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’s Rosmorport to delay some port projects in 2024
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Rosmorport is likely to delay a number of investment projects due in 2024 for one or two years, Andrey...
Russia agrees to extend Black Sea grain deal
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Russia has agreed to extend the Black Sea Grain Initiative, according to Russia’s Deputy Foreign...
Belarus joins Iran, Russia in North–South Transport Corridor
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 14, 2023 – Belarus joins Iran, Russia in the International North–South Transport Corridor (INSTC), Belarus’...
Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – The Black Sea Grain Initiative could expire March 18 if progress is not made. The deal will automatically...
Rosmorport to take over Crimea ports
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 13, 2023 – The Russian-occupied ports in Crimea will become under the jurisdiction of Rosmorport, said Georgy...
Sanctions force Russia to allow foreign ships in Volga-Don Shipping Canal
Astrakhan, Russia (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Western sanctions are forcing Russia to redirect its trade and cargo from the north-west to the south-east of...
Salvini remains keen on new Strait of Messina bridge
Messina, Italy (PortSEurope) March 8, 2023 – Matteo Salvini, Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, remains...
Russia and India discuss trade and economic cooperation
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) March 7, 2023 – Russian Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, Denis Manturov, has...
Iran to provide road transport for North-South Transport Corridor
Tehran, Iran (PortSEurope) March 6, 2023 – The largest Iranian fund Mostazafan has created a Russian-Iranian transport company that will carry out the...
Belarus president to visit Iran to beat sanctions
Vienna, Austria (PortSEurope) March 2, 2023 – Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko is planning to visit Iran later this month, partly with the aim of...
Azerbaijan to increase transport facilities for regional trade corridors
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The number of logistics centres and customs warehouses will be increased along two regional trade...
Spanish government approves coastal areas for wind power development
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge (MITECO) has approved the...
CMA CGM Group to deploy €200 million to tackle decarbonisation
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 28, 2023 – The CMA CGM Group, Bpifrance and the Secretary of State for the Sea have announced that Bpifrance...
Anaklia port saga (2): Construction in 2023 with or without foreign investor
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) February 23, 2023 – Construction of the Georgia’s long-delayed and controversial Anaklia deep port on the Black Sea will...
Russian naval base in Port Sudan on the Red Sea
Port Sudan, Sudan (Ports Europe) February 13, 2023 – Sudan is to allow Russia to set up a naval base with the presence of up to 300 Russian troops, and...
Russia’s Global Ports “summoned back home”
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) February 12, 2023 – Shareholders of Global Ports Investments, at an extraordinary general meeting on March 2, are...
Kazakhstan will build large trade and logistics hubs with five neighbours
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 10, 2023 – By 2026, Kazakhstan will build five border trade centers with neighbouring countries, the Ministry...
Georgia prime minister wants Anaklia port project to start this year
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) February 8, 2023 – Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili has been highlighting key projects for 2023 and wants the Anaklia...
U.S. diplomats visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – A number of U.S. diplomats visited Alexandroupolis Port Authority on January 31, 2023. They...
Netherlands ambassador visits Port of València
València, Spain (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – The ambassador of the Netherlands in Spain, Roel Nieuwenhuis, has visited the Port of València to...