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News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Italy: Minister Giovannini identifies five strategic objectives that port presidents will have to achieve in 2022
February 4, 2022 – Five strategic objectives to be achieved in 2022 have been identified by the Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility,...
€13 million investment in a shore-to-ship Freeport project
Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri and Parliamentary Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi provided details on the...
Greek foreign minister visits community in Mariupol and Sartana, Ukraine
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – A news release from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that Foreign, Nikos Dendias,...
Delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement on “Priorities of Turkmenistan”
Delegation of Turkmenistan to the OSCE made a statement on “Priorities of Turkmenistan in the fields of economy and environment” – February 1, 2022...
Zona Logistica Semplificata (ZLS) Porto di Venezia-Rodigino comes closer to reality
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – President of the Veneto Region, Luca Zaia, and Minister Mara Carfagna, Minister for Southern Italy and...
Dredging of Berdyansk port could be linked to a future Ukrainian Navy base in Azov Sea
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 24, 2020 – Dredging works have started in Ukraine’s Azov Sea port of Berdyansk and aim to maintain the passport...
Türkiye Wealth Fund establishes a technology fund to bolster the sector
Türkiye’s resilient economy, entrepreneurial business culture, along with young and tech savvy population have been attracting significant investments...
Morocco first North African state to sign a Belt and Road Initiative implementation plan with China
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) January 11, 2022 – The Kingdom of Morocco has become the first North African state to sign a Belt and Road...
Russian ships banned from Ukraine’s ports of the Dniester, Danube, Dnieper rivers, but Russia controls the Azov Sea
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) January 3, 2022 – A law banning Russian ships from accessing Ukraine’s internal waters came into force on January 1,...
Ukraine introduces new inland waterways law
On January 1, 2022, the Law of Ukraine “On Inland Water Transport” entered into force – January 3, 2022 For more than a decade, Ukraine has...
Ukrainian government approves USPA financial plan for 2022
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – The Government has approved the financial plan of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) for 2022....
Iran to use its Caspian ports to export fruits and vegetables to Russia, bypassing Azerbaijan
Anzali, Iran (Ports Europe) December 27 – Iranian companies-exporters of fruits and vegetables want to supply products to Russia through the Caspian Sea,...
President of Cyprus receives the Member of the Political Bureau of the China’s Central Committee
The President of Cyprus, Mr Nicos Anastasiades, received today, at the Presidential Palace, the Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and...
Italian ministry sets up maritime forum to develop ports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Sustainable Mobility (Mims) has set up the maritime forum to open a...
Port of Civitavecchia and Adriatic backbone included in the legislative proposal of the EU Commission on the trans-European transport network
The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, expresses great satisfaction for the inclusion of the port of Civitavecchia and...
Italy sets up fund to support ports’ lost revenue from tourism
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Ministry of Infrastructures and Sustainable Mobility is to establish a fund to support port cities that...
Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia agree on a transit route connecting Persian Gulf with Black Sea
Amirabad, Iran (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – In a desperate need of trade links severely curtailed under Western sanctions, Iran has agreed with...