Bulgarian national association of shipbuilding and shiprepair (BULNAS) was established at 28 April 2009 as a voluntary non-profit association with objectives to support and represent the interests of shipbuilding and ship repair industry before the state, local and international authorities and administrations as a member of CESA - since 1 of June 2012 SEAEurope asbl. BULNAS has 41 members, including all the shipbuilding and shiprepair yards and also other enterprises in the area of marine and offshore business in Bulgaria. BULNAS members employ permanent staff and also about sub-contractors.

The largest shipbuilding and shiprepair yards, manufacturers of ship equipment, marine and offshore engineering companies and design offices, classification societies and scientific organizations in Bulgaria are members of BULNAS, namely: shipbuilding and ship repairyards: MTG-Dolphin PLC; Odessos Shiprepair Yard S.A.; Bulyard Shipbuilding Industry PLC; TEREM-KRZ Flotski Arsenal-Varna Ltd; Bourgas Shipyard Ltd;

manufacturers of ship equipment and companies involved in shipbuilding and ship repair related activities: Black Sea Jacht Service Ltd; Bulmar Consult Ltd; Bumerang shipping Ltd; Varna Pro JSC; DZZD Balans electronic; Evro Shiping Ltd; KMM JSC; Ship Machine-Building JSCo; Maiak-K Ltd; Marina-SM Ltd; Morgan Ltd; New Project Ltd; NPNS Industrial Ltd; Pulsar-Yanakiev Ltd; Teva Marine Ltd; Intercom Group Ltd; Hellenika Ltd; Ula Ltd; Uniel Ltd; Uta- Dik Ltd;

classification societies, design offices and scientific organizations: INSB Bulgaria Ltd; Bulgarian Register of Shipping Ltd; Bureau Veritas Varna Ltd; N.Y.Vaptsarov Naval Academy; Vripack Engineering Ltd; Germanischer Lloyd Bulgaria Ltd; Bulgarian Ship Hydrodynamics Centre (BSHC); Keppel FELS Baltech Ltd; Loyd's Register EMEA; MAN Diesel and Turbo Bulgaria Ltd; Marino Konsult Ltd; Marine Design Ltd; RINA Bulgaria Ltd; Smart design 2006 Ltd; Scientific and Technical Unions-Varna; Technical University-Varna.

Applying new and modern production technologies, specialized software and internationally recognized standards, BULNAS keep their competitive edge on the local and on global market as well. Bulgarian shipbuilding and ship repair enterprises demonstrate sound expertise, abilities and resources in marine and offshore industry: - shipbuilding and shiprepair yards, members of BULNAS have extensive track record of their ability to design, build and repair ships up to t. DWT; - members of the Association have expertise in engineering, construction and repair of various types of sea and river going vessels, such as tankers, bulk carriers, product carriers, container carriers, multipurpose/general cargo vessels, patrol ships, tugs, fishing vessels, self and non-self-propelled barges, passenger ships, yachts, etc.; - floating facilities on ferroconcrete hulls such as floating car parks, hotels, hospitals and other types of facilities; ferroconcrete structures (pontoons, caissons) for port/yard infrastructure projects, etc.;

- manufacturers of ship equipment and others shipbuilding and shiprepar related companies, members of BULNAS, have vast EPCI record in marine, offshore and on-shore machine engineering and building - electrical equipment: main, emergency, navigation, control and signaling switchboards and panels, including starters, radio navigation and automation; production of electric motors, machinery; hatch covers (folding, pontoon, sliding, etc.) and other deck outfitting and machinery;

- the design offices members of BULNAS, provide highly competitive services and cover complete design and engineering work scope – conceptual design, front end engineering design, basic design and detailed engineering, applying specialized CAD/CAM and FEA analysis software;

- the scientific organizations members of Association have already established impressive expertise and reputation in fundamental and applied research works and studies, such as FEA modeling and analysis of marine and offshore structures and machinery.

MTG-DOLPHIN PLC was established in January 1991 as the first private shipyard in Varna, Bulgaria. Since then more than 860 vessels from different types have been repaired in the shipyard. At 2006 the shipyard enters newbuilding market, proving itself as a capable Shipbuilder for sophisticated projects. Production and resource capacity of the yard enables building of vessels up t. DWT and repairs of vessels up to t. DWT, using two floating docks with lifting capacity of and tons; 70 cranes with lifting capacity up to 80 tons; 4 berths for vessels up to t. DWT, and all necessary infrastructure and equipment for timely and qualitatively completion of undertaken projects.

MTG-DOLPHIN PLC

ODESSOS SHIPREPAIR YARD is the oldest and biggest well equipped shipyard in Bulgaria suitable for repair and drydocking of vessels up to t. DWT and afloat repairs of vessels up to t. DWT. Yard’s facilities include one graving dock and two floating docks and an overall length of piers of meters. All kinds of shiprepair and conversion projects are carried out.

ODESSOS SHIPREPAIR YARD S.A

BULYARD SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PLC designs, constructs and repairs ships up to t. DWT. Over 850 vessels for owners of 27 countries have been built for the over one-hundred years long history of the shipyard.

The product portfolio comprises product tankers; chemical tankers; container carriers; bulk carriers; general cargo vessels; coal carriers; tons bulk carriers, Supramax type; multipurpose vessels; ship's hulls and ship's sections. BULYARD SHIPBUILDING INDUSTRY PLS

TEREM-KRZ FLOTSKI ARSENAL-VARNA JSC offers complex repair of all types civil and naval vessels, including: docking; all kinds of steel work; hull and tank blasting SA-2,5; painting; repair of main and auxiliary diesel engines, steam turbines, compressors, pumps, heat exchangers, etc.; repair of tail shafts, steering gears and bowthrusters; repair of electric, hydraulic and pneumatic gears, aggregates and systemsand and other equipment.

BOURGAS SHIPYARD LTD repairs and makes conversion of different type of ships with docking weight up to t. DWT. The yard enables building different type of ships up to t. DWT.

BOURGAS SHIPYARD LTD

SHIP MACHINE - BUILDING JSCo (SMB) – established back in 1962, SMB is presently 100% private company specialized in: - Shipbuilding – SMB owns two slipways with capacity for building ships with maximum length of 95 m., breadth of 18 m. and launching weight of up to t. SMB has executed projects for river barges, workboats and other specialized vessels;

- Manufacture of ship equipment – the company is specialized in the fabrication of complex gross-tonnage equipment: hatch covers (more than 230 complete sets delivered for local and foreign customers); stern and side ramps and other equipment for Ro-Ro vessels; heavy-lift beams, etc.; - Building of floating structures on ferroconcrete hulls – SMB has unique technology for building of floating structures, consisting of a ferroconcrete hull and a steel superstructure. The company has developed projects for floating car parks, hotels, hospitals and other facilities. SHIP MACHINE - BUILDING JSCo

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