Navibulgar

{{Infobox company|

name = Navibulgar|

type = Public |

foundation = 1892 |

location = Varna, Bulgaria|

num_employees = 4,000 (2006) |

revenue = 12px US$267 million (2006) |

industry = Shipping |

}}

Navibulgar is a Bulgarian shipping company, the largest in the country, with a fleet of 70 vessels: 46 bulk carriers, 9 container vessels, 5 tanker and chemical vessels, and 10 combined tonnage vessels, including their new 30,700-tonne ship, which became a part of their fleet in June 2012.{{cite web|url=http://www.europost.bg/article?id=4797|title=NaviBulgar gets its new 30,700-tonne ship|publisher=Europost|accessdate=7 March 2013}}

Acquisitions

In 2002, the company acquired Varna shipyard for $16.1 million.{{cite web|url=http://www.marinelink.com/news/article/navibulgar-finalizes-varna-shipyard-acquisition/321136.aspx|title=Navibulgar Finalizes Varna Shipyard Acquisition|date=15 April 2002|publisher=Marine Link|accessdate=11 March 2013}}

In May 2014, Navibulgar completed its set of modern domestically built handymax ships with a deal for a Greek-owned bulker. The vessel is named Wanderlust{{cite web |url=http://www.tradewindsnews.com/vessel/?id=F190543BECA49D04 |title=Vessel -Tradewindsnews.com |website=www.tradewindsnews.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524023430/http://www.tradewindsnews.com/vessel/?id=F190543BECA49D04 |archive-date=2014-05-24}} and was originally ordered for design and building in 1997.{{Cite web|url=http://www.tradewindsnews.com/drycargo/337810/nmb-buys-primal-bulker|title = NMB buys Primal bulker | TradeWinds|date = 19 May 2014}}

2025 cable cutting incident

File:Navire VEZHEN au port à Casablanca.jpg

In January 2025 the Navibulgar bulk carrier Vezhen was seized in the Baltic Sea off Karlskrona by Swedish police forces, after a submarine communication cable between Latvia and Sweden had been severed on 26 January. Similar to the cases of Yi Peng 3 and the Eagle S, who are suspected of having cut submarine cables in the Baltic Sea a few weeks prior, using their anchors, the Vezhen is suspected to have committed sabotage under incentive from Russia. Navibulgar CEO Aleksander Kalchev denied that the crew had intentionally committed sabotage, but admitted that they had noticed one of the ships anchors to be damaged on 26 January and said an accident could not be ruled out.{{cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/sweden-seizes-ship-baltic-cable-sabotage/a-71422920|title=Sweden seizes ship suspected of Baltic cable sabotage|date=27 January 2025|publisher=dw.com|accessdate=28 January 2025}}

Another vessel, the Norwegian-flagged Silver Dania, crewed by native Russians and shuttling between St. Petersburg and Murmansk, was also suspected of having cut the cable, but was released after a short inspection in Tromso.[https://www.dw.com/en/norway-releases-cargo-ship-in-baltic-cable-sabotage-probe/a-71477546 "Norway releases cargo ship in Baltic cable sabotage probe"] DW.com, 31 January 2025, retrieved 31 January 2025

On 2 February 2025, a Swedish prosecutor said the incident was an accident, not sabotage, and the Vezhen had been released. Video had shown a wave hitting the anchor lock which released the anchor, and the autopilot continued to drag the anchor.{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/sweden-rules-out-sabotage-baltic-sea-cable-damage-case-2025-02-03/ |title=Sweden says ship broke Baltic Sea cable by accident |last1=Ahlander |first1=Johan |last2=Jacobsen |first2=Stine |publisher=Reuters |url-access=limited |date=3 February 2025 |access-date=3 February 2025}}

References

External links

[http://www.navbul.com Official site]

Category:Shipping companies of Bulgaria

Category:Transport companies established in 1892

Category:Bulgarian companies established in 1892

Category:Economy of Varna, Bulgaria

Category:Transport in Varna, Bulgaria

Category:Baltic infrastructure incidents