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.
Ukraine seeks U.S. investment in local infrastructure projects
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, took part in the online conference...
Government works on concession for Chernomorsk port, Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) May 15, 2021 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)...
Portuguese secretary of state for internationalization visits Greece
The Secretary of State for Internationalization, Eurico Brilhante Dias, will visit Greece from today until May 16th to participate in the Delphi Economic Forum...
Portuguese minister visits Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 13, 2021 – The Portuguese Minister of Maritime Affairs, Ricardo Serrão Santos, has visited Piraeus port. Together...
French minister visits Koper port
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – As part of an official visit to Slovenia, Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, French Minister of Transport, has visited...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at DEFENDER-Europe 21 DV Day, Greece
Port of Alexandroupoli – Speech by Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at DEFENDER-Europe 21 DV Day – May 7, 2020 Delivered (podium) Kalimera...
Russia: Extended meeting of the Eurasian Intergovernmental Council
Kazan, Russia (Ports Europe) May 6, 2021 – An Eurasian Intergovernmental Council meeting took place on April 30 in Kazan and was attended by government...
Minister Giovannini meets the Minister of Transport and Logistics of Tunisia
The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, today had a videoconference interview with his Tunisian counterpart, Moez Chakchouk...
Batumi port on the agneda for Ukrainian delegation visit to Georgia
On April 21-24, 2021, as part of the visit of the Ukrainian delegation to Georgia headed by First Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Dmytro...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks to press: U.S. Coast Guard visit to the Port of Piraeus
U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters Robert Goldman and Charles Moulthrope to the port of Piraeus – April 28, 2021 Kalimera! Let me start by saying...
Greek Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy meets with the Ambassador of Korea
The Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Costas Katsafados, met today in his office with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Soosuk Lim, and...
Croatia: Minister Butković visiting port projects in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, has visited the port infrastructure projects in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County – April...
Assoporti supports port investments in Italy’s national economic recovery plan
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – Assoporti (the Association of Italian Ports) has welcomed the latest draft of the national recovery and...
Government representative visits port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – The Undersecretary for the South and Territorial Cohesion, Dalila Nesci, has visited the Port...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Op-Ed on the U.S.-Greece Defense Relationship
The United States and Greece: The Sky’s the Limit for What We Can Accomplish Together Ambassador Pyatt *This op-ed was originally published in...
Morocco considers FSRU vessel on Atlantic or Mediterranean coast
Nador, Morocco, (Ports Europe) April 26, 2021 – Local sources are reporting that the Moroccan government is considering establishing a floating storage...
HRADF pre-qualifies seven interested parties for the next phase of Igoumenitsa Port Authority S.A. tender
The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) convened today and pre-qualified the interested parties that meet the...