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.
Port Authority of AlmerÃa hosts European Maritime and Fisheries Fund meeting
AlmerÃa, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 –Â The president of Autoridad Portuaria de AlmerÃa (APA – Port Authority of AlmerÃa), Mari Carmen...
EU approves Spain’s bill on reduction of tax for ships linked to power grid
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that the Council of the European Union...
WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support
Algiers, Algeria (PortSEurope) October 14, 2018 WestMED: European Commission makes €1.4 million available for local support Meeting on 3 October in Algiers,...
Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...
EC qualifies Spain’s Baleà ria LNG project as “excellent”
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The European Union has described as “excellent” the project that Spanish ferry company...
EU to issue tender documents for new Vasiliko LNG terminal
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – An open tender for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) reception infrastructure (FRSU –Â Floating...
Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...
Leixões port to obtain EU financing for container terminal dredging
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Leixões port has obtained financing to solve its main problem and the only competitive disadvantage with...
EC launches public consultation on extending shipping consortia anti-trust rules exemption
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the possibility of prolonging for...
EC approves LNGHIVE2 project of Baleà ria
Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Commission approved with an “excellent” rating the project “LNGHIVE2 Vessels...
EU to invest €5.2 million in three LNG projects at Huelva port
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The Innovation and Networks Executive Agency (INEA) of the European Commission has approved three projects at...
BlueHUBS in the Mediterranean to receive €19.789 million in EU CEF funding for TEN-T ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...
EU to invest €2.788 million in Rijeka port
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...
Leixões port to receive EU funding of €17.41 million
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects...
EU to invest €6.54 million in TriesteRailPort
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...
EC approves €12.1 million co-financing for Venice port LNG project
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – The European Commission (EC) has approved a €12.1 million ($13.9 million) co-financing for the construction...
European Commission announces CEF financing for TriesteRailPort
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2018 –Â The European Commission has announced financing for the TriesteRailPort project, proposed by...
Valenciaport Foundation hosts Corealis meeting
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 –Â A meeting of the COREALIS project was held with partners involved in the Living Lab of Valencia...
EU Research Report: Brexit – transport and tourism – the consequences of a no-deal scenario
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – The European Parliament Think Tank has published a report entitled:Â Research for TRAN Committee...
Carlo Secchi to attend CEF Conference of the Intermodal Platform of the Port of Huelva in October
Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The European Coordinator for the Atlantic TEN-T Corridor, Carlo Secchi, will join the second...