Planning/Strategy
All issues linked to planning and strategies of companies, organisations and governments which own ports. This includes plans to increase traffic and the capacity of ports and generate revenue.
Polar Silk Road – the next ambitious China’s project
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) March 5, 2021 – Creation of a Polar Silk Road is China’s new ambitious transportation project, according to the draft of the...
High Commissioner presents in the Port of València the strategy of España Nación Emprendedora
The Strategy includes 50 measures to support talent and innovative entrepreneurship – March 4, 2021 Francisco Polo has presented the roadmap to transform...
Port of Barcelona completes the remodelling of commercial and marketing and innovation and business strategy
The Port of Barcelona has made an organisational change with the creation of the Commercial and Marketing and Innovation and Business Strategy areas –...
Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meeting takes place
News Release – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – March 3, 2021 The Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meeting took place today, March 3, 2021...
GTS Rail to open Genoa office
Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – Bari-based intermodal freight transport company GTS Rail, is to open an office in Genoa. New staffers will be...
Brindisi port finalises location for customs free zone
Brindisi, Italy (Ports Europe) March 2, 2021 – The director general of the Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM – Agenzia delle dogane e dei...
Piraeus Port Users’ Council holds first meeting of 2021
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 1, 2021 – Last Thursday, the first meeting of 2021 of the Piraeus Port Users’ Council was held via teleconference,...
Port of Barcelona: Four future scenarios for maritime transport in Europe
Port de Barcelona – 25 February 2021 The IV Strategic Plan of the Port of Barcelona, recently presented, includes a projection on the maritime traffic...
Chernomorsk Seaport Administration reviews port activity
Chernomorsk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 25, 2021 – The Chernomorsk Seaport Administration has met to discuss the port’s development plan the...
Vigo Port Authority and the Pontevedra Employers’ Confederation review future projects
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2021 – The presidents of the Vigo Port Authority (APV) and the Pontevedra Employers’ Confederation (CEP),...
Port of Seville plans use of EU Next Generation funds
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) February 24, 2021 – The president of the Port Authority of Seville (APS), Rafael Carmona, has received the Minister for...
Cartagena Port Authority joins international port project
Cartagena Port Authority has joined the International Association for Collaboration between Ports and Cities (RETE), with the aim of establishing synergies and...
Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge into one company
Tulcea, Romania (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 -Following a decision of parent company Fincantieri, the Vard Braila and Vard Tulcea shipyards will merge as...
Deregulation of Aktau port services for oil export
Aktau, Kazakhstan (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The services of the Aktau seaport in the export of oil and oil products have been deregulated, which...
Bulgaria: Pre-election rush for port concessions at heavily discounted prices
Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 19, 2021 – Eight concessions for large and smaller ports in Bulgaria are to be announced in 2021, according to a new...
Taranto port publishes regulations for customs free zone
Port of Taranto, 16 February 2021 – These days, the process underlying the enhancement of the port of Taranto and the creation of a business environment...
Ports of Antwerp and Zeebrugge to merge
Antwerp, Belgium (PortSEurope) February 15, 2021 – The City of Antwerp and the City of Bruges have announced that their respective ports will merge into...
Recovery and Resilience Facility: Transport Keeps Us Going Forward
News Release – European Transport Workers’ Federation – 10 Feb 2021 With the slogan “Transport for EU Recovery”, ETF, together with 31...
Andrea Annunziata sees cruise industry as vital to Naples port
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – Andrea Annunziata, new president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Centro-Settentrionale...
AdSP del Mare Adriatico Meridionale (Bari) signs anti-mafia protocol
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) February 11, 2021 – The prefect of Bari, Antonia Bellomo, and president of Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico...