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.
Update: In H1 23 Belarus shipped four times more cargo via Russian ports
Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – It is necessary to finally decide what needs to be done to create port facilities (in Russia) for the...
Georgia hosts Uzbek delegation
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) July 19, 2023 – The Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has welcomed a visit of Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla...
Russian, Ukrainian war: Kerch bridge attacked, grain deal halted
Kerch, Crimea (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – All traffic was stopped on the Russian-built Crimean Bridge after a night attack believed to be carried out with...
Update: First Iranian ship in 10 years docks Libya’s Misrata
Misrata, Libya (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – For the first time in 10 years, an Iranian ship docked at Libya’s Mediterranean Sea port of Misrata, the...
Government allocates €17.5 mln for Sagunto internal railway network
València, Spain (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Spanish Government allocates €17.5 million for the construction of the internal railway network of...
Russia approves Turkmenistan joining INSTC
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – Russia has approved Turkmenistan joining the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). A Russian...
Sanctions push Russia towards Asia
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 10, 2023 – Deprived of Western markets due to sanctions, Russia’s trade with the Shanghai Cooperation...
Is Turkey trying to sell the Port of Alsancak?
Izmir, Turkey (PortSEurope) July 5, 2023 – Local reports say that the Turkish government may be interested in selling the state-owned Port of Alsancak...
Russia and Iran: Sanctions busting in focus during port visit
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) July 3, 2023 – Russia and Iran, the two most sanctioned countries in the world, continue their attempts to improve cargo...
Desperate Russia to resurrect commercial navigation on Seversky Donets
Ust-Donetsk, Russia (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – Lacking transport infrastructure in the south of the country, Russia is pushing for the use of yet more of...
Tehran hosts Kazakh-Iranian Business Forum
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – As part of the visit of Kazakhstan Head of State K.K.Tokayev to Iran, Tehran has hosted the Kazakh-Iranian...
Iran and Russia: The game of (free) zones
Tehran (PortSEurope) June 28, 2023 – Iran and Russia will sign a memorandum for establishing mutual free economic zones (FEZ, SEZ – special economic...
Discrepancies in financing Russia’s inland waterways
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The deficit of funds in Russia’s budget for the maintenance of inland waterways (IWW) and navigational...
Georgia, Kazakhstan increase mutual trade, plan rail, port investment
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Alikhan Smailov, has been on an official visit to Georgia, where he was...
Russia begs Iran for Volga River dredging help
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – Sanctions-hit Russia, unable to complete the critically important dredging of the Volga-Caspian Sea...
Consul General of the U.S. visits Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2023 – On June 14, the Consul General of the U.S. in Naples, Tracy E. Roberts-Pounds, has visited the Port of...
German president visits ports in Kazakhstan
Kuryk, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) June 22, 2023 – German Federal President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has completed a state visit to Kazakhstan, as part of a...
Talks start over Astrakhan-Turkmenbashi shipping service
St. Petersburg, Russia (PortSEurope) June 20, 2023 – Astrakhan shipping companies are interested in setting up a shipping line to operate a service with...
Ministry approves EIA compliance check for new Genoa dam
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) June 19, 2023 – The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security has issued a positive assessment of the EIA compliance...
Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2023 – Due to delayed projects, the southern Port of Gioia Tauro risks losing state PNRR funds. PNRR (Piano...