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.
Port of Béjaïa launches projects to increase trade capacity
Béjaïa, Algeria (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – The long-term development plan that the port of Béjaïa has inscribed will strengthen the commercial...
Port of Venice publishes documents linked to cruise ship decision
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) December 1, 2017 – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority)...
Portuguese government aims to develop SInes port LNG capacity
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 30, 217 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has reaffirmed the Government’s intention to make...
The Portuguese government adopts its new port strategy to create jobs and boost added value
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Portuguese has announced a number of resolutions as part of a new ports strategy, which aim to...
Turkmen parliament ratifies the agreement on “Lapis Lazuli” transport corridor
Turkmenbashi, Turkmenistan (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – The Turkmen parliament has ratified the agreement on “Lapis Lazuli” transport corridor...
Ukraine to work with port of Rotterdam
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 27, 2017 – On November 21-23, 2017, at the invitation of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in...
French government supports CMA CGM LNG fuel announcement
Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 25, 2017 – Nicolas Hulot, Ministre d’État, Minister for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition, and Élisabeth...
Cypriot government buys land for Zygi port development
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – The Cypriot government is set to purchase a stretch of land from the UK government near Vassilikos in...
Spain’s government approves construction of road to Santander port
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) November 23, 2017 – Spain’s Council of Ministers has given the green light to the project for the construction of a...
Edouard Philippe unveils government maritime policy to relaunch French ports
Paris, France (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – Edouard Philippe, Prime Minister, has detailed the government’s maritime policy to revive the...
Greece launches tender procedures for privatisation of Alimos and Chios marinas
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has issued two separate international public...
Tangier hosts International Days on Mediterranean marinas
Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) November 21, 2017 – The Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, Abdelkader Amara presided over the opening...
Tunisian transport budget includes port development funding
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) November 20, 2017 – The budget of the Ministry of Transport for the year 2018 was set at TND 640.5 million (€216.99...
IFC, Ukraine’s Infrastructure Ministry to launch PPPs in ports development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – IFC, part of the World Bank Group, and Ukraine’s Ministry of Infrastructure signed a Memorandum of...
Russia approves strategy for the development of sea ports in the Caspian Sea
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) November 19, 2017 – The main goal of the Strategy is to consolidate the economic and geopolitical presence of Russia in the...
Sardinian Sea Port Authority meets for first time
Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Di Sardegna (The Sardinian Sea Port Authority) has held its first meeting in Cagliari. The AdSP is responsible for the...
Ashdod port praises sea port competition
Ashdod, Israel (PortSEurope) November 14, 2017 – Ashdod Port CEO Yitzhak Blumenthal has participated in a conference on technological innovation for the...