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.
Bordeaux organisations unite to develop port potential
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) July 4, 2019 – The Grand Port Maritime of Bordeaux, the Region of New Aquitaine, the County Council of Gironde and...
The decision of the ESAF on Piraeus port-COSCO Master Plan
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – The Port Planning and Development Committee (ESAF) has met to discuss the Master Plan of Piraeus Port...
Barcelona and Civitavecchia ports to promote transversal intermodal corridor in the Mediterranean
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – The president of Barcelona port, Mercè Conesa, and the president of Autorita’ di Sistema...
Vigo port drafts business plan for 2020
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Vigo port authority has approved the initial proposal of the 2020 Business Plan that needs to be ratified by...
Algeciras, Tanger Med port presidents meet to discuss cooperation
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) June 25, 2019 – The port authorities of Algeciras and Tanger Med, led on this occasion by the presidents of the harbours,...
Almeria port will participate in Castellón in a debate on the ports of the Mediterranean Arc
Almería, Spain (PortSEurope) June 21, 2019 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) will participate on July 3 in the Port...
Spain stays committed to developing Barcelona port’s infrastructure
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador de la Encina, met today with the president of the port of...
Barcelona port hosts MEDports Association meeting
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) June 13, 2019 – The Executive Committee of the MEDports Association has met in Barcelona port, where it was hosted...
Ukraine to become member of IMO and EBRD technical cooperation program
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) June 12, 2019 – Ukrainian Infrastructure Minister Volodymyr Omelyan and IMO secretary general, Kitack Lim, have reached an...
Marghera port needs free zone enlargement
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 10, 2019 – Marghera port needs tax incentives for new companies, the president of Ente della Zona Industriale, an...
Slovenia hosts Three Seas Initiative business forum
News Release – Prime minister opens Three Seas Initiative business forum – June 5, 2019 Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Šarec gave the welcoming...
EU Commission advises Portugal to invest in ports, railways
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 5, 2019 – The European Commission has advised Portugal to increase investments in transport and innovation to address...
Ukrainian Ports Forum 2019 opens in Odessa
News – Ukrainian Ports Forum 2019 opens in Odessa – May 30, 2019 Today, on May 30, 2019, in Odessa, the Ukrainian Ports Forum 2019 has opened in...
Hapag Lloyd selects Genoa port for regional headquarters in Southern Europe.
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 29, 2019 – Hapag Lloyd AG, the German shipping company, will locate its regional headquarters for Southern Europe in...
Ligurian ports need links with new markets
Livorno, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 – Liguria’s ports need to be connected to new markets, in order to have its full capacity used, deputy transport...
Tenerife, Málaga and Tangier plan all-season cruise business cooperation
Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain (PortSEurope) May 27, 2019 -Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife (Port Authority of Tenerife) has...
Puertos del Estado president hosts Commercial Counselor of Chinese embassy in Spain
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 22, 2019 – Puertos del Estado President, Salvador de la Encina, has met with the Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of...
Algeciras and Ningbo Zhoushan ports specify collaboration in training
Algeciras, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2019 – A delegation from Autoridad Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras (APBA – Port Authority of Algeciras)...
Consultative Meeting on Valletta Grand Harbour Regeneration Plan
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – The Malta Maritime Forum has hosted an event to discuss growth in Grand Harbour operations and its immediate...
Spain’s competition watchdog launches study on national port network
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 18, 2019 – Spain’s competition watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has launched a...