The capital of Port Invest Ltd. amounts to 1 600 000 leva, divided into 16 000 shares each of 100 leva. The sole shareholder of the company is Bulgarian River Shipping JSC – a public joint stock company. Port Invest Ltd. hasn't had any branches registered under the Commercial Act.
The principal activities of Port Invest Ltd. include carrying out activity as a port operator, provision of port services, chartering and transport-forwarding activity; commercial navigation on river, sea and related inland waterways, including carriage of goods by waterway and combined transport; transportation of passengers and luggage; rental and leasing of ships, other vessels and other means of transport; towing and pushing of vessels and cargo; ship supply, carrying out of river, marine services and other ancillary commercial and technical activities and operations associated with the Merchant Navy; commercial representation, brokerage and ship agency; home and foreign trade; ship repair for own and other needs; investment and engineering, research and development; training and qualification of personnel; other types of business for which there is no statutory prohibition.
By Decision № 49 of 24.01.2013 of the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Bulgaria, Port Invest Ltd. has been determined as a Concessionaire of the "Port Terminal Lom" (Port Lom), part of the port for public transport Lom. Under the concluded concession contract, Port Invest Ltd. has acquired rights of a sole port operator for the Port of Lom.
Port Lom is situated on the right bank of the Danube river from river km. 742.000 km to river km. 742.500 in the central part of the town of Lom, district of Montana, northwestern Bulgaria. It stands 162 kilometers north of Sofia, 56 km. southeast of the city of Vidin, 49 km. north of the city of Montana and 42 km. west of the town of Kozloduy. Lom is an administrative and economic center of the municipality of Lom. The population of the town at the end of 2024 was up to 23 000 inhabitants and it is the second largest location in the district. Its development as a major river port center, second in importance for Bulgaria after Rousse is determined by the fact that it is the port situated nearest to the capital.
Port Lom has a total area of 371 129 sq. m. The main port infrastructure and facilities are built on an area of 302 379 sq. m. The port is connected to the national railway network and to the national road network. The city Montana liaises with the international route E 79.
Infrastructure, technological and technical security of the Port of Lom:
- Piers and berths: The port covers 5 piers and 13 berths, three of which (1, 2 and 3) are located on the open Danube river, and other 10 - in the indoor - firth pool.
- Indoor and outdoor warehouses: Monolithic warehouses and sheds with a total area of 11 547 m. and outdoor warehouses with a total area of 117 921 sq. m.
- Cranes and handling equipment: The main facilities for cargo handling are 18 el. port gantry cranes with a capacity of 5 to 20 tons. The port has parking areas for cars, as well as an internal port railway network. The port fleet comprises 1 pusher servicing the port aquatic area and the adjacent raids.
The port terminal is designed for handling of import and export cargo. Both the outdoor and indoor warehouses located in the terminal, as well as the loading and unloading facilities and the engineering infrastructure for water supply, power supply and the specialized equipment for cargo handling and lighting ensure the provision of port services typical for a port of a universal type.
"Port Terminal Lom" is registered in the Register of the ports of the Republic of Bulgaria, kept by the Maritime Administration Executive Agency under serial № 1, p. 1-4.
Port Invest Ltd. has been inscribed in the Register of port operators in Bulgaria under № 13, p. 49-52. The company owns Certificates № 41001/25.06.2020 and № 42007/11.03.2021 for registration as a port operator at the port terminal of Lom, part of the port of Lom.
The port terminal is in a serviceable state, for which a Certificate for serviceability has been issued by the Ministry of Transport, Information Technologies and Communications under № 14017 from 29.01.2021 for the handling of general and bulk cargo and ship supply.
In carrying out its activities, Port Invest Ltd. is guided by the best European practices, existing legislation and the Quality management and control system introduced by the company. Proof of this are the company held:
- Certificate № P112/04.02.2015 on the entry of the company in the register of the State Agency for Metrology and Technical Surveillance of the entities performing activities on maintenance, repair and modification of high-risk facilities, as an entity that performs maintenance, repair and overhaul of hoisting cranes; hoisting electric carts running on overhead tracks that are not mounted on hoisting cranes; electric hoists that are not mounted on hoist cranes; excavators designed to work with a hook, grab or an electromagnet; lifting accessories; hanging baskets for lifting persons; mobile workstations.
- Certificates for handling of bulk and general cargo, preparation of transport documents, repair and provision of port services, issued by "TUV NORD CERT" GmbH as follows: ISO 14001:2015, ISO 9001:2015, ISO 45001:2018.
In 2024 within the territory and operational water area of the port there were processed 585 714 t. of cargo, of which the largest share by type of cargo was that of the cereals, followed by metals.
Types of the cargo handled in 2024 at the Port Lom:
| Types of cargo | Quantity (ton) | Share (%) |
| Cereals | 244 804 | 42 % |
| Metals | 229 993 | 39 % |
| Slag | 48 168 | 8 % |
| Chemical fertilizers | 37 713 | 6 % |
| Others | 25 036 | 5 % |
CONTACT DETAILS OF PORT LOM:
Tel./Fax: +359 82 825 101
E-mail: main@portinvest.bg
Web: www.portinvest.bg