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: Iran wants naval and military bases in Syria
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) August 28, 2024 – Different Syrian and other media sources claim that Iran is seeking to expand a small naval base it...
Iran’s wishful thinking about a naval base in Syria
Tartus, Syria (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Iran is seeking to expand a small naval base established in Tartus on the Syrian Mediterranean Sea coast...
“Back in the USSR” for key Russian port
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 24, 2024 – Russia’s largest sea port of Novorossiysk on the Black Sea was included in the list of companies that...
Russia presidential aide Patrushev visits Murmansk
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) August 22, 2024 – Presidential Aide Nikolai Patrushev has visited Murmansk to discuss Russia’s national interests...
Landlocked Kyrgyzstan wants to invest in Iran’s Shahid Rajaei port
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) August 21, 2024 – The landlocked Central Asian country of Kyrgyzstan is looking for ways to invest in infrastructure...
Russia’s Northern Sea Route to become “Great”
Arkhangelsk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 – In line with the practices of the Soviet Union, which economically collapsed in 1991, Russian...
Kazakhstan wants to use Republic of Congo Pointe-Noire port
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 3, 2024 – Kazakhstan is interested in using the Republic of Congo port of Pointe-Noire, Kazakh President...
Rome invites applicants to manage nine leading port authorities
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe), July 26, 2024 – The Italian government has invited applicants for the job of president of nine of the country’s port...
EU Commission receives complaint on HHLA-MSC deal
Hamburg, Germany (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Norbert Hackbusch, speaker on ports for the “die Linke” political party, has submitted a...
Canada, Finland, US create the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort
Vancouver, Canada (Ports Europe) July 17, 2024 – Canada, Finland and the United States have set up the Icebreaker Collaboration Effort (ICE Pact). The...
Gemini alliance hit by FMC “dead-wave”
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) July 14, 2024 – A global operational alliance between two of the world’s largest container shipping companies...
Funds available for coastal fishing and aquaculture, Sardinia
Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – The Region of Sardinia is to make 10.5 million euros available to support coastal fishing and...
TRNC wants to open Famagusta port for Turkic states
Famagusta, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) wants to open the port of Famagusta (Gazimagusa) to ships...
Qatar considers joining North-South International Transport Corridor
Doha, Qatar (Ports Europe) July 8, 2024 – The Qatar government is considering joining the North-South International Transport Corridor, according to...
Italy allocates funds to improve port transport
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has allocated 41 million euros for works to improve the...
Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania start anti-mine operation in Black Sea
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) July 2, 2024 – With a six-month delay, NATO members Turkey (Türkiye), Bulgaria and Romania on July 1 sent their demining...
Six Italian ports interested in wind energy hub development
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) July 1, 2024 – Last February, the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security (MASE) invited ports to submit expressions...
Update: To build or not to build – overseas Russian ports
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – In a schizophrenic third change of position in as many months, Russia, isolated from the Western transport...
EU adopts 14th package of sanctions against Russia – ports effects
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) June 25, 2024 – The European Union has adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of...
Two Russian Navy ships visit Tobruk naval base in Libya
Tobruk, Libya (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Two Russian Navy ships, escorted by two submarines, have made an official stop at the Tobruk naval base in...