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Stara Zagora: Activity of Stara Zagora Airport is to be restored

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:38:00 GMT

Stara Zagora Airport’s activity is to be restored. After a decree of the Council of Ministers from December 21, 2012 the airport is ownership of Ministry of the economy. From the beginning of May looking for the most appropriate investor is to start. The...

Sofia: BGN 17 M for the expansion of the depot of the Sofia Metro and a repair plant

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:05:00 GMT

Bulgaria`s government has invested over BGN 17 M in an expansion of the depot of the Sofia Metro and its repair plant. As part of the project a 7 km metro line will be built, as well as 8 new trains are to be bought. The existing depot of the Sofia Metro...

Balchik: The Zurich Airport interested of Balchik Airport

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 10:36:00 GMT

The Zurich Airport has expressed investment interest in Bulgarian coastal Balchik Airport. Representatives of the Swiss company visited the town of Balchik and held talks with its mayor Nikolai Angelov. The Balchik airport has a 2.5-kilometre runway th...

Rousse: Procedures for concession of Ruse-centre port terminal

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Bulgaria is opening a procedure to award two 35-year concession contracts for the Ruse-centre port terminal. The terminal services passengers` ships, solely. The concessionaire of the terminal, located on the Danube river, will be required to invest over...

Vidin: Danube bridge 2 between Vidin and Calafat by the end of 2012

Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:47:00 GMT

" Our goal is to complete the bridge between Vidin and Calafat by the end of the year, " said Transport Minister Ivaylo Moskovski. The completion of Danube Bridge 2 ( Vidin -Calafat) depends on the weather conditions since the finishing operations requi...

Tutrakan: Procedure for 35-year concession contract for the Tutrakan port terminal

Fri, 05 Oct 2012 12:38:00 GMT

Bulgaria is opening a procedure to award a 35-year concession contract for the Tutrakan port terminal on the Danube river. The concessionaire will have to invest some BGN 1.16 million in the port terminal within 7 years after the concession deal is sign...

Sofia: Companies from Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey interested in the concession of Sofia Airport

Thu, 04 Oct 2012 12:36:00 GMT

Companies from Canada, Germany, Switzerland and Turkey show serious interest in the future procedure for concession grant for Sofia Airport. Well-informed sources comment that there is also interest from companies based in the USA and France. "The proce...

Silistra: Ports of Lom and Silistra are included in the European project "DAHAR"

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:31:00 GMT

Ports of Lom and Silistra are included in the European project "DAHAR" said the director of "Maritime Administration" - Captain Tony Todoroff. The aim of the project is the development of 9 ports from several Danube countries. Selected are small and me...

Bourgas: Investment of BGN 70 million for a new passenger terminal at Burgas Airport

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 03:11:00 GMT

The new passenger terminal at the Burgas Airport will cost more than BGN 70 million. The amount will be invested by the concessionaire at the airport - Fraport Twin Star Airport Management. Bulgarian-German Consortium manages the airport from 2006 when i...

Bulgarian Posts replaces CiBank as distributor of vignette stickers

Wed, 29 Aug 2012 12:11:00 GMT

Bulgarian Posts will replace CiBank as the distributor of vignette stickers. Vignette Stickers 21-17 Consortium, formed by the postal service and VIP Security company remained the only candidate. The consortium between CiBank and G4S Secure Solutions Bulga...

Sofia: Sofia Airport statistics for July 2012

Fri, 17 Aug 2012 11:05:00 GMT

Sofia Airport serviced a total of 335 292 passengers in July 2012, the same level as in 2011. In July 2012, passengers traveling to domestic destinations increased by 6%, or 26 933 passengers, according to Sofia Airport`s press office. Business travels inc...

Bulgaria expects BGN 1 bn from 10 concessions in transport

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:34:00 GMT

Bulgaria expects BGN 1 bn from 10 concessions in transport. 10 transport infrastructure facilities have been concessioned so far. According to estimates, the State will collect proceeds of over BGN 1 bn from these. Among the concessioned facilities are t...

Sofia: Sofia Airport - May 2012

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:06:00 GMT

Sofia Airport will launch a new cargo service in May, operating the Sofia -Belgrade-Prague route. Czech Airlines will run the cargo flights twice weekly, on Wednesday and Friday, on an TR72 freighter. In May, Sofia Airport registered the highest amount ...

Vidin: Danube bridge 2 near Vidin completed at 81%

Tue, 12 Jun 2012 12:03:00 GMT

The second bridge linking Bulgaria and Romania across the Danube has been completed at 81%, the Spanish construction firm FCC announced. The adjacent infrastructure of the Vidin -Calafat bridge has been completed more than 90%, with the so called Danube...

Nessebar: Chinese investors interested in launching charter flights to town of Nessebar

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:40:00 GMT

Chinese investors from Shanghai have shown interest in launching, charter flights to the Black Sea town of Nessebar . A delegation from Shanghai led by representatives of ACN Worldwide, a major property investment company, visited the southern resort on M...

Rousse: The freight train station in Ruse received its first ever container block train

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 11:02:00 GMT

The freight train station at the Bulgarian Danube city of Ruse has received its first ever container block train, also known as a unit train, which will be transporting goods from Austria to Turkey. The container block trains, also known as unit trains...

Bourgas: This summer will be started the first stage of the construction of passenger terminal at Port Burgas

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:59:00 GMT

This summer will begin the first stage of the construction of passenger terminal at Port Burgas, said the Executive Director Dian Dimov. Before that a second joint project will be executed between the port and Remotex-Radnevo for the construction of the la...

Sofia: Bulgaria expects Austrian investors in the transport system

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 03:06:00 GMT

Bulgaria expects to lure Austrian investors into becoming concessionaires of a number of Bulgarian ports on the Danube, according to Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications. " We have so far enjoyed a very good ...

Chinese companies are interested in the construction of highways in Bulgaria

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:17:00 GMT

Chinese companies are interested in the construction of highways in Bulgaria, deputy minister of economy Ivo Marinov announced at Bulgarian-Chinese business forum. China`s government supports the participation of Chinese business companies in infrastruct...

Vidin: Ports of Vidin, Ruse and Burgas included in project for core transport network in EU

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 11:08:00 GMT

" The ports in Vidin , Ruse and Burgas are included in the project for the core transport network in Europe, " said Georgi Genchev, Director General of the state -owned Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company in Varna . This means that they will becom...

Balchik: Serious investor from Qatar is interested in Balchik Airport

Sun, 01 Apr 2012 10:54:00 GMT

Serious investor from Qatar is interested in Balchik Airport. Therefore, Airport in Balchik will be removed from the joint venture with the Sofia Airport and the airports will both be given at concession separately. By May, potential candidate investor...

Kulata: Greeks will make Lot 4 of the Struma Highway leading to Bulgaria-Greece border

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 19:00:00 GMT

The Greek company Aktor and the Bulgarian Road Infrastructure Agency have signed the contract for the construction of Lot 4 of the Struma Highway leading from Sofia to the Bulgaria-Greece border. The document was signed at a ceremony by the CEO of Aktor ...

Rousse: Ruse-based Dunav Tours invested BGN 25 million in a new cruise ship

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:27:00 GMT

Dunav Tours has invested BGN 25 million in a new cruise ship, announced the company. The newest addition to the fleet of the company is called "Ariana". The investment in the new ship is proof that Ruse -based company becomes an integral part of th...

Sofia: Sofia and Balchik Airports will be granted under a concession package

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:05:00 GMT

" The airports of the Sofia city and the town of Balchik will be granted under a concession package ," stated Deputy Transport Minister Kamen Kichev at the opening of the rehabilitated runway at the Varna Airport. According to him, the concessioning of...

Traffic of freight trucks in Bulgaria will be suspended in the afternoons of official holidays and days off

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:00 GMT

The traffic of freight trucks in Bulgaria will be suspended in the afternoons of official holidays and days off, announced Bulgarian Minister of Transport Ivaylo Moskovski. The ban will be valid for the remainder of 2012 and will suspend all heavy freigh...