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.
Bulgaria to offer concessions for Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with...
Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead...
Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary...
Spain to maintain protectionist towing rules
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Spain’s national ports agency Puertos del Estado has drafted a regulation maintaining the...
Santander port to present action plan in case of hard Brexit
Santander, Spain (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Santander port’s administration does not have the required capacity to deal with an emergency...
France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to...
Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača,...
Algerian minister says port development will drive economy
Skikda, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has said that the development of ports...
Italy’s MIT inspects AdSPs of Civitavecchia, Ravenna and Taranto ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – Sample inspections are underway by inspectors of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport on the...
Italy to co-finance electrification, LNG use at ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – Italy’s government plans to co-finance the electrification and the use...
Ukraine looks to improve port performance by data digitisation
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 – Minister of Infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan, has met with representatives of Ukrainian Sea Ports...
Morocco plans €165 million investment in 2019-2021 port plan
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 6, 2019 – The Moroccan government’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP – National Ports Agency) in...
Madeira plans to invest €17 million in ports in 2019
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 – The Madeira Regional Government, through program contracts with APRAM (Administração dos...
PPP efficiency analysis for concession projects in Olvia and Kherson ports approved
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 – The conclusions on the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) efficiency analysis for concession projects in...
Spain’s anti-trust watchdog warns against protectionist rules in port services
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – Spain’s competition regulator has urged the country’s government to liberalise the port...
Spanish ports to receive €68.2 million of EU funding
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Twelve Spanish port authorities will distribute more than €68.2 million ($77.6 million) of...
Italian association dissatisfied with lack of reforms on private marinas operation
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – Italian association Ucina Confindustria has expressed its dissatisfaction with the lack of actions on the...
UK Major Ports Group welcomes step-up in no deal planning
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Tim Morris, Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, has welcomed the UK government to...
Ukraine government adopts new maritime policy
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – The Ukrainian government has approved an updated Maritime Doctrine for the period up to 2035, a...
Ukraine looks to improve local ship repair activities
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 20, 2018 – The Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has invited representatives of local ship repair companies...