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.
Agadir port to receive investment of MAD 700 million
Agadir, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 30, 2017 – A total investment of MAD 700 million (€62.68 million) is to finance several projects at the port...
Croatia receives single binding bid for 17.5% stake in Luka Rijeka
Rijeka, Croatia (PortS Europe) August 29, 2017 – Luka Rijeka d.d., the operator of Croatia’s Rijeka port, has said the country’s privatisation...
Koper-Divaca referendum campaign starts on Aug 25
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The electoral campaign ahead of the referendum for the construction of the second track of the railway line...
French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian visits Marseille port
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 25, 2017 – The French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian has visited Marseille port and...
Galicia extends maximum port concession term to 50 years
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – The validity of the concessions of ports in Galicia region is expected to rise to 50 from 30 years under the law...
Ukrainian minister says 13 ports to be managed under concession
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – Ukrainian ports need to be privatised because private owners can provide better conditions for development,...
Morocco’s new Safi port 75% complete
Safi, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 15, 2017 – The project to create a new port at Safi was started in 2013 and is now 75% complete. At a cost of...
French Minister of Transport visited Port of Marseille
Marseille, France (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – The port of Marseille aims to play a major role in the world maritime competition, said Élisabeth...
US Ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – An informational meeting of the US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and other Embassy’s officials with the...
Limassol port operators under review
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Cyprus has been looking at the commercial operators at the ports...
Ukraine joins Go-Highway project to develop transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Ukraine is to engage in the development of a transport corridor connecting the Baltic and Black Seas...
Turkey and Qatar agree port cooperation
Izmir, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 7, 2017 – Last week, there was a meeting between Qatari and Turkish companies in İzmir to explore further commercial...
Messina highlights concerns over new authority
Messina, Italy (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The Commissione Territorio e Ambiente dell’Ars (Territorial and Environment Commission of the Ars) has...
Barcelona and Valencia join forces over Mediterranean Corridor
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) August 1, 2017 – The Mayor of Barcelona, Ada Colau, and the Mayor of Valencia, Joan Ribó, met last month to sign a joint...
Spanish interport fund to pay €37.55 million to 28 port authorities
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Spanish interport compensation fund (Fondo de Compensación Interportuaria) will provide a funding worth...
Paris government nationalise STX France
Nantes St.Nazaire, France, (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The French government will nationalize the STX France shipyard to keep the ship yards under...
EU project tests new technologies in Madrid to improve traffic and travel information
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) July 27, 2017 – Spanish technology group Indra is working on the European R&D&i project Harmony to develop new...