Port profile · BGBOJ
Burgas
Burgas is a small coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Black Sea, in Bulgaria. Its UN/LOCODE is BGBOJ. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Burgas offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, fresh water and a medium dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Burgas
What members see for Burgas, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Burgas, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Burgas right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Burgas day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Burgas and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Burgas offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Limited
- Dry dock
- Medium
- Slipway
- Large
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 252 m
- Beam
- 46 m
- Draft
- 14.8 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Burgas, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Fair
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Traffic separation scheme
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- No
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Anchorage
- Yes
- Dangerous cargo anchorage
- No
- Container
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Med mooring
- No
- Beach mooring
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Burgas
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Burgas, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 5.5 deficiencies on average. Most often found: labour conditions (mlc), certificates & documentation, structural condition, water/weathertight condition, fire safety.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Burgas, and what was found.
Ports near Burgas
Other Bulgaria ports on the same stretch of coast.
Questions about Burgas
What is the UN/LOCODE of Burgas?
The UN/LOCODE of Burgas is BGBOJ.
Is pilotage compulsory in Burgas?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Burgas as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Burgas?
Yes. Burgas offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Burgas have a dry dock?
Yes. Burgas has a medium dry dock and limited ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Burgas can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 252 m long, 46 m wide, 14.8 m draft for Burgas.
Is Burgas a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Burgas.
How many port state control inspections are there in Burgas?
8 port state control inspections were recorded in Burgas in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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