The Branches to Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company (BPI Co.):

  • implement policy of BPI Co. in the area of operation;
  • carry out in the region of operation navigational securing of shipping in the territorial sea, internal waterways, canals and ports water area;
  • build, reconstruct, rehabilitate, and maintain the infrastructure of the ports as stipulated in article 106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and in the ports of public transportation – property of the state;
  • maintain the existing and build new approach canals, port water areas, marine and river depots for disposal of dredging mass, breakwaters, protection facilities, grids, and facilities of the common technical infrastructure, including access infrastructure in the ports under article 106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and in the ports for public transportation – property of the state;
  • exercise the activity for supervision, analysis, and projection of the condition of port infrastructure, including performance of monitoring of facilities in ports, as set forth in article106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and in the ports of public transportation – property of the state;
  • approving the annual investment program of the port operators and their updates, exercise control over their implementation;
  • take part in the development of general plans for ports set forth in article 106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and other ports – property of the state, and their update;
  • participate in the creation of a draft of a seven-year program for the building, reconstruction, rehabilitation, maintaining, development, and management of the infrastructure of the ports set forth in article 106a of the Maritime Space, Inland Waterways and Ports of the Republic of Bulgaria Act and in the ports of public transportation – property of the state;
  • draft, maintain and keep a record containing data about port infrastructure – property of the state for the ports of public transportation for the respective area of activity;
  • responsible for the availability, performance and maintenance of the security plans for port areas, which include the ports for public transport of national significance of their region of operation;
  • jointly with the structures of the Ministry of Defense implement defense mobilization events in the territory of which extend their powers;
  • establish contacts with state authorities and local authorities of the territory in the area of environmental development of the region and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters and accidents.