal terminal in Bulgaria’s largest...
Dredging of Varna port could stop after €222 million spent to improve access to a terminal privatised by a controversial local politician
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 17, 2022 – The dredging of the two main access canals of Bulgaria’s largest Black Sea port of Varna to a depth of up...
Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea
Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...
Three of Europe’s poorest countries struggle to open pan-European corridor VIII connecting Adriatic and Black Seas
Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 19, 2021 – After years of neglect and inactivity, the transport ministers of Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania...
Galataport Istanbul reopens and welcomes first cruise ship
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 4, 2021 – Galataport, on the Istanbul harbourside at Karaköy, has reopened and welcomed the small cruise ship...
U.S. congressional delegation visits Sofia and Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) July 14, 2021 – A U.S. Congressional delegation visited Sofia and Varna on July 8-11, to engage with government,...
Will European Corridor VIII ever connect Bari and Brindisi to Durres and Vlora, and to Burgas and Varna?
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) June 11,2021 – The reconstruction works in Bulgaria for the key railway element of Pan-European corridor VIII that started...
Bulgaria: Pre-election rush for port concessions at heavily discounted prices
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Eight concessions for large and smaller ports in Bulgaria are to be announced in 2021, according to a new...
Petar Seferov is the new director of Port Varna and inherits a controversial dredging project
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – Petar Seferov was appointed as the new Executive Director of the state-controlled Port of Varna,...
Large industrial zone to be built near Port of Varna
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – The largest industrial zone in Northern Bulgaria will be built near the Port of Varna, according to...
Bulgaria’s port of Burgas will implement a dredging project to coincide with Varna
Burgas, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – Bulgaria’s second largest Black Sea port of Burgas will start dredging works in March which will allow...
A new grain terminal to be built in Varna, Bulgaria
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – Agria Group Holding, a Bulgarian grain producer and trader, is preparing to build a €30 million...