Port profile · BGVAR
Varna
Varna is a large coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Black Sea, in Bulgaria. Its UN/LOCODE is BGVAR. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Varna offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, moderate repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Varna
What members see for Varna, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Varna, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Varna right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Varna day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Varna and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Varna 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
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Moderate
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Large
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Lifts of 100 t+
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- Yes
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Largest vessel
- Length
- 225 m
- Draft
- 9.9 m
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Varna, 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
- Good
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- Vessel traffic service
- Yes
- Traffic separation scheme
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
- Turning area
- Yes
- Overhead limits
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Container
- Yes
- Ro-ro
- Yes
- Dry bulk
- Yes
- Liquid bulk
- Yes
- Breakbulk
- Yes
- Oil terminal
- Yes
- LNG terminal
- No
- Med mooring
- No
- Beach mooring
- No
- Ice mooring
- No
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Varna
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Varna, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 2 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 33% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 7.0 deficiencies on average. Most often found: emergency systems, certificates & documentation, safety of navigation, labour conditions (mlc), structural condition.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Varna, and what was found.
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Questions about Varna
What is the UN/LOCODE of Varna?
The UN/LOCODE of Varna is BGVAR.
Is pilotage compulsory in Varna?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Varna as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Varna?
Yes. Varna offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Varna have a dry dock?
Yes. Varna has a large dry dock and moderate ship repairs.
What is the largest vessel Varna can take?
The nautical port index gives a largest vessel of 225 m long, 9.9 m draft for Varna.
Is Varna a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Varna.
How many port state control inspections are there in Varna?
6 port state control inspections were recorded in Varna in 2025, and 2 of them ended in a detention.
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