USA
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States or America, is a transcontinental country primarily located in North America. It has a developed port network on its western and eastern coastlines.
Lisbon’s Alcântara Container Terminal to have first direct USA link
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – The Alcântara Container Terminal will have the first regular transatlantic stopover to the...
The United States imposes sanctions on Russian naval entities
Washington, United States (PortSEurope) December 26, 2022 – The U.S. is imposing new sanctions on 10 Russian naval entities this time over Russian operations...
U.S. ambassador to Georgia states support for Anaklia
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 30, 2022 – The U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Kelly Degnan, has stated her country’s support for the Anaklia...
Greece is set to cancel privatisation of Port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2022 – Greece is set to cancel the privatisation of Port of Alexandroupoli. This was announced by Prime...
Port of Batumi: Meeting with the Second Secretary of the U.S. Consulate
Batumi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 7, 2022 – As part of Program for US Export Control and Related Border Security Program in Georgia, yesterday,...
Bulgaria to invest in Greek Aegean Sea port
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 16, 2022 – Bulgaria has announced plans to invest in Greek Aegean Sea port privatisation. Sofia could participate...
USA, Italy are the first and second countries in trade with Valenciaport
València, Spain (PortSEurope) August 22, 2022 – The USA and Italy are the first and second leading countries in trade relations with Valenciaport...
Turkish port of MMK Metalurji Port affected by U.S. sanctions
Mersin, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 4, 2022 – The Turkish port of MMK Metalurji Port will be affected by U.S. sanctions placed on its owner, Russian...
U.S. consul Ragini Gupta visits Port of Livorno
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) June 15, 2022 – The Consul General of the United States of America in Florence, Ragini Gupta, has visited the Port of...
Two Russian proxies vie for control of strategic Greek port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Two of the four candidates to win the tender to operate the Greek port of Alexandroupoli have links with...
U.S. ambassador comments on launch of Alexandroupoli FSRU
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has issued a statement at the press launch of...
USA sanctions Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – Yesterday the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) redesignated...
U.S. ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at 3rd Southeast Europe East Med Conference, Delphi Economic Forum
“Pillar of Stability: The Evolution of the U.S.-Greece Bilateral Relationship” Panel Discussion with Lena Argiri Washington D.C, March 15, 2022...
U.S. government supports LNG over gas pipelines
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – U.S. Under Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, has visited Athens and met with Greek prime minister,...
Prime Minister Costa says that LNG will give the Port of Sines an “increasingly strategic role”
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) March 28, 2022 – Prime Minister António Costa said last week that the agreement for the United States to supply the...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s opening remarks at IRI parliamentary roundtable on China
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2022 – The U.S.Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has spoken at an International Republican Institute (IRI) roundtable on...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s statement to Greek media on the situation in Ukraine
This has obviously been a terribly painful week for all of us as we have watched the horrific violence that Russia has imposed on the people of Ukraine through...
Greek prime minister meets U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Vice President Kamala Harris discussed the full range of Greek-American relations, which are at the best level ever...
Tunisia’s Port of Radès seeks investment
Radès, Tunisia (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The Ministry of Transport has announced the appointment of Foued Othman as the new CEO of l’Office de...
LNG terminal and U.S. naval base boost Port of Alexandroupolis status
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The final investment decision (FID) for the FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the...