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.
Calabrian ports allocated central development funds
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 12, 2018 – An agreement between administrations for the port infrastructure system of national and international...
Greece looks at pubic-private partnership model for regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – At the Jean Monnet symposium on “The Future of European Port Policy” on the island of Chios,...
Because the marriage between ports and airports does not have to be done
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 7, 2018 – Stefano Corsini, president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP –...
Privatize ports and integrate them with airports?
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) July 5, 2018 – In an article published in Port News , Pierluigi Di Palma, the State Attorney and President of the Demetra...
Port Authority of Gioia Tauro holds talks with Ministry of Transport
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) July 4, 2018 – The extraordinary commissioner of L’autorità Portuale di Gioia Tauro (Port Authority of Gioia Tauro),...
Madeira government calls for government support for Portimão link
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The president of the Madeira regional government, Miguel Albuquerque, has called on the central...
Turkish ports introduce the Port Single Window System
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 2, 2018 – The Port Single Window System was put into service nationwide yesterday, said Transportation, Maritime and...
Palermo port to develop Vittorio Veneto quay into new terminal facility
Palermo, Italy (PortSEurope) June 22, 2018 – After seven years of clashes and administrative disputes, future works have been agreed to develop Palermo...
Ukrainian ports successfully pass the IMO audit
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 20, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure has confirmed that Ukraine has passed the International Maritime...
Angopi holds national meeting in Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – At a meeting in Naples port, Angopi (Associazione nazionale Gruppi Ormeggiatori e Barcaioli Porti Italiani...
RePort project drives natural gas as fuel alternative trucks in Barcelona port
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 12, 2018 – 26 vehicles have been adapted for the use of natural gas thanks to this led initiative by the port of...
European Commission accepts the Spanish proposal for the expansion of the Atlantic and Mediterranean transport corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 8, 2018 – The European Commission has included in its proposal to review the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) the...
Call for Messina as its own port system
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Under recent government port reform, Messina port (Sicily) was included in Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale...
Liguria region’s president to propose new reform of Italy’s port management system
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – The president of the regional government of Liguria, Giovanni Toti, has proposed to the new government of the...
Huelva port hails inclusion into Atlantic Corridor
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Huelva port has been included in the Atlantic Corridor within the Trans-European Transport Network, as announced...
José Luis Ábalos set to become Spain’s Public Works Minister
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – José Luis Ábalos will be the Minister of Public Works in the new government that is being formed by new...
Minister of the Sea present at conference on Portugal-USA economic relations
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 5, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, was present at the conference “The United States and...