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Hungary opens consulate in port of Koper

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) July 4, 2021 – Reflecting the importance of Slovenia’s Koper port to Hungary, an Hungarian consulate has been opened...

Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., Kristina Kvien visits Mariupol and Berdyansk, underscores U.S. commitment to Ukraine

Chargé d’Affaires Kristina Kvien traveled to Mariupol and Berdyansk June 25 to visit a Maritime Border Guard station supported by the Department of...

Turkey Maritime Summit starts in Istanbul

Minister KaraismailoÄŸlu made the opening speech of the “Turkey Maritime Summit” session, which will bring together the international maritime...

Turkey’s export rate increased 42.2% in first quarter of 2021

Turkey’s export rate increased 42.2% in first quarter of 2021- June 30, 2021 KaraismailoÄŸlu said, “With the uninterrupted work in our production...

Spain’s Ports 4.0 Fund is extended for four years

The Distribution Committee of the Interport Compensation Fund has approved to extend for four more years the contribution of 1% of the result of the exercise...

Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission meets in Istanbul

The Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has reported that the Turkey-Azerbaijan Land Transport Joint Commission (KUKK) meeting has been held in...

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan set up

A business mission of Rostov enterprises to Azerbaijan has been organized with the support of the Azerbaijan-Russia Business Council and the Chamber of...

The Algerian ambassador to Azerbaijan visits AZPROMO

A meeting with Ambassador of the Algeria to Azerbaijan Salima Abdelhak was held at the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) –...

Governments establish Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Council

The Ukrainian-Azerbaijani Business Council has been established to further expand economic and investment ties between Azerbaijan and Ukraine, as well as...

Baku Declaration adopted at the 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting

The 4th Eco Energy Ministerial Meeting was held with the participation of Azerbaijan – June 24, 2021 The high-level representatives of the...

Ukraine meets with EBRD

On June 25, a meeting was held with the participation of the Minister of Infrastructure Oleksandr Kubrakov and representatives of the European Bank for...

Minister attend meeting to review port of Slavonski Brod, Croatia

Director of the Inland Navigation Directorate of the Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infrastructure participated in the final conference of the EU project...

Iran and Syria seek to develop marine and port cooperation

Tehran, Iran (Ports Europe) June 28, 2021 – The Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) has reported that Tehran and Syria are discussing the need to...

Ukraine and European Business Association discuss river and sea infrastructure

The first meeting between Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Yuri Vaskov and representatives of the Logistics Committee of the European Business Association...

Kanal Istanbul will connect the world to Turkey

Minister KaraismailoÄŸlu made examinations in the area before the “Kanal Istanbul Bridge Groundbreaking Ceremony”, one of the most important...

U.S. Ambassador talks of interest in Alexandroupoli Port, Greece

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) June 23, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Pyatt said in an interview with Star channel’s Tsamouri: “Our (U.S.) first...

Cooperation step between Turkey and Serbia in the field of transportation

Minister KaraismailoÄŸlu met with Serbian Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Momirovic – June 23, 2021 Minister of Transport and...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine holds talks with OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden in the framework of her second visit to Ukraine this year

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) June 18, 2021 – Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba held talks with the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office,...

Greek minister attends Celestial Cruises event

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 17, 2021 – “Greece moved faster than other countries, creating a safe framework for the operation of the...

Visit of Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu to Libya

Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu visited Libya together with Hulusi Akar, Minister of National Defence, Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Interior, General...

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