EU Policy
A category covering news about how European Union (EU) policy relates to ports. This includes the relationship between EU and national government policy, the role of EU institutions. Subjects include EU regulation, the environment, cold ironing, investment, aid and Ten-T transport.
Quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 locking in fossil fuels for decades
News Release – EU policies to clean up shipping will lead to replacement of conventional marine fuels with fossil liquid natural gas (LNG), with little...
Quarter of EU shipping will run on LNG by 2030 locking in fossil fuels for decades
A quarter of Europe’s shipping will be fossil gas-powered by 2030 as misguided EU sustainability targets encourage an uptake of LNG, a new Transport &...
Future Proof Shipping joins FLAGSHIPS green hydrogen project
Future Proof Shipping (FPS) has joined FLAGSHIPS, a leading European innovation project, to bring the shipping company’s second zero-emissions inland...
Ukraine and the EU discuss inclusion in Ten-T network
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 8, 2022 – The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Oleksandr Kubrakov, held online meetings with...
EU approves €22.4 million Italian scheme to support port companies
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – The EU Commission has approved the €22.4 million Italian scheme to support companies holding port...
European Parliament proposed amendments to EU ETS put Green Deal goals at risk
The European Parliament’s lead MEP on the EU ETS proposes amendments to the ETS for maritime that put the impact and efficiency of the EU Green Deal at risk,...
La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra to be included in core TEN-T network
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) December 30, 2021 – The La Spezia inland port of Santo Stefano Magra is to be included as a rail-road terminal of the...
Varna completes stage one of Smooth Ports EU project
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) December 26, 2021 – Bulgaria’s largest port city of Varna is set to complete the first phase, preparation of an Action Plan,...
ESPO welcomes the EC proposal for new guidelines for TEN-T
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 22, 2021 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has welcomed the European Commission (EC) proposal setting...
Interporto di Trieste, Fernetti, to join Ten-T core network
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – The Trieste interport, Fernetti, is one of the infrastructures included in the legislative proposal for...
European Commission has approved a €3.6 million Greek scheme to support port authorities
The European Commission has approved a €3.6 million Greek scheme to support port authorities in the context of the coronavirus pandemic – December 16,...
Port of Ortona to become core port in the European Ten-T network
Ancona, Italy (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – The port of Ortona will become a core port of the European Ten-T transport network, according to a...
Port of Civitavecchia to be join core port in the EU Ten-T transport network
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – The Lazio port of Civitavecchia will become one of the core ports of the trans-European transport...
EU to support former workers at Cagliari container terminal
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – The European Parliament has approved the disbursement of around €1.49 million ($1.68...
EU Commission adopts four proposals to modernise the transport system.
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 15, 2021 – The European Commission (EC) has adopted four proposals to modernise the EU’s transport system....
Tramišak presented the plan for the industrial transition of Adriatic Croatia
The Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds, Nataša Tramišak, presented the Plan for the Industrial Transition of Adriatic Croatia at a...
David Cullen, Head of EU Neighborhood Policy & Enlargement Division of the EU Directorate General, visited the Port of Baku
A delegation led by David Cullen, Head of the EU Directorate General’s Neighborhood Policy and Enlargement Division, visited the new Port of Baku in Alat...
EU to help Ukraine develop a National Transport Master Plan
On November 8-10, the Ministry of Infrastructure hosted a 3-day meeting on the development of the National Transport Master Plan – November 11, 2021 The...
Port of Algeciras presents allegations to the European initiative Emissions Trading System
The Port Authority of Algeciras (APBA), business associations of the Port Community, trade unions and institutions of the sector have completed the delivery of...
EU representative visits Port of Cartagena
Cartagena, Spain (PortSEurope) November 4, 2021 – Secretary of State for the European Union, Juan González-Barba, has visited the Port of Cartagena to...