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.
Puertos del Estado chairs meeting of the Plenary Session of the Permanent Observatory of the Port Services Market
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) January 5, 2018 – On December 1, 2017, the president of Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, chaired the eleventh meeting of...
PwC to present sea economy studies in Lisbon
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – PwC will present the 8th edition of the study “LEME – PwC Barometer of the Economy of the...
Working group set up to propose development of Faro port
Faro, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 4, 2018 – The Portuguese Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, published on Tuesday, January 2, the order to...
Morocco’s national ports agency plans MAD 6 billion of investments
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 2, 2018 – The country’s Agence National des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) plans to...
Koper port shareholders vote to remove CEO Dragomir Matic
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) December 28, 2017 – Shareholders of Luka Koper d.d., led by the state asset holder Slovenian Sovereign Holding, backed on...
Management Committee approves AdSP Livorno 2018-2020 operation plan
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 28, 2017 – The Management Committee of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (North...
2018 Financial plan of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority approved
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has approved the financial plan of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority...
Conference issues call for Marseille-Genoa to join Ten-T transport corridor
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) December 17, 2017 – Philippe Tabarot, transport officer at the Paca regional council, Joan Amoros, president of the...
Spanish government expects another record-high year at ports
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) December 13, 2017 – The cargo traffic will once again beat its absolute record in the ports of Spain. This was confirmed by the...
Mallorca ports face increased concession charges
Mallorca, Spain (PortSEurope) December 12, 2017 – Ports in Spain are owned by the government and leased to companies under concession deals, but this is...
British Ports looking for Brexit cross border trade solutions
London, United Kingdom, (PortSEurope) December 11, 2017 – The British Ports Association’s Chief Executive, Richard Ballantyne, has welcomed last...
Ukraine joins the Danube Transnational Programme development and a joint EU initiative for the East of Ukraine
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 10, 2017 – Ukraine and the European Union have signed bilateral documents in the framework of the working visit...
Azorean government provides €1.7 million guarantee to port operator
Ponta Delgada, Portugal (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – The Azorean government has granted a guarantee of €1.7 million ($2 million) to the ports...
Gioia Tauro set for special economic zone (ZES)
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2017 – Gioia Tauro port, in the Reggio Calabria region, has received initial approval to set up a special...
Spanish Minister of Public Works highlighted the ports’ contribution to territorial cohesion
Madrid, Spain, December 1, 2017 01-12-2017 (Ministry of Public Works). Iñigo de la Serna, Minister of Public Works, accompanied by José Llorca, President of...
Tunisia to push Enfidha port development
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 – Minister of Transport Radhouane Ayara said the government will take steps to speed up the completion of...
Authorities join forces to promote Salerno port development
Salerno, Italy (PortSEurope) December 4, 2017 – The Municipality of Salerno (Comune di Salerno) and the Central Tyrrhenian Sea System Authority...