January 2022

The Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolay Sabev invited the Turkish State to hold a Ministerial Meeting and visit Kapitan Andreevo-Kapakule Border Checkpoint. The meeting is planned to take place at the end of January this year, and will be att

The Minister of Transport and Communications Nikolay Sabev invited the Turkish State to hold a Ministerial Meeting and visit Kapitan Andreevo-Kapakule Border Checkpoint. The meeting is planned to take place at the end of January this year, and will be attended by representatives of the responsible institutions of the two countries. That happened in the framework of the meeting of Minister Nikolay Sabev with the Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Bulgaria Aylin Sekizkök. At the meeting with his Turkish

By order of the Deputy Minister of Transport and Communications Iliya Iliev, by the end of January BDZ-Passenger Transport should present an investment program to improve working conditions at railway depots.

FINAL REPORT from Investigation of railway accident – derailment of shunting train № 50890 between the stations Kocherinovo – Boboshevo on 31.07.2021

Дерайлиране на МВ № 50890 между гарите Кочериново – Бобошево на 31.07.2021 г.
FINAL REPORT from Investigation of railway accident – derailment of shunting train № 50890 between the stations Kocherinovo – Boboshevo on 31.07.2021


Derailment of IT № 50890 between the stations Kocherinovo - Boboshevo on 31.07.2021

On 31.07.2021 at 15:25 p.m. from Blagoevgrad station departed IT № 50890, consisting of 16 tank wagons empty of light fuels, 64 axles, 329 tons, towed by train diesel locomotive №98520055155-6 and electric locomotive № 97520061003 -1 with locomotive crews of BDZ Cargo Ltd. The route of the train is in the direction Blagoevgrad - Kocherinovo - Boboshevo - Dupnitsa.

FINAL REPORT from the safety investigation of a very serious marine casualty - falling overboard of two crew members of m/v "MARE" and the death of one of them on 14.12.2020

Falling overboard of two crew members of m/v "MARE" and the death of one of them on 14.12.2020
FINAL REPORT from the safety investigation of a very serious marine casualty - falling overboard of two crew members of m/v "MARE" and the death of one of them on 14.12.2020

At 22:08 on 14.12.2020, the chief engineer of the m/v Mare fell overboard from the stern of the ship, while trying to retrieve his mobile phone, which turned out to be on the deck behind the railings. 

The ship left the Port of TPP Varna and came out of Varna Lake. The fall of the chief engineer was noticed by the ship's cook, who immediately informed the master, who was on the bridge, and the two ran to the stern. As the master threw a lifebuoy into the water and tried to locate the chief engineer, the cook suddenly jumped over the railing into the water.