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.
Augusta port holds talks with local AdSP
Augusta, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Discussions between the general secretary of the harbor agency, Carlo Guglielmi, and president of...
Anna Casini nominated to National Conference of Coordination of Port Authorities
Ancona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Anna Casini, vice president of the Marche region, has been was designated today as regional representative...
Edoardo Rixi nominated to National Conference of Coordination of Port Authorities
Savona, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – Edoardo Rixi, Regional Councilor for Ports, was designated today as regional representative of the National...
Mayor of Reggio Calabria to join National Conference of Coordination of Port Authorities
Reggio Calabria, Italy (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – The mayor of Reggio Calabria, Giuseppe Falcomatà , has been designated as the ANCI (Associazione...
Italian government allocates funds to port authorities
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 –Â To give concrete form to one of the principles of the New Code of Contracts, the Government has made...
Western Mediterranean: a management plan to fortify the fishing sector of the region
European Commission – Press Release – March 8, 2018 Brussels A multi-annual plan to bring more stability, transparency and sustainability to...
European Sea Ports Organisation produces position paper to submit to Brexit negotiators
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – The European Sea Ports organisation (ESPO) has called on Brexit negotiators to prioritise...
Barcelona signs fishing agreement with local SMEs
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – The Secretary General of Fisheries, Alberto López-Asenjo, has signed a protocol in Barcelona with the...
Italian ports see cuts after infrastructure costs changes
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 – The Ministry of Transport has requested changes to infrastructure costs which could result in six Italian...
Rajoy announces a 10% drop in port fees at the inauguration of Granadilla port
Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2018 –Â The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, accompanied by the Minister of...
Spain’s Partido Popular proposes port digitalisation plan
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Spanish ruling political party Partido Popular (PP) has proposed to the Congress a plan to promote the...
Puertos del Estado continues to invest in the local cruise industry
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) March 5, 2018 – In 2017 Spanish ports exceed 9.2 million cruise passengers, a result of a long-standing commitment by the...
Special economic zone to be located near Italy’s Ortona port
Pescaro, Italy (Ports Europe) March 4, 2018 –Â The Government is to establish a Special Economic Zone in the province of Chieti near the port of Ortona....
Portuguese Minister of the Sea promotes the single logistics window
Sines, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has said that in the first three years of the implementation of...
Portuguese government to create National Maritime and Ship System (SNEM)
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – The government has six months to create the Sistema Nacional de Embarcações e MarÃtimos (SNEM –...
Portuguese government sets time limit on Lisbon port concession renegotiations
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – The Minister of the Sea, Ana Paula Vitorino, has signed the order, published on December 28 in Diário...
Spain to reduce port fees by 10%
Tenerife, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2018 – Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy has announced that the government budget for 2017 includes a drop of...
Porto Cruise Terminal hosts “Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality” event
Porto, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 3, 2018 – On February 26, the Porto Cruise Terminal hosted the “Roadmap for Carbon Neutrality”, an...
CIPE approves Ravenna port hub project
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) February 28, 2018 – The project for the port hub of Ravenna has been approved by Comitato interministeriale per la...
Capitale Messina VP supports independent port authority
Messina, Sicily, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2018 –Â Gianfranco Salmeri, vice president of Capitale Messina, continues to support a new port...