Port guide · UN/LOCODE BG BOJ
Burgas, Bulgaria
Bulgaria · 42.48° N, 27.48° E · Also listed as Burghaz; Druiba
The World Port Index classes Burgas as a coastal harbor sheltered by breakwaters on the Black Sea. It records a channel depth of 15 m and a cargo pier depth of 6.4 m. Norfolk is 8,300 km away in a straight line.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Max vessel length
- 252 m
- From Norfolk
- 8,300 kmGreat-circle distance
- Nearest port guide
- Varna90 km away
Depths and vessel limits
The index sets a maximum vessel length of 252 m and a maximum draft of 14.8 m.
- Channel depth
- 15 m
- Anchorage depth
- 11 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 6.4 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 6.4 m
- Maximum vessel length
- 252 m
- Maximum vessel beam
- 46 m
- Maximum vessel draft
- 14.8 m
As recorded in the World Port Index. Gauges run from 0 to 25 m. Confirm current depths and limits with the port before you fix a vessel.
Facilities on record
Arrival and entry
Burgas is listed as a first port of entry. Pilotage is compulsory.
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Pilotage compulsory
- Yes
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Arrival notice (ETA message) required
- Yes
- Port security
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Shelter afforded
- Fair
- Entrance restricted by tide
- No
- Entrance restricted by swell
- No
- Entrance restricted by ice
- No
- Overhead limits
- No
Cargo handling
Cargo facilities on record: container, breakbulk, solid bulk and liquid bulk.
- Container
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Solid bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
- Railway
- Large
Services and supplies
Repair capability is rated limited.
- Repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel oil
- Yes
- Potable water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
- Garbage disposal
- Yes
- Airport
- Yes
US trade with Bulgaria
- US exports, 2025
- $1.1BLed by aircraft and spacecraft
- US imports, 2025
- $1.5BLed by electrical machinery and equipment
Other ports in Bulgaria
The nearest is Varna, 90 km away in a straight line.
Sources
- US trade figures: US Census Bureau, International Trade API, HS2 total exports and general imports for calendar 2024 and 2025, retrieved November 4, 2026.
- Port data: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, World Port Index (Pub 150), from NGA's UpdatedPub150.csv as captured by the Internet Archive on September 29, 2026.
- Distances are great-circle distances computed from World Port Index coordinates, not sailing distances.
- Map: Natural Earth 1:110m land, public domain.