Government
News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Russia interested in connections to Oman ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – In a possible extension of the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Moscow has...
Greece plans island port development
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 20, 2025 – The project “Expansion – Completion of Port Facilities of Ios Prefecture” has been...
Greece wary of Washington move on COSCO
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The Greek government is currently considering the potential impact of the Chinese shipping company...
Chinese ports deny entry to Russian oil tankers
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 13, 2025 – The U.S. Treasury recently imposed sanctions on Russian oil producers Gazprom Neft and...
New presidents sought for five Italian port authorities
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is looking for five new presidents for as many Port...
COSCO SHIPPING declared “linked to Chinese military” – U.S. government
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) January 8, 2025 – The U.S. government has labelled shipping company COSCO as being linked to the Chinese...
Russia consolidates state control over transport and logistics
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) January 5, 2025 – Forced by Western sanctions to consolidate transport and logistics businesses and bring them under state...
Mobile scanners for five Ukrainian border crossings from USAID
Kyiv, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 29, 2024 – Five mobile X-ray scanners to improve customs operations at border crossing points along Ukraine’s...
Kazakh ambassador visits Shahid Rajaee Port, Iran
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) December 27, 2024 – The Kazakh ambassador to Iran has visited Shahid Rajaee Port and called for improved trade relations in...
Finland seized tanker with Russian oil suspected of damaging Baltic power, internet cables
Helsinki, Finland (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – Today, Finland seized a ship carrying Russian oil in the Baltic Sea. The tanker was believed to have...
Turkey eyes Syrian Mediterranean ports
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – Turkey is jockeying for control of at least one Mediterranean port in Syria following the collapse of...
Baltic Sea, North Sea states take targeted measures against Russian shadow fleet
Tallinn, Estonia (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – A group of littoral states around the Baltic Sea and the North Sea have announced that they will...
Rostec gets 25.5% of Astrakhan port
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) December 10, 2024 – The Kremlin continues to divest government shares in Russian corporations transferring them to...
Concerns about China and Russia Arctic presence
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – China is working with Russia to increase its presence in the Arctic and could pose a threat...
U.S. Federal Maritime Commission investigates Spanish ports ruling
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – The Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has initiated an investigation into regulations or practices by...
New office of Honorary Consulate of Morocco in Calabria opens in Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) December 4, 2024 – The new headquarters of the Honorary Consulate of Morocco in Calabria was inaugurated on Saturday in...
Danish delegation visits Ukraine
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) November 28, 2024 – A government/corporate delegation from Denmark has visited the Ukrainian Ministry of Development of...
French CGT union proposes port strike December 9-10
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – The CGT trade union is calling for 48-hour strike at the country’s ports. The call is a response...
Iran and Kyrgyzstan agree on southern ports agreement
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) November 25, 2024 – The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) and the National Investments Agency of Kyrgyzstan have agreed...
Putin’s aid visits drone-hit Kaspiysk and Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Nine days after the devastating attack against the Russian Caspian Sea naval base of Kaspiysk, 18...