Bulgaria’s Black Sea Port of Varna 2008 Revenue Rises 57.3% to 25.5 Mln Euro – Media

The port’s net profit reached 2.5 million levs this year, Pari quoted the port's executive director Danail Papazov as saying. He did not provide comparative figures.

Papazov added that by the end of the year the port will handle a total of 8.0 million tonnes of cargo, up by 18%.

Next year the port will start the construction of a container terminal, which will further boost its performance, Papazov was quoted as saying.

The port of Varna is one of Bulgaria's key sea ports, along with Burgas.

(1 euro= 1.95583 Bulgarian levs)