Fishing
Port activities linked to commercial fishing, including catch numbers, investment, port infrastructure and European Union (EU) policies.
Croatian prime minister visits Zadar port
Zadar, Croatia (Ports Europe) February 24, 2021 – Prime Minister Andrej Plenković has visited the Gaženica fishing port in Zadar, where he presented...
Vigo port and local government discuss Brexit and rail investment
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) February 23, 2021 – The president of Autoridad Portuaria de Vigo (APV – Port Authority of Vigo), Jesús Vázquez...
Almería port plans fish market development
Almeria, Spain (PortSEurope) January 4, 2021 – Autoridad Portuaria de Almería (APA – Port Authority of Almería) has commissioned Tragsatec...
Black Sea countries: regional cooperation on blue economy will help “build back better” after COVID-19 pandemic
News Release – European Commission – 21/12/2020 At their 11 December ministerial meeting, in the presence of Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius,...
Press Statement by EU Commissioner Sinkevičius following AGRIFISH Council on 17 December 2020
Brussels, 17 December 2020 Press Statement by Commissioner Sinkevičius following AGRIFISH Council on 17 December 2020 Dear colleagues,Today, the Council has...
Gijón port increases fish catch
Gijón, Spain (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – In January-October 2020 the port of Gijón recorded an increase in landed fish of 75.6% compared to the...
€6.1 billion for sustainable fisheries and safeguarding fishing communities
On Friday, EU legislators reached a provisional agreement on how EU countries will be able to spend funds allocated to fisheries and aquaculture for 2021-2027...
Fincantieri and Federpesca join forces to promote Italian fishing fleet
Fincantieri and Federpesca (the Italian National Association of Fishing Enterprises) signed a Memorandum of Understanding today to promote the renewal of the...
Sevastopol’s RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 fishing vessels
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 9, 2020 – Sevastopol fish canning plant RSC Aquamarine plans to purchase 10 vessels frpm Sevastopol Marine Plant...
Juanma Moreno confirms Andalusian Government’s commitment to fishing
Malaga, Spain (PortSEurope) July 31, 2020 – The President of the Andalusian Government, Juanma Moreno, inaugurated the modernization works for the new...
Blue sectors contribute to the recovery and pave way for EU Green Deal
Today, the European Commission published “The EU Blue Economy Report 2020”, providing an overview of the performance of the EU economic sectors related to...
More protection for our seas and oceans is needed, report finds
The Commission adopted today a report on the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) which reveals that, while the EU’s framework for marine...
EU Commission reviews EU common fisheries policy and launches consultation
The Commission adopted its annual communication taking stock of the implementation of the common fisheries policy (CFP) and launched a public consultation on...
Turkey’s Tersan Shipyard to build trawler for P/F Havborg
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) June 18, 2020 – Tersan Shipyard Inc. has signed a new contract to build an arctic freezer trawler for P/F Havborg from...
Almería port re-establishes construction of a breakwater
Almería, Spain (Ports Europe) June 15, 2020 – The refurbishment works of the anchorage of the fishing port are progressing at a good pace. The...
New Casablanca port fishing facility close to becoming operational
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) June 14, 2020 – Morocco’s Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP) has reported that the new fishing facility at Casablanca...
Docapesca launches tender connected with Olhão port
Olhão, Portugal (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Docapesca has issued a tender for the contract for the rehabilitation of the piers dedicated to the...