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.
Thessaloniki port workers take action
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 22, 2017 – Workers at Thessaloniki port will carry out brief strike action today against the port’s...
Lisbon to develop digital administration platform at ports
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 20, 2017 – The Portuguese government has set up a working group to implement a common digital communication...
USPA presents strategy for 2017
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 18, 2017 – Ukrainian Seaports Authority (USPA) presented its plan of priority actions for 2017 during the meeting...
Spanish minister says rejection of stowage reform in Congress is surprising
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Spanish Public Works Minister Inigo de la Serna expressed his surprise with the result of the voting in...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes of dockers
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have called off the strikes of dockworkers in the country, envisaged for March 17,...
Moroccan government to invest MAD 2.5 billion in port infrastructure this year
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) March 17, 2017 – This year will be marked by the launch of new infrastructure projects at Moroccan ports, l’Agence...
ETF applauds rejection of liberalisation plan for Spanish port labour
Madrid, Spain, March 16, 2017 – The Spanish Parliament has rejected the controversial Real Decreto-Ley presented by the government to liberalise port...
Spanish Congress rejects decree on stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 16, 2017 – Spanish Congress has rejected the government’s decree regulating the reform in the country’s...
Spanish government proposes early retirement scheme to stevedores
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Spanish government has proposed to stevedores an early retirement scheme, which will be available to...
Eurogate fined €40k by Cyprus Ports Authority
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) March 15, 2017 – The Cyprus Ports Authority has fined Limassol Port container terminal operator Eurogate €40,000...
Spanish transport association calls on government to join trade unions talks
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – The management board of Spanish association of port transporting companies Fenatport (Federación...
Iran plans Amirabad port development on Caspian Sea within one year
Amirabad, Iran (Ports Europe) March 13, 2017 – Iran plans to open the largest port in the Caspian Sea within a year and for it to be a direct...
Trade unions, employers call on Madrid to join stowage reform talks
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish Ministry of Public Works has once again encouraged trade unions and employers of the stevedoring...
Spanish trade unions call off strikes on March 10, 13, 15
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 10, 2017 – Spanish trade unions have cancelled the planned strikes of dockworkers on March 10, 13 and 15. The trade...
Stowage sector strikes damage activities at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The threat of a strike by the stevedoring sector, which has not yet been carried out, has created...
Andalusian minister calls on government to boost exports via transport corridors
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Government, Antonio Ramirez de Arellano, called on the central...
IDC goes before the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...