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Conference of European Maritime Research, Innovation and Competitive Growth of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises A conference of European Maritime Research, Innovation and Competitive Growth of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, dedicated to the European Maritime Day - 20 May and the 55th anniversary of the Tеchnical University of Varna was held on 17.05.2017

EUROPEAN MARITIME DAY 2017

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between MCB and Mare TC FVG

A representative of Marine Cluster Bulgaria appointed as a member of Expert group at the EC

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between MCB and EAMA

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between MCB and BSMEPA

A Bulgarian participation in an European research project SHIPLYS

Blue NET: the European project for networking between the Black Sea and the Mediterranean Sea has started

Meeting of ENMC members with Commissioner Vella

General Assemblee of Marine Cluster Bulgaria

Round table Bulgarian maritime business projects 2015-2020 Marine cluster Bulgaria and Via Pontica AD organized a round table, held on 2nd October 2015. Topics on the development of Bulgarian maritime business projects were in the focus of the event.

Marine cluster Bulgaria’s point of view regarding the Bulgarian Smart specialisation strategy Marine cluster Bulgaria initiated preparation and submission of a reasoned opinion to complement the thematic areas of the Bulgarian Smart specialisation strategy with priority areas in the marine industry

COP 21- United Nations Conference on Climate Change The 21th world conference on climate change (COP21) will take place in Paris from 30th November to 11th December 2015.

The 11th yearly meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters

Bulgarian-Dutch Maritime Forum

Participation in International Conference

Meeting with Minister of Economy Bozhidar Lukarski

Scoping study on maritime economic data

Meeting with Commissioner Caemenu Vella A meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC) with Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries was held on July 2, 2015 in Brussels.

Second meeting of the Business Clusters in Bulgaria

The second meeting of the business clusters in Bulgaria will be hold in Varna on 12th June 2015

Public consultations

Marine Cluster Bulgaria participated in the international conference Smart and blue - New opportunities for the blue ecomomy of the Black Sea

Draft Decree of the Council of Ministers for adoption of the Rules of Procedure of the Executive Agency Maritime Administration

Marine cluster Bulgaria with a presentation at seminar of Cluster Green freight transport

Participation in the information meeting of stakeholders On 10 of February2015 in Regional Administration Varna was held the informative meeting of stakeholders, which gives rise to a wide-ranging study designed to explore the possibility of the European Union to support closer cooperation between the maritime countries of the Black Sea basin.

Euromartime 2015 Marine and river industry exhibition EUROMARITIME and EUROWATERWAYS took place in Paris from 3rd to 5th of February 2015

The European Maritime Day The largest annual maritime Conference in Europe will be held in Piraeus (Greece) on 28 and 29 May 2015.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2015

General meeting of the Association of business clusters On 28th November2014 in Sofia was held regular General meeting of the Association of Business Clusters (ABC).

The tenth yearly meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC) was held The tenth yearly meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC) was held on September 26th in Sofia, at Arena di Serdica hotel.

X-th Yearly meeting of ENMC On 26th of September 2014, in "Arena di Serdica" hotel in Sofia will be held X-th yearlyl meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC). The event is hosted by Marine cluster Bulgaria, with the support of the Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company, a state company of the Ministry of Transport, Information Technology and Communications.

New office address Our new office address is:35, Voden Str., 9000 Varna

Qualification courses in maritime transport logistics High Technology Park of the Technical University of Varna (FTP), certified by Bureau Veritas (certificate of quality ISO 9001: 2008 for research, applied research and educational training activity), together with the Marine Cluster Bulgaria, organize courses in maritime logistics for Ship broker; Sea freight forwarder; Shipping agent.

GIFT Open Day on Corridor IV - Bulgaria On 25-26.06.2014 in Grand Hotel Primorets, Burgas held a national meeting - seminar in implementation of the international project "GIFT", OP for trans-national cooperation SOUTH EAST EUROPE 2007-2013, in which Executive Agency Maritime Administration is a partner.

General Assembly of the CPMR Balkan and Black Sea Commission (BBSRC) The General Assembly of the CPMR Balkan and Black Sea Commission (BBSRC) met in Edirne (TR) on 13 June 2014 at the invitation of Dr Ayhan Ozkan, BBSRC President, Deputy Governor of Edirne Valiligi (TR) and in the presence of Dursun Ali Sahin, Governor of Edirne, Dr. F.H. Burak Erdenir, Deputy Undersecretary, Ministry for EU Affairs of Turkey and Eleni Marianou Secretary General of the CPMR.

"Posidonia 2014" Marine Cluster Bulgaria would like to invite you to the MCB Pavilion in Posidonia 2014 International shipping exhibition. The MCB Pavilion is located in Hall 1, Stand 1.210.

Partnership Agreement Bulgarian- Romanian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BRCCI) and Marine Cluster Bulgaria signed a Partnership Agreement.

New members On 28.03.2014 held an Annual reporting General Meeting of Marine Cluster Bulgaria. During the meeting were accepted as a honorary member lawyer Hristvo Raev and as a regular member of the Cluster - The Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC)

Invitation General Assemblee

Оn 31.01.2014 in Bucharest, Romania, held a Black Sea Stakeholders' conference "Sustainable Development of the blue economy in the Black Sea" . Representative of the Board of MCB participated in the organized by DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries at the European Commission conference in Bucharest titled SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BLUE ECONOMY IN THE BLACK SEA, and under the patronage of Commissioner Maria Damanaki.

New members During the recent Extraordinary General Meeting of 20.12.2013 were accepted as members of the Marine Cluster Bulgaria: N.Y.Vaptsarov Naval Academy and Industrial Association- Varna.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Mrs. Ilze Atanasova - Chair of the board of Marine Cluster Bulgaria received the award for promotion of Bulgarian maritime idea. Bulgarian Chamber of Shipping awarded its traditional prizes - St. Nicholas, for his contribution to the development of the maritime industry of the country

Extraodrdinary General Assemblee

Balkan- Black Sea Conference "Days of Clusters 2013" On 31-01.11.2013 in Sofia, Best Western Hotel Expo, Association of Business Clusters - Bulgaria with Cluster House - Nis, Serbia organized the IV Balkan-Black Sea Conference - Days of Clusters. The event was held under the patronage of the President of Bulgaria.

Exchange of experience with leading maritime clusters On 28-29.10.2013 two representatives of the MCB visited Polish maritime cluster in order to exchange experience and establish cooperation with this maritime cluster

Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria -Rousse, 24.10.2013 On 24.10.2013 held the last of a series of events to promote MCB: Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria, in Ruse.

Exchange of experience with leading maritime clusters On 18-19.10.2013 two representatives of the Marine Cluster Bulgaria visited Spanish maritime cluster in order to exchange experience and establish cooperation with this maritime cluster.

Exchange of experience with leading maritime clusters On 26-27 09.2013 two representatives of the Marine Cluster Bulgaria visited the Portuguese maritime cluster - Forum Empresarial Da Economia Do Mar.

Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria - Rousse, 24.10.2013 On October 24, 2013 in Rousse,Hotel "Cosmopolitan" from 9.30 to 15.30 will be held the last of a series of events to promote the cluster.

International Congress Blue Growth Participants from Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria and Turkey were invited to discuss prospects of the blue economy and sustainable growth in the Black Sea region

International Congress "BLUE GROWTH IN THE BLACK SEA REGION - PERSPECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES" On 19th – 20th September 2013, Varna, Bulgaria, at Riviera beach hotel will be held an international congress BLUE GROWTH IN THE BLACK SEA REGION - PERSPECTIVES AND OPPORTUNITIES. The international congress is organized by Marine Cluster Bulgaria with the participation of Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries - European Commission, and the European Network of Maritime Clusters (ENMC).

Marine Cluster Bulgaria - Organization carrying out public benefit By decision of the General Assembly held on 28.03.2013g., Marine Cluster Bulgaria is mapped from a non-profit private benefit as a non-profit public benefit organization.

Common Stand of the Bulgarian Maritime Industry Marine cluster Bulgaria is pleased to propose a preliminary vision and an offer of a common stand of the Bulgarian maritime industry for the exhibition "Posidonia" in 2014 in Athens.

International day of seafarers On 25.06.2013 maritime community celebrates the International Day of the sailor. The holiday was declared officially by the United Nations (UN) and aims to highlight the importance of seaman's profession worldwide and sacrifices of workers sea make for world trade to prosper.

The European Maritime Day 2013- Valetta, Malta The European Maritime Day is celebrated annually across Europe on 20 May. It shows the importance of the sea for everyday life, and for economy and job creation, both in coastal communities and in landlocked areas across Europe.

New members To Marine Cluster Bulgaria joined 3 companies and 1 NGO.

General Assemblee

The International WorkBoat Show The International WorkBoat Show is the largest commercial marine tradeshow in North America serving people and businesses working on the coastal, inland and offshore waters.

Season's greetings! HAPPY NEW YEAR !

Eisbeinessen 2012 Hamburg, Germany On 1-2.11.2012 an international yearly meeting of ship brokers and agents Eisbeinessen was held in Hambourg,Germany.

Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria -Burgas, 02.11.2012 On November 2, 2012, in Burgas will be held the second of a series of events to promote the cluster, DAYS OF MARINE CLUSTER BULGARIA.

Eight Yearly meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters, Schengen On 18-19 October, 2012 the eight yearly meeting of the European network of maritime clusters was held.

Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria - Varna, 05.10.2012 On 5 October 2012. in Varna, at the Festival Center, Press Center Hall, took place the first of a series of events DAYS OF MARINE CLUSTER BULGARIA

Days of Marine Cluster Bulgaria 2012 Organizing and holding of events: Days Marine Cluster Bulgaria 2012

25-th shipbuilding, machinery and marine technology International Fair Hamburg The world's leading maritime industry fair was attended by more than 50,000 trade visitors from all parts of the world. Marine Cluster Bulgaria took part in it with its own stand.

Seminar "Development of competitive clusters" Bulgarian Association of Women Entrepreneurs in partnership with Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism organized a seminar held at the BCCI on Bulgarian progress in the development of competitive clusters.

Podisonia 2012 4-8 June 2012 in Piraeus, Greece held an international exhibition of the maritime industry, Posidonia 2012. In Metropolitan Expo Center, 45,000 square meters area, 1,870 exhibitors from 87 countries. Marine Cluster Bulgaria was part of this event with their own stand.

European Maritime Day On 20 to 22 May 2012. Gothenburg, Sweden held events for the European Maritime Day in 2012, united by a leading moto "Blue Growth".

Progress in the development of competitive clusters in Bulgaria On April 10, 2012. in the "Hilton", businesses and the government gave their meeting at the Round Table "progress in the development of competitive clusters in Bulgaria", which was organized in partnership between the Association of Business Clusters in Bulgaria (ABC) and the Department of Energy, economy and tourism. The meeting was held within the project "Network of Southeastern Europe excellence of cluster organizations", implemented by MEET, in partnership with institutions from Greece, Croatia, Romania and Serbia, with support from the European Commission.

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Happy holidays! We wish you a Merry Christmas and happy New year!

Eisbeinessen 2011 Hamburg, Germany 3-4 November 2011- Annual meeting of Ship Brokers and Agents Eisbeinessen in Hamburg, Germany.

7th yearly meeting of the European Network of Maritime Clusters The round table was jointly organized by the Cluster Maritime Francais and the Cluster Maritime Luxembourgeois in Paris on Tuesday 25th October and Wednesday 26th October 2011

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New members To Marine Cluster Bulgaria joined 3 new members directly related to the marine industry.

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Seminar "Creating a cluster in the field of intermodal freight transport" 28 January 2011- Seminar: Creating a cluster in the field of intermodal freight transport

Happy holidays! Happy holidays! We wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Sixth yearly meeting of the European Network of maritime clusters On 8-9 November 2010 - the Sixth ound table of the European network of maritime clusters. The yearly meetingwas attended by all maritime clusters united by the idea of pan-European maritime cooperation.

National Forum 2010 On 4th of November 2010 - NATIONAL FORUM Maritime and river industries - one of the major national economic priorities of Bulgaria

12 - 16 October 2010 Annual Conference of FONASBA Representatives of MCB attended at 41 th International Conference of National Associations of Ship Brokers and Agents, held in Bulgaria and hosted by BASBA.

Bulmet 2010 MCB signed a final declaration.

Marine Cluster Bulgaria will be presented at the National Scientific and Practical Conference of the Bulgarian maritime education and training of maritime personnel BulMET • 2010 PURPOSE OF THE CONFERENCE Discuss status, problems and prospects for maritime education, science and training of marine personnel of the Republic of Bulgaria, to support the efforts of the maritime industry for structural and legislative changes in the implementation of maritime policy in Bulgaria and promote the capacity of educational and research institutions for scientific service to the maritime industry. Final documents of the Conference will be brought to the attention of the legislative and executive branches, and all institutions concerned with maritime education and training of maritime personnel in Bulgaria.

"Wind Energy in the Bulgarian shelf - Opportunities and Prospects " Roundtable on Wind Energy in the Bulgarian shelf - Opportunities and Prospects.

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Roundtable sea shipping On May 2-5 2010 members of the MCB participated in round table, organized by the Executive Agency Maritime Administration.

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NATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE ABOUT BULGARIAN MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MARITIME STAFF BulMET • Varna 2010 On17h of June 2010, in the city of Varna will be held NATIONAL SCIENCE PRACTICAL CONFERENCE ABOUT BULGARIAN MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL. The main theme of the conference will be CHALLENGES TO MARITIME EDUCATION, SCIENCE AND TRAINING OF MARITIME PERSONNEL AND SUPPORT OF THE MARITIME INDUSTRY FOR FORMING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MARINE POLICY OF BULGARIA.

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EUROPE DAY- 9 May Program of events organized by the European Commission Representation and Information Office of the European Parliament in Bulgaria.

Meeting with the Commissione Mrs. Damanaki on 28.04.2010 in Brussels ENMC initiate a meeting with the Commissioner, Mrs. Damanaki, (responsible for maritime affairs of the EC), which will be held on 28.04.2010 in Brussels.

Mеrry Christmas and Happy New Year Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Fifth yearly meeting of the European network of maritime clusters Marine cluster Bulgaria joined the European network of maritime clusters.

05-06.10. 2009. at the Grand Hotel Varna will be held Black Sea Maritime Conference Black Sea Maritime Industry: Shipping, shipbuilding and ports development. Bulgarian Maritime Day 2009. To Boost Bulgarian Maritime Industry

On 28.07.2009, meeting "U.S. Partnership - Bulgaria in the field of information technology and innovation" The meeting was attended by representatives of academia, business and structures of society Citizen.

24.07.2009 - Constituent Assembly of the Association of Business Clusters On 24.07.2009g. (Friday) at the Park Hotel Varna is held Constituent Assembly of the Association of Business Clusters.

27.02.2009 - Demonstration of the supply chain simulator On February 27th 2009 (Friday) in Technical University – Varna, New study building, floor 5 at 10:30h a demonstration of the supply chain simulator will be made.

26.02.2009 - Press conference On February 26th 2009 (Thursday) in hotel Aqua – Varna, Bulgaria, in auditorium Perla at 11 o`clock a press conference will be made due to the PHARE project fulfillment, grant scheme Cluster development initiative – phase II.

23.10.2008 - Black Sea 2008 On 23rd of October 2008 the Ninth International Conference for Marine Science and Technologies took place, during which a presentation of the fulfillment of project BG 2005/017-586.04.02/ESC/G/CDI-II-008 was made by prof. Kiril Georgiev.

06.2008 - MCB participated in an advisory Council In July 2008 by initiation of Varna Municipality was founded a Advisory Council for Marine policy, in which Marine Cluster Bulgaria is invited to participate

02.2008 - PHARE Project In February 2008 Marine Cluster Bulgaria won a project for creating a High technology center for training the personnel, employed in the marine logistic and trade operations, funded by PHARE, granted scheme Cluster development initiative – phase II.

31.01.2008 - Participation in a seminar under CITYREGIO II project On 31st of January 2008, Mr. S. Tsvetkov and Mrs. I. Atanasova took part in a expert seminar under CITYREGIO II project.

Round table “The practice of the European clusters in the sphere of marine industry” On 29th November 2007 Marine cluster Bulgaria organised a round table on The practice of the European clusters in the sphere of marine industry.