Twenty three students of California Maritime Academy visited Port of Varna EAD.  The students at one of the world’s most eminent marine academies had the opportunity to visit the Bulgarian Naval Academy “Nikola Vaptsarov” and then were welcomed in the largest Bulgarian port. 

The young people studying Port Management, Management of Sea Transportation and Political Science were given a presentation of port’s history and operations and port development projects.  The students took an interest in cargo handling process watching the operations at Varna East Port Terminal.  The Director of Terminal Mr. Lyubomir Dobrev presented the port’s technical facilities, and the prospective managers in the US maritime industry could ask questions and see in practice the lessons learned in the classroom. 

“The questions asked by our guests were mostly related to the type of our cargo traffic, the equipment used for cargo handling and specific management issues for the ports in Republic of Bulgaria,” commented Mr. Lyubomir Dobrev. 

The group of 23 students, guided by 11 trainees of “Nikola Vaptsarov” Naval Academy, is making a tour of Europe, and Port of Varna EAD is among the firstly visited European ports.  The visitors were greatly impressed by the excellent arrangement for serving the passenger traffic at Varna Passenger Terminal and the surrounding area, and also by the intensive grain export which was in progress in Varna East Terminal at that moment. 

At the Bulgarian port, the students of California Maritime Academy were watching for the first time collaboration between sea and rail transport modes when discharging one of the vessels on the terminal.  “I noted particularly the students’ questions concerning preservation of environment in ports and shipping in general, which apparently is an important subject in the course of their studies,” said Mr. Dobrev, adding that the guests had been positively impressed by the policies and goals of Port of Varna EAD regarding quality management, labour safety and environment.

When visiting the City of Varna, the students have seen a number of historical and cultural sites, some of which in direct relation with development of the modern Port of Varna celebrating its 110^th anniversary on the 18^th of May.

Dear colleagues,

And in the complicated times for the global and regional economy, "Port of Varna" EAD finds its path to long-term development, and like every birthday boy, we wish him never to lose the direction of his path, for which we will navigate him in the most precise way.
Dear colleagues,
I wish you and all your loved ones unbreakable health in a personal sense, as well as inspiration, perseverance and purposefulness in the work aspect, and to us as a guide - that our "compass" always points to the most correct decisions for you and the Port of Varna .

Happy holiday! ⚓

Ivaylo Gavrailov
CEO
Port of Varna EAD