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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.
Ukraine proceeds with PPP projects
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure continues to prepare new public-private partnership (PPP) projects in...
Libyan delegation to visit Malta
Libyan delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh is coming to Malta – October 29, 2020 A Libyan delegation led by the...
Greece prime minister meets with the minister of foreign affairs of Israel
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met at the Maximos Palace with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, who is in Athens for tomorrow’s meeting of the...
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger’s interview with “Eleftheri Thraki” newspaper
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, David Burger, gave an interview to the local Eleftheri Thraki...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at the AmCham Greece-Egypt-Cyprus MOU ceremony
Athens, (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, joined the AmCham event for the Greece-Egypt-Cyprus Memorandum of...
Russia to corporatise Rosmorport
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The government has submitted a bill on the privatization of FSUE Rosmorport with the aim of converting it...
Pasaia Port Authority will invest more than €59 million in 2020-2024
Pasaia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia (APP – Port Authority of Pasaia) have agreed...
Anaklia Development Consortium accuses government of favouring Poti port
Anaklia, Georgia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The Anaklia Development Consortium (ADC) has issued a news announcement entitled, “Government...
Istanbul hosts the first-ever Turkish–Libyan Economic Forum
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The Libyan-Turkish Economic Platform started on October 13 in Istanbul aiming to boost bilateral...
Russia plans port SEZ in Astrakhan region
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 25, 2020 – Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development has said that it plans to allocate RUB 2.8 billion for...
Five groups interested in Kavala port privatisation
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Greek foreign minister meets Albanian prime minister
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after his meeting with the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama (Tirana) – October 20, 2020...
Chernomorsk port set for public-private future
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 20, 2020 – Chernomorsk seaport is the next state-owned infrastructure to become a public-private partnership (PPP)...
Prime Minister Mitsotakis visits Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the port of Alexandroupolis where he made the...
Ukraine and Turkey are ready to deepen strategic partnership
The dialogue between Ukraine and Turkey is developing dynamically, the countries are ready to deepen the strategic partnership and develop cooperation in all...
South Kavala UGS privatisation attracts three expressions of interest
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at the AUSA 2020 7th Hellenic Pavilion roundtable discussion
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 18, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, joined the AUSA 2020 7th Hellenic Pavilion roundtable...
Egypt, France discuss boosting transport cooperation
Alexandria, Egypt (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – In Cairo, Transport Minister Kamel Al Wazir welcomed the French Ambassador, Stephane Romatet, the...
Russia’s draft law on import substitution in shipbuilding adopted in the first reading
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – The State Duma of the Russian Federation has adopted a bill that will stimulate shipping, leasing...
Georgia Consul General visits Hopaport, Turkey
Trabzon, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 14, 2020 – Gela Japaridze, Consul General of Georgia has visited the Northeast port Trabzon including a trip to the...