Tracking Docket Here is the list of sea ports of Bulgaria with their brief detail, contact number and address detail. Bulgaria is an industrial economy. Some of the revenue-generating sectors are mining, steel, chemical, biotechnology, food processing, petroleum refineries, and tobacco. It exports substantial items to the other European nations, the US, China, and Turkey.
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Ports of Bulgaria
To support the heavy foreign trade (both inbound and outbound), Bulgaria has several ports of varied sizes. Below, we will take a look at a few of them.
Port of Varna
This is Bulgaria’s largest port complex, located by the Black Sea. It is close to the airport and has a robust road network to and from the complex. It has 40 berths and offers full services like freight forwarding, stevedoring, storage, and intermodal services.
- Time zone: GMT+2 (Jun 29, 21:53)
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Phone: +359 52 692232 (Open Skype)
- Fax: +359 52 632953
- E-mail: headoffice@port-varna.bg
- Web site: https://www.port-varna.bg/
- Anchorage depth: 15.5m – 16m
- Cargo pier depth: 4.9m – 6.1m
- Oil terminal depth: 6.4m – 7.6m
- Dry dock: Large
- Harbor size: Large
- Railway size: Large
- Harbor Type: Coastal Breakwater
- Max size: Up to 500 feet in length
- Repairs: Moderate
- Shelter: Good
Port of Balchik
Situated in Balchik Bay, the Port of Balchik has the latest infrastructure and handles general, dry, and liquid bulk cargo. The terminal operates 24 x 7 x 365.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGNWeb
- site: http://www.port-balchik.com
- Executive Director-mail: management@port-balchik.com
- Phone: +359 0579 76752, 0885 298 442
- Accounts Department-mail: accounting@port-balchik.com
- Web site: http://port-balchik.com/bg/
- Phone: +359 0579 72024, 0885 298 420
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Pomorie
Pomorie is a smaller port in Bulgaria. It is like a subsidiary port of Bourgas. It primarily handles marine cargo and is a designated fishing port.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor Type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Port of Tzarevo (Tsarevo )
The small port of Tsarevo primarily caters to tourist cruises as many tourists flock to this beautiful town. It also handles a small share of commercial cargo.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Port of Bourgas
Bourgas is Bulgaria’s 2nd largest port. It handles both inbound & outbound bulk commodities, as well as marine products. It is supported by a strong network of roads & rail.
- Timezone: GMT+2
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Phone: +359 56 822 222
- Fax: +359 56 822 156
- E-mail: headoffice@port-burgas.coWeb
- Site: https://port-burgas.bg/
- Water Location: Black Sea (Sea)
- Anchorage depth: 11m – 12.2m
- Cargo pier depth: 6.4m – 7.6m
- Oil terminal depth: 6.4m – 7.6m
- Dry dock: Medium
- Harbor size: Small
- Railway size: Large
- Harbor Type: Coastal Breakwater
- Max size: Up to 500 feet in length
- Repairs: Limited
- Shelter: Fair
Port of Sozopol
The ancient town of Sozopol has a small port that handles mainly non-commercial yacht traffic & related repairs. It has 243 anchored places.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Port of Nessebar (Nesebur)
Nessebar is an old town and also a tourist hotspot of Bulgaria. The port offers cruise services for tourists. It also handles medium-sized passenger vessels.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Stara zagora port
The small port of Stara Zagora handles some agricultural & industrial shipments. Generally, small and medium-sized ships dock here.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor Type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Karlovo
Located in a fertile valley, Karlovo is a small port dealing mainly with the traffic of agricultural commodities.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Sofia
The Thessaloniki Port Authority has established a dry port in Sofia. It will handle containers headed for various parts of Europe that arrive at the seaport of Thessaloniki.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
Ruse
Ruse is an important river port, located on the Danube River. It is a multimodal transportation location and has two cargo terminals.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
- Local Time: (UTC +3)
- Un/local code: BGRDU
- Vessels in Port: 33
- Expected Arrivals: 5
- URL: http://www.port-ruse-bg.com/en/port-ruse
Stryama
The town of Stryama has a small port that handles minor volumes of general cargo. The facilities are modest and so are the shipments handled.
- Country: Bulgaria, Europe
- Currency: BGN
- Anchorage depth: N/A
- Cargo pier depth: N/A
- Oil terminal depth: N/A
- Dry dock: N/A
- Harbor size: N/A
- Railway size: N/A
- Harbor type: N/A
- Max size: N/A
- Repairs: N/A
- Shelter: N/A
