Bourgas Shipyards

The shipyard has more than 50-years experience. Started as a small repair shop in 1948, it grew up into a modern shipbuilding and repair yard. From the very beginning it built up a good reputation and now enjoys popularity, based on established traditions in shipbuilding, good production quality and competitive prices. At that time the yard could build small vessels only.



Since 1970 the yard move from the its area at port of Bourgas to its nowadays territory where can be built vessels up to 25 000 tdwt.



Companies, well-known in the field of shipping, show interest in the yard's activity and the qualitative completion of their orders is a guarantee for the company's future prosperity.



Since the summer of 2000 the state own company Bourgas Shipyards Ltd became a Joint Venture Company with 100% private shares.



â??Bourgas Shipyardsâ?? is situated on the West bank of the Black Sea, in the Bay of Bourgas. The water basin of the yard is located in the farthest west end of the Black Sea, which provides easy access and good protection from the wind and waves.



* The largest vessels that can be dry docked are with the following dimensions: - light weight -6300 t - length - 185 m - breadth - 24 m - draught - 5 m

* The smallest vessels that can be docked are: - length - 40,0 m - breadth - 13,5 m

* Outfitting quay - 400 m long. It has 5 t and 15 t portal cranes, water and electric supply, CO2, acetylene, compressed air mains.



The town of Bourgas is situated in the farthest east part of Bulgaria, at 42.0 30â?? N latitude and 27.0 30â?? E longitude.