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Approach |
Two access channels to Varna West: Channel No.1 with draft 11.50 m; Channel No. 2 with draft 11.00 m. Vessels with load over 200 m, beam over 26 m. or vessels over 20 000 grt to pass the channels during daylight hours only. |
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Anchorages |
Two anchorages at Varna roadstead. Winter anchorages from Oct 1 - May 1 and summer anchorages from May 1 - Oct 1. |
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Pilotage |
Compulsory for vessels over 100 grt. Private pilot service "Varna Pilot Station" |
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Radio Frequency Information |
Varna Pilot Station: VHF Channel 14 (156.7 mHz). |
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Varna Port Control |
VHF Channel 16 (156.8 mHz). |
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Weathers |
The meteorological factors do not restrict the use of the port and it is open all year round. If wind exceeds 12 m/sec. the ports close |
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Bunkers |
Available by tanker barges and cisterns |
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Towage: |
Up to the estimation of the captain and the pilot. Nine tugs up to 1200 hp and one tug up to 1600 hp available |
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General working hours |
24 hours a day: 7 days a week except the official holidays. If an order and an agreement are made work could be effected during holidays as well with a certain bonus paid for overtime percentage |
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Local Holidays |
Jan. 1, March 3, Easter (Sunday and Monday), May 1, May 6, May 24, Sept. 6, Sept. 22, Christmas (Dec. 24 through 26) |
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Tides |
None |
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Waste Reception Facilities: |
Available |
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Medical Facilities |
Transport Hospital is situated next to the Port of Varna East |
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Airport |
Varna Airport, 10 km. |
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Railway |
Bulgarian State Railways - BDZ, good rail access to the port |
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Cargo tonnage per year |
4 508 000 t (for 1998, including the Port of Varna East, the Port of Varna West end the Port of Balchik. Reported figures do not include the imported coal at the Port of the Thermal Power Station) |
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Vessel tonnage per year |
4791 average GRT per ship (1998, including The Port of Varna East, the Port of Varna West and the Port of Balchik. The reported figures do not include the imported coal at the Port of the Thermal Power Station. |
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Number of vessels per year |
1372 |
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Largest vessel handled |
Norwegian Dream - passenger ship Dwt: 50764 GT Loa: 230 m
Sapflre Highway - RoRo Dwt: 49098 GT Loa: 179 m
K Filios - bulk carrier Dwt: 38022 GT Loa: 224 m |
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Principal Imports |
coal, grain, metals, ores and ore concentrates, timber; sugar, containers and Ro-Ro, phosphates. |
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Principal Exports |
urea, soda ash, cement, clinker, fertilisers, grain, containers and Ro-Ro |
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Port Development |
The updated General plan for the port of Varna to 2020 was approved in February 1999. The major projects for new construction, reconstruction and modernization include: container terminal on the Island under the Asparoukhovo bridge, Ro-Ro terminal on the Island under the Asparoukhovo bridge, Grain terminal on the northern shore of the Lake of Varna south from the Storage Base 'Dry Port', Liquid chemicals terminal at the Port of Varna West, Cement and clinker terminal at the Port of Varna West, Modernization and reconstruction of the Passenger and Ro-ro terminal at the Port of Varna East |