Status and Scope of Activity

According to Article 115 l of the Maritime Spaces, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act (MSIWPRBA), the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.) is a legal person within the meaning of Article 62, para. 3 of the Commerce Act, with headquarters in Sofia and branches – regional offices in Burgas, Varna, Lom and Ruse.

The State grants to the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company property – public and private state property, as determined by a decision of the Council of Ministers for the implementation of its activitiy.

The Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company is the governing authority of the Bulgarian public transport ports and provides vessel traffic and shipping information services in accordance with the Maritime Spaces, Internal Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act. The scope of activity of BPI Co. includes:

  • construction, reconstruction, rehabilitation, and maintenance of state-owned ports and port terminals;
  • maintaining existing and building of new approach canals, port water areas, marine and river depots for disposal of dredged material, breakwaters, protection facilities, grids, and facilities of the general technical infrastructure, including access infrastructure in the ports under article 106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and in the state-owned transport ports;
  • management of  state-owned property in public transport ports;
  • drafting, maintaining, and keeping a record, containing data about port infrastructure – property of the state;
  • supporting the Minister of Transport and Communications in exercising supervision on implementation of concession agreements and agreements with sole proprietorships for provision of port services and activities under Article 116a, paragraph 1 of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act;
  • responsibility for the existence, performance, and maintenance of security plans for port areas, which include a port for public transport;
  • provision of access to public transport ports;
  • construction and maintenance of facilities servicing the vessel traffic control and information system and the Bulgarian River Information System;
  • securing the navigation safety in the territorial sea, the internal sea waters, the canals and the port aquatory;
  • development, maintenance and administration of a national system for electronic exchange of information at public transport ports.

The Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company is a national coordinator for European Maritime Single Window environment (EMSWe). BPI Co. provides:

  • services through the Global Maritime Distress & Safety System (GMDSS);
  • ship-shore/shore-ship services telecommunication services;
  • traffic management control and navigation information services as well as river traffic information services;
  • hydrometeorological information.
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