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.
PIONEERS consortium coordinated by Port of Antwerp takes lead in greening of European ports
An international consortium of 46 partners led by the Port of Antwerp will receive a €25 million grant from the European Horizon 2020 programme. The PIONEERS...
EU awards nearly € 25 million in funding to ‘green port project’ Rotterdam
An international alliance of 45 companies, knowledge institutes and port authorities, headed by the Port of Rotterdam Authority, has been awarded nearly € 25...
Italy’s Port of Augusta seeks national fund financing for “last mile” rail connections
Augusta, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) May 12, 2021 – As part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (Pnrr – Il Piano nazionale di ripresa e...
Valenciaport presents its ecological and sustainable infrastructure model to the European Commission
The head of Strategic Planning and Innovation of the PAV, Juan Manuel Díez Orejas, has participated in the Conference on Public Procurement organized by the...
Slovenia sees role for port of Koper in EU military mobility
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) May 7, 2021 – Defence Minister Matej Tonin has attended a meeting of EU defence ministers which discussed military...
About €111 million in the National Recovery and Resilience Plan to support the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2021 – Extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of Gioia Tauro, Andrea Agostinelli, has said that...
Croatia: Minister Butković visiting port projects in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County
Minister of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure, Oleg Butković, has visited the port infrastructure projects in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County – April...
Hydrogen Reach Stacker within the framework of the H2PORTS project is in full development at Hyster
Valencia – 23.04.21. The hydrogen Reach Stacker is in development at Hyster as part of the H2PORTS project for the Port of Valencia. This Reach Stacker,...
Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Week held with EU cooperation
On April 12-16, an online event “Ukrainian Transport Infrastructure Week” was held to demonstrate those large transport infrastructure projects that will...
Port of Seville initiatives for European Next Generation funds
The president of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), Rafael Carmona, has received the Minister for the Presidency, Public Administration and the Interior,...
Port of Santander to use EU funds to improve rail access
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) April 5, 2021 – The Port of Santander has obtained €7.1 million ($8.3 million) from...
Shippers urged the Commission to take action in disturbed maritime market
News Release – European Shippers’ Council – March 29, 2021 25th of March 2021, European Shippers’ Council voiced shippers’ position on...
Port of Civitavecchia supports YEP MED project & improved labour skills
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) April 3, 2021 – The newly formed Port Logistics Community of Civitavecchia, Fiumicino and Gaeta (PLC) has said it...
Italian ports appeal against EU state aid judgment
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 2, 2021 – Italian port authorities, co-ordinated by port association Assoporti, have appealed to General Court of the...
Reduce air pollution in the Mediterranean – the objective of the LIFE4MEDECA project
The LIFE4MEDECA project, funded within the LIFE 2020 CALL for Preparatory Projects, aims to build consensus and awareness about the creation of an Emission...
ESPO calls on the EU Member States to take on board and reconsider port projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 31, 2021 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called on the European Union to use the Recovery and...
EU Commission approves €270 million Italian measure to support rail freight and commercial passenger operators affected by coronavirus outbreak
The European Commission has approved, under EU State aid rules, a €270 million Italian measure supporting both the rail freight sector and the rail...
EU trade in goods strongly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020
In 2020, the trade of the European Union of 27 Member States (EU) was hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, with significant falls observed for both exports...
Puertos de Las Palmas Foundation concludes analysis on the digital maturity of port companies of the Canary Islands
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 26, 2021 – Puertos de Las Palmas Foundation (Fundación Puertos de Las Palmas) has finished a...
EU-Georgia Association Council to meet and discuss transport issues
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – Natela Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, has said that today’s meeting of...