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.
Canary Islands regional government to invest €15.4 million in small ports
Las Palmas, Spain (Ports Europe) January 26, 2018 – The Canary Islands regional government plans to invest €15.4 million ($19.2 million) in the upgrade of...
Barcelona Port welcomed more than 2.7m cruise passengers in 2017
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Barcelona port welcomed 2.7 million passengers from cruise ships in 2017, slightly higher than the 2.68...
Greece promotes regional port privatistion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – “There is great interest in these strategically important ports”, said a senior official of...
Fincantieri signs cooperation protocol with Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia
Trieste, Italy, January 17, 2018 – Fincantieri S.p.A., the Italian shipbuilder, has signed an agreement with the autonomous Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia...
Government sets up the State Service for Marine and River Transport of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 18, 2018 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the decision to establish the State Service for...
Civitavecchia hosts “Connecting Italy” conference
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – The Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale (Centre-North Tyrrhenian...
Security system in Ukrainian ports will be optimized in accordance with the law
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – The system of protection in Ukrainian seaports this year will be optimized in accordance with the...
AdSP Mar Tirreno Centrale holds press conference in Salerno
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centrale (AdSP – Central...
From January 1, 2018, Ukrainian port duty rates have been reduced by 20%
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 15, 2018 – The Government has supported the proposal of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Ukraine to reduce port...
Koper port concession area expanded
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – The Slovenian government has adopted a decree expanding the concession area of the port of Koper. With...
Government looks to change Koper port concession fee payments
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – The Ministry of Infrastructure intends to change the law, according to which Luka Koper is paying the...
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership: launch of the negotiations for a new protocol
EU-Morocco Fisheries Partnership: launch of the negotiations for a new protocol – January 8, 2018 The European Commission has adopted a recommendation...
Draft updated for Strategy for the Development of Seaports of Ukraine for the period up to 2038
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 12, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has started the process to update Strategy for the Development...
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund to present regional port privatisation report
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – A study on the exploitation of the ten major ports of the country through the concession process is to...
Further details released about Kanal Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Kanal Istanbul is a project ti build a waterway which would operate as an alternative waterway to the...
British Ports Association looking to shape the agenda in 2018
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) January 9, 2018 – Chief Executive of the British Ports Association (BPA), Richard Ballantyne, has outlined the...
AdSP Naples to hold press conference
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 8, 2018 – The President of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centrale (Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port...