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.
Azov Sea as a Russian lake
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – A bill has been submitted to the lower house of Russia’s State Duma (parliament) to consolidate the...
Estonian ambassador to Spain visits Port of Valencia
València, Spain (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Andres Rundu, Estonian ambassador to Spain and Andorra, together with Marlen Rein, in charge of...
Italy says it is leaving China’s Belt and Road Initiative
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Government sources are reporting that Italy has informed China that it is leaving the Belt and Road...
Russia also ousted from IMO Council
London, United Kingdom (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – On December 1, Russia was excluded from the United Nations (UN) International Maritime Organization...
Russia’s sanctions-busting trade routes stumble
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – The two “secret weapons” against Western sanctions affecting Russian cargo transportation – the...
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation plans network of strategic ports
Astana, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) November 30, 2023 – The draft concept for the creation and operation of a “Partnership Network” of major...
U.S. Customs Service will send a consultant to the Port of Constanta
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Next year, the U.S. Customs Service will send a consultant to the Port of Constanta, Romania. The...
River ports in Russia for sale – 1 euro cent
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – A law simplifying the privatisation of dilapidated and abandoned Russian river ports has been signed by...
NATO and Italian government sign agreement for centre in Taranto
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – NATO and the Italian government sign an agreement for the NATO Southern Operational Center (SOC) in...
French government specifies details for two floating wind farms
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 27, 2023 – The French government has specified the location of two floating wind projects in the Mediterranean of...
Brindisi, Manfredonia start projects with state funding
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – The ports of Brindisi and Manfredonia will start projects with state funding. Both ports are managed by...
Azerbaijan and Morocco sign port memorandum
Baku, Azerbaijan (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – Following bilateral government talks, Azerbaijan and Morocco have agreed cooperation in the port...
Diplomatic U.S. scolding of Georgia about Anaklia port project
Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 20, 2023 – A U.S. diplomat has scolded the Georgia government about its handling of the proposed Anaklia port...
U.S. ambassador to Georgia, radio interview
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) November 19, 2023 – The U.S. ambassador to Georgia, Ms. Rosie Dunnigan, has given an interview to Radio Free Europe/Radio...
New sanctions-busting corridor to Russia bypasses Kazakhstan
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) July 5, 2023 – Russia and Kyrgyzstan will soon open a new Southern Transport Corridor across Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and...
Anaklia port saga: Construction will begin in March, by whom to be announced…end-2024
Tbilisi, Georgia (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The construction of Georgia’s first Black Sea deep-water port in Anaklia will begin in March-April 2024,...
French president in Kazakhstan, trade corridors on the agenda
Astana, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 1, 2023 – French President Emmanuel Macron is in Kazakhstan to promote relations between Paris and Astana....
Dutch officials visit Port of Alexandropoulis
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – On October 18, a delegation of Dutch officials visited the Port Authority of Alexandroupoulis....
Port of Sines received a visit from a Chilean delegation
Sines, Portugal (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – On October 24th, the Port of Sines received a visit from a Chilean delegation, as part of a business...
Giurgiulesti International Free Port hosts German politicians
Giurgiulesti, Moldova (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – On October 5, 2023, Giurgiulesti International Free Port (GIFP) welcomed Deputy Prime Minister...