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.
The third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF) in Beijing, October
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – China will host the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing in October...
Port of Taranto blocks China-linked concession
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) September 12, 2023 – The Port of Taranto has blocked a concession to a company linked with China –...
Update: India–Middle East–Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) – a new super-trade route?
Mumbai, India (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – A multinational railway and sea ports corridor linking the Middle East and South Asia was announced on...
Gibraltar plans new cruise liner terminal
Gibraltar (Ports Europe) September 11, 2023 – The Gibraltar government has announced plans for a new cruise liner terminal, said Tourism Minister Vijay...
Rail freight transport between Latvia and Ukraine important for both countries
8 September 2023 Management of SJSC “Latvijas dzelzceļš” earlier this week met with Ambassador of the Ukraine to Latvia, H. E. Mr Anatolii Kutsevol to...
Russian naval ship docks in Algiers
Algiers, Algeria (Ports Europe) September 8, 2023 – The Algerian Ministry of Defence reported that a Russian ship from the Black Sea fleet made a...
China confirms interest in Anaklia deep sea port project
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) September 7, 2023 – China has confirmed interest in Anaklia deep sea port project, and other transport/infrastructure...
Sanctions: Rum-running via Astrakhan and Olya ports
Astrakhan, Russia (Ports Europe) September 4, 2023 – Russia elevates the art of sanctions-busting to a new level with the inclusion of its Caspian Sea...
Malta identifies zones for offshore wind development
Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) September 1, 2023 – The Maltese government has identified six potential zones outside its 12-mile territorial waters for...
Next railway corridor: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan project
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Ports Europe) August 21, 2023 – One of the main topics of China’s Premier Li Qiang visit to Kyrgyzstan in October will be the...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up trade with Turkey
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 20, 2023 – Figures from the Turkish government show that since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July...
Ship reaches Istanbul from Odessa using “humanitarian corridor”
Istanbul, Turkey (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – The first ship to use a temporary corridor to and from Ukraine’s seaports entered Turkey’s...
Turkey rumoured to have 99-year lease for Libya’s Khoms port
Khoms, Libya (Ports Europe) August 18, 2023 – Based on unconfirmed reports, Turkish TV channel TGRT said that Turkey leased the port of Khoms (Al-Khums) in...
Georgian ministers visit APM Terminals Poti
Poti, Georgia (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – Georgia’s Vice Prime Minister & Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Levan...
Update: AD Ports signs Kazakhstan port terminal agreement
Kuryk, Kazakstan (Ports Europe) August 17, 2023 – An agreement for the construction of a grain terminal and a multifunctional marine terminal Sarzha in...
India looks to Piraeus port as gateway to Europe
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2023 – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Greece after attending the BRICS summit in South Africa...
Ukraine declared six Russian Black Sea ports zones of “military threat”
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) August 6, 2023 – On August 4, Ukraine, invaded by Russia in February 2022, declared the internal and external waters...