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.
Thessaloniki Port Authority welcomes U.S. ambassador Pyatt
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – Last Thursday, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, visited the Thessaloniki Port Authority...
BlackSummit Financial Group interested in Kavala and Alexandroupolis ports
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – Both local and U.S. diplomatic sources have reported that U.S. investment fund Black Summit Financial Group...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s statement at Cisco International Innovation Centre, Thessaloniki
Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt’s statement to media with Mayor Zervas at Cisco International Innovation Center and statement to TV100 – July 9, 2020...
France’s AFD lends funds to Morocco port authority
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 10, 2020 – L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Morocco’s l’Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)...
Montenegro deputy PM meets ambassador from China
The Deputy Prime Minister and President of the National Coordination Body for the Fight against Infectious Diseases, Milutin Simović, MA, met today with the...
Ukraine and Azerbaijan discuss further cooperation
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Ukraine...
Tunisia – Greece: Boosting pace of investment and development of maritime trade
News – Tunisian and Greek minister discuss – June 29, 2020 Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh received Monday in Tunis Greek Minister of Foreign...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Tunisian counterpart
Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias, at the end of his talks with the Tunisian counterpart of Noureddine Erray – June 29,...
Construction of the new port of Polačište to begin on Korčula
In Korčula, two contracts have been signed for the construction of transport infrastructure on the island of Korčula with a total value of more than 360...
Contract signed for the reconstruction of the Zadar waterfront
Today, a contract was signed for the project ‘Reconstruction of the Coast of Petar Krešimir IV’, better known as the project for the...
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan chairs meeting of the Board of the Eurasian Development Bank
Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Askar Mamin chaired a meeting of the Council of the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) via video conference – June 30, 2020 The...
Ukrainian minister meets with head of local EIB representation
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine, Vladyslav Krykliy, held a working meeting with the Head of the European Investment Bank Representation in Ukraine...
Turkmenistan seeks increased trade with Russia’s Astrakhan region
Negotiations were held in the form of a videoconference with the leadership of the Astrakhan Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia and Turkmenistan to...
Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
On July 2, 2020, a trilateral video meeting was held between the presidents of Turkmenistan, Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. The agenda of the high-level meeting...
Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy: Modernization of ferry transport continues steadily
The policy of strengthening the country’s shipping network, which began last year with a decision by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis...
Alexandroupolis port privatisation details due soon
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – At the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, the President of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development...
Kavala port inches towards privatisation
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) July 1, 2020 – Aris Xenofos, President of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising...
Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at Greece’s Elefsina Shipyard
Καλημέρα σας. It is a tremendous honour for me to be here at the Elefsina Shipyard on this beautiful day with my friend Minister Georgiadis and his...
Hungary invests in Trieste port as export guarantee
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – Hungary’s state-owned Adria Port zrt has purchased 302,000 m² of land at Trieste port to develop a...
U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue Energy Working Group
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 30, 2020 – The U.S. Department of State has published the following joint statement was released by the Governments...