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.
Portos de Galicia visits Madrid to discuss issues of concern
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán, and the Minister of the Sea, Rosa Quintana,...
Spain to suspend port fee reductions
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has dismissed the...
Valenciaport publishes facts to support development of Valencia-Madrid EU Ten-T transport corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 –Â Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has published...
IFC presents Olvia and Kherson port concessions to potential bidders
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has held a conference for potential bidders for the...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new...
Parliamentary commissions to visit AdSP Genoa
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – On September 19, 2018, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP –...
Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti visits Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 –Â The governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Fvg) region, Massimiliano Fedriga, will join undersecretary of...
Morocco to review its National Ports Strategy
Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) September 11, 2018 –Â In 2010, Morocco launched its National Ports Strategy (SNP), a strategy designed to run until 2030....
Alexandroupolis port privatisation will go ahead in November
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Speaking at the traditional Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) interview, Prime Minister...
Italy creates 16th port authority – Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale dello Stretto di Messina (AdSP – Strait of Messina Port Authority)
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 –Â The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, at the instigation of Minister Danilo Toninelli, will...
A Coruña port not receiving the same state support as other ports
A Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 9, 2018 – In recent years, the Spanish state has contributed in recent years €2,000 million to make the new...
ANESCO presents its proposals to the president of Puertos del Estado to improve the port system
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – A delegation of ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring...
AdSP Venice looks to work with government on large vessels policy
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – Regarding statements by the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Danilo Toninelli on the subject of...
France deems unacceptable EU Commission’s post-Brexit port plan
Calais, France (Ports Europe) August 14, 2018 – France has deemed unacceptable the European Commission’s proposal to exclude French ports from a...
Taranto port development plan approved
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 –Â An intelligent and integrated system at the service of port areas and areas with industrial vocation...
Five countries sign convention on Caspian legal status
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) August 12, 2018 – The leaders of Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan have signed a new convention on...
Minister of the South visits Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 –Â The Minister for the South, Barbara Lezzi, is in Calabria, and visited the port of Gioia Tauro, a...
Port of Bordeaux authorized to exploit the tools of Bassens
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) August 8, 2018 –Â The Grand Maritime Port of Bordeaux (GPMB) has been authorized to exploit the tools of the sites of the...
Venice port signs agreement on Chioggia port’s management transfer
Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) August 6, 2018 – Venice port president Pino Musolino has said he signed an agreement with the Chamber of Commerce to transfer...
ACP criticises government stance on Leixões port expansion
Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) August 5, 2018 – Yesterday, the Commercial Association of Porto (Associação Comercial do Porto – ACP) issued a...