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Event: Our Ocean 2017 Conference: Malta, October 5-6, 2017

Valletta, Malta, September 11, 2017 – The European Union will host the fourth edition of Our Ocean conference in Malta, 5 – 6 October 2017. Our...

Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries appoints new president

Tangier, Morocco (Ports Europe) August 8, 2017 – The Moroccan Confederation of Coastal Fisheries (Confédération marocaine de la pêche côtière –...

Unloading of 1,524 t of longfin tuna in Basque ports shows a positive trend

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) August 3, 2017 – The capture of longfin tuna in the northern Basque ports since the beginning of the campaign in early July has...

Las Palmas port authority president takes part in Blue Growth event

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) July 11, 2017 – The president of Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas), Luis Ibarra and its...

Cagliari to open new fishing dock

Cagliari, Italy (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – On June 28, a new fishing dock will be inaugurated in the Sardinian port of Cagliari. The new development...

EU to support sustainable fisheries in Mediterranean region

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) June 14, 2017 – The European Parliament adopted with 558 votes in favour and 43 against an initiative in support of sustainable...

EU: Joint Statement on the occasion of World Oceans Day

Brussels, Belgium, June 8, 2017 On the occasion of the World Oceans Day (8 June), Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs...

Two new signatories to the Malta MedFish4Ever Declaration

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – On 16 and 31 May respectively the Ambassadors to the European Union of the People’s Democratic...

Reconstruction works at Tanger Port completed at 70% as of May 2017

Tangier, Morocco (PortSEurope) May 28, 2017 – Reconstruction works for the transformation of the Tanger Med Port in a port of pleasure and a terminal for...

Innovative blue growth projects join European Maritime Day 2017

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – Fifteen innovative new blue growth projects funded through the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)...

Event – European Maritime Day – Poole, UK, May 18-19, 2017

Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – The European Maritime Day (EMD) is the annual meeting point for Europe’s community of maritime...

Las Palmas port aims to recover fresh fishing traffic

Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) May 12, 2017 –  Las Palmas port authority (Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas) plans to work to recover the throughput of...

EU Commission adopts action plans to improve Belgian and German fisheries control systems

Brussels, Belgium, May 4, 2017 The European Commission has adopted two action plans setting out how Belgium and Germany can overcome identified shortcomings in...

EU Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy

Brussels, May 3, 2017 Commission discusses with stakeholders financing investments in a sustainable blue economy Key stakeholders in sustainable business and...

EU: Western Mediterranean – Actions for the sustainable development of the blue economy

Brussels, 19 April 2017 Today the European Commission launches a new initiative for the sustainable development of the blue economy in the Western...

Moroccan government studies improvement of Tarfaya port access

Tarfaya, Morocco (Ports Europe) April 14, 2017 – Moroccan Ministry of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water, represented by the Provincial Directorate of...

EU Commissioner Vella visits joint research centre in Ispra

Brussels, Belgium, 29/03/2017 – EU Commissioner Karmenu Vella, responsible for Environment, Maritime affairs and Fisheries visited the Joint Research...

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