Government
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.
Greece and USA sign coast guard operations
A memorandum of cooperation aimed at promoting and deepening the relations between the Coast Guard – Greek Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard, was signed...
Spain approves the roadmap for offshore wind and marine energy
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2021 – Spain’s Council of Ministers, at the proposal of the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the...
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, has paid a visit to the Alexandroupolis Port...
Netherlands to advise Ukraine on water infrastructure projects
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 8, 2021 – On December 2, 2021, a seminar “Public Procurement Policy on Price / Quality” took place to...
Container terminal in Syria’s port of Latakia, controlled by Iran, hit by an Israeli missile strike
Latakia, Syria (PortSEurope) December 7, 2021 – The container storage area of Syria’s Eastern Mediterranean Sea port of Latakia was hit by an Israeli...
Port of Venice to receive government compensation for cruise ships ban
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 6, 2021 – The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, in conjunction with the...
Kosovo to have own customs facilities in Albania’s Durrës port
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Following a meeting between the Kosovo and Albanian governments, an agreement was announced for Kosovo...
US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event and...
Chinese ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – China’s Ambassador to Greece, Xiao Junzheng, has visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), which is...
Russia talks with Lebanon official reveal interest in the Port of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – Rosneft, the Russian energy company, has indicated that it plans to expand its oil product storage...
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France – Athens,...
UK ambassador to Spain visits the port of Bilbao
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) November 19, 2021 – The United Kingdom’s ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliott, has visited the Northern Spanish port of...
Conditions have been created for the development of multimodal transportation in Ukraine
The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine adopted the draft law №4258, which gives a start for the development of multimodal transportation in Ukraine – November...
Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, pays official visit to the Port of Heraklion
The Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, paid an official scheduled ceremonial visit to the Port of Heraklion on Monday, November 15, 2021,...
Georgia’s Natia Turnava joins in the official opening of the Shanghai International Import Expo
Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Natia Turnava took part in the official opening of the fourth international import expo in Shanghai,...
Georgia and Cyprus agree to establish a Joint Maritime Committee
In order to enhance cooperation between Georgia and Cyprus in the field of maritime affairs, the Head of the Georgian Maritime Transport Agency Tamar Ioseliani...
EU to help Ukraine develop a National Transport Master Plan
On November 8-10, the Ministry of Infrastructure hosted a 3-day meeting on the development of the National Transport Master Plan – November 11, 2021 The...