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.
New dredging & development for Greek ports of Souda and Stylida
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The Greek recovery and resilience plan will provide €24 million for developments at the ports of Souda...
Bulgaria and Romania join Schengen area
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – On 31 March, Bulgaria and Romania became Schengen members. The Schengen rules apply in both member...
BilbOPS to be presented at Connecting Europe Days 2024
Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) March 27, 2024 – The BilbOPS project to electrify the docks of the Port of Bilbao (cold ironing) will be featured in the...
Port of Ravenna hosts CRESPORT project meeting
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – The kick-off meeting of the CRESPORT project was held yesterday 21 March, at the headquarters of the Port...
EU funds new crane for inland Port of Brčko, Bosnia
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The inland Port of Brčko has inaugurated a new crane as part of a modernisation project delivered...
Europol: EU Drug Markets, Analysis – 2024
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 7, 2024 – Europol has published its annual report entitled “EU Drug Markets, Analysis – 2024”....
Stockholm Norvik Port in TEN-T
Stockholm, Sweden (Ports Europe) March 6, 2024 – The new Sweden’s Baltic Sea’s deep sea port Stockholm Norvik Port with RoRo and container...
EU: €1 billion for alternative fuels infrastructure projects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 4, 2024 – Last week, the European Commission launched a call for proposals has been launched today under the...
Successful completion of CIPORT project in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – The completion of the CIPORT project in late February, cold Ironing in the Port of Piraeus, was celebrated...
EU Commission investigates state aid to Corsica ferries
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The European Commission has opened an investigation to assess whether state funds granted...
Montenegro seeks EU funding for Bar port railway connection
Podgorica, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – The Montenegro government is applying for European Union (EU) funding for several infrastructure...
IMCO’s vote welcomed by ports and maritime industry
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 23, 2024 – Maritime and port industry stakeholders welcome the European Parliament’s Internal Market Committee...
Commission clears acquisition of Bolloré Logistics by CMA CGM
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition of Bolloré Logistics SE by CMA CGM S.A. The approval is...
IMT, Port of Sines work on the eFTI4EU Project
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 22, 2024 – The Mobility and Transport Institute (IMT) and the Administration of the Port of Sines have...
EU launches EUNAVFOR ASPIDES to support safety in the Red Sea
The Council launched today EUNAVFOR ASPIDES. The objective of this defensive maritime security operation is to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation...
Belgium: Customs seizes 10 million cigarettes in Zeebrugge
News Release – Belgian customs have intercepted a container with almost 11 million (10,830,000) Chinese cigarettes in Zeebrugge, worth 5.2 million euros...
Maritime safety: Council and Parliament strike a deal to ensure cleaner shipping in the EU
To ensure safer and cleaner shipping in the EU, the Council presidency and European Parliament’s negotiators reached a provisional agreement on a revised...
EU delegation visits Suez Canal Economic Zone
Cairo, Egypt (Ports Europe) February 13, 2024 – A European Commission delegation headed by the Director General for the Taxation and Customs Union DG...
The BlueBARGE project & power supply to ships
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – Yesterday the kick-off meeting of the BlueBARGE project, “Blue bunkering of anchored ships...
Piraeus port is not part of the European Ports Alliance
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last month, the European Commission announced the formation of the European Ports Alliance. The...