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 Cádiz and Municipality of Puerto de Santa Maria explore integration
Cádiz, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The President of Ports of the State, José Llorca Ortega, chaired last week an institutional meeting between...
City of Dénia in Spain create a city-port committee with local government
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) July 25, 2017 – The Spanish port of Dénia and the regional government will set up a joint city-port committee to develop...
Puglia and Sicily considered for special economic zones
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – Puglia and Sicily are being considered at locations for special economic zones under discussion be the...
Investors of maritime projects discuss potential of Kazakhstan’s ports
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) July 24, 2017 – On July 20, a forum took place in Aktau to discuss increasing cargo in Azeri ports. An international...
Venice-based port authority sets up board of directors
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) July 18, 2017 – The Authority of the North Adriatic Port System (Autorità di...
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan discuss use of Kuryk port in the Caspian Sea
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – The national railway companies of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan have discussed cargo transportation from...
Chinese delegation considers Constanta port investment
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 16, 2017 – A Chinese delegation led by Liu Yunshan, member of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee...
Spain fined €3 million by European Court of Justice over stevedore sector
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – The European Union’s Court of Justice has ordered Spain to pay a punitive fine of €3 million ($3.4...
Greece will not privatise the smaller ports
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) July 13, 2017 – The Greek privatisation, Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED), has said that 10...
Ukraine and Iran discuss port cooperation
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 12, 2017 – Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has met with a delegation from Ukraine and promoted the...
Trieste to host EU-China meeting on transport
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 10, 2017 – The Authority of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port System (Autorità di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado takes part in conference on future of ports
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 10, 2017 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, José Llorca, was the guest at the recent...
Puertos del Estado hopes for lowest possible fine for Spain
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) July 7, 2017 – Spanish national port agency Puertos del Estado’s president José Llorca has said that he hopes that the...
Port of Trieste, new decree for the duty free area has been signed
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – Authorizations for industrial activities, reorganization of the area based on international trade needs and...
Spanish government to ensure dockworkers sector agreement is legal
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) July 6, 2017 – Spanish Minister of Public Works, Íñigo de la Serna, has said that the government will ensure that the...
Slovenia to put Port of Koper rail project to referendum on September 24
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) July 5, 2017 – The Slovenian National Assembly has set September 24 as the date for a referendum on the proposed...
Las Palmas port publishes rules regarding safety during cruise ship handling
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 4, 2017 – Las Palmas official gazette Boletín Oficial de la Provincia de Las Palmas (BOP) published yesterday the new...