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.
Kazakhstan and Iran discuss Caspian Sea cooperation
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 24, 2022 – A delegation from Kazakhstan has visited Iran to discuss port cooperation around the Caspian Sea. The Kazak...
Montnegero prime minister visits the Port of Kotor
Kotor, Montenegro (Ports Europe) May 23, 2022 – The Prime Minister of Montenegro, Dr. Dritan Abazović has visited the Port of Kotor. He was accompanied...
Iran and Cuba have signed an agreement on ports cooperation
Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) May 20, 2022 – Iran and Cuba have signed an agreement on maritime and ports cooperation. the agreement was signed at a...
Two Russian proxies vie for control of strategic Greek port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Two of the four candidates to win the tender to operate the Greek port of Alexandroupoli have links with...
Prime Ministers of Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria visit the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – On the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the construction of the Alexandroupolis FSRU...
Greek Prime Minister attends start of the implementation of Alexandroupolis FSRU
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended an event to mark the implementation of the...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Alexandroupolis
“Our government prefers to speak with deeds and not with words. And as we complete the third year in July in the governance of the place, the projects...
Ukraine announces the official closure of four seaports
Kiev, Ukraine (PortSEurope) May 3, 2022 – The Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine has announced the official closure of four seaports due to...
Ukraine seeks transport corridors with the Baltic States, Poland & Romania
Tallinn, Estonia (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – Estonia’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure, Taavi Aas, and the transport...
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan visits Port of Baku
Baku, Azerbaijan (PortSEurope) April 18, 2022 – The Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Azerbaijan Bahram Ashrafkhanov has visited the Port of Baku. Baku...
Simplified procedures for the electrification of docks of Italian ports
Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) A single authorization, issued by the Region, for the construction of works and infrastructures for the...
Vice-President of the Government of Catalonia visits the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – The Vice-President of the Government of Catalonia and Minister for Digital Policies and Territory, Jordi...
Piraeus Port Authority holds annual meeting with government privatisation authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held the annual meeting with government privatisation authority, the...
Bulgaria and Romania to revive ferry service; help Ukraine cargo
Ruse, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Bulgaria and Romania have agreed to revive the Ruse-Giurgiu ferry service. It will help ease the permanent...
Croatian minister attends business forum in Portorož and the port of Koper
Minister Butković attends business forum in Portorož and the port of Koper – April 13, 2022 A business forum entitled “Public Investment in...
USA sanctions Russia’s state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation
Washington, USA (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – Yesterday the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) redesignated...
Italy: “The government will find new funds for the Pnrr construction sites. We will act on high prices”
Interview by Minister Giovannini released to the Corriere del Veneto 7 April 2022 – Below is the text of the interview that Minister Enrico Giovannini...
U.S. ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at 3rd Southeast Europe East Med Conference, Delphi Economic Forum
“Pillar of Stability: The Evolution of the U.S.-Greece Bilateral Relationship” Panel Discussion with Lena Argiri Washington D.C, March 15, 2022...
Minister Giovannini inaugurates the new large ship terminal in Marghera, Venice
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) – April 6, 2022 “I am particularly pleased to be here today, because it is...
Japanese ambassador to Spain visits the Port of Valencia
The Japanese ambassador to Spain, Hiramatsu Kenji, visited the facilities of the Port of Valencia this morning where he held a meeting with the president of...