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President of the Port Authority of Valencia meets with Secretary General of ANESCO

Aurelio Martínez (APV) and José Luis Romero (ANESCO) have addressed the current situation of the stowage sector and future challenges – July 8, 2020...

Olbia and Kherson port stevedore companies to be offered in concession

Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 13, 2019 – Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA) has announced the tenders for stevedore concession projects in...

ANESCO and UPM to analyze port charges and their involvement in the competitiveness of terminals

News – ANESCO and the UPM will analyze the system of port charges and their involvement in the competitiveness of the terminals – July 19, 2019...

Spanish competition watchdog asks EU Court to reexamine labour agreement in stowage sector

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) June 26, 2019 – Spanish anti-trust watchdog Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia (CNMC) has submitted to the Court...

Corsican port workers strike blocks Bastia harbour on June 23

Bastia, Corsica, France (PortSEurope) June 24, 2019 – A strike of Corsican port workers paralysed the port of Bastia for the whole day on June 23. The...

Spain signs collective labour agreement for port workers

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) May 31, 2019 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Salvador De la Encina, has met with union representatives to sign the III...

Setúbal port dockworkers approve collective labour deal

Setúbal, Portugal (PortSEurope) May 24, 2019 – Setúbal port’s dockworkers unanimously approved the new collective bargaining agreement negotiated...

Spanish stevedoring committee approves modification of Bilbao port’s collective labour agreement

Bilbao, Spain (Ports Europe) May 6, 2019 – Spanish stevedoring sector joint committee has approved the agreement to modify Autoridad Portuaria de Bilbao (APB...

Italy’s Uiltrasport warns of potential strike at ports

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) April 30, 2019 – Italian trade union Uiltrasporti has warned agains a potential strike at ports in the country agains the slow...

Setúbal port approves extension of collective labour deal talks deadline

Setúbal, Portugal (Ports Europe) April 26, 2019 – Setúbal port dockworkers have approved the extension until May 8 of the negotiation period for the new...

Spain’s CCOO calls off ports strike scheduled for April 26

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 25, 2019 – Spanish trade union CCOO (Confederacion Sindical de Comisiones Obreras) has called off the strike...

Puertos del Estado reaches agreement on collective labour contract

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) April 24, 2019 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that an agreement has been reached with trade unions...

Trade unions call off strike at Spanish ports

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 16, 2019 – Spanish trade unions CCOO, UGT and CIG have called off the 24-hour port strike scheduled for April 17, 2019,...

Spanish trade union CCOO calls port workers strike on April 17

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) April 11, 2019 – Spanish trade union CC OO union has called a strike of 21 hours of port workers on April 17. The reason is...

Spain’s Anesco, Puertos del Estado ask for support for reform of stowage sector

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 3, 2019 – Spanish stevedoring companies association Asociación Nacional de Empresas Estibadoras (Anesco) and national...

Spanish State Gazette publishes law reforming stevedoring sector

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) April 1, 2019 – The Official State Gazette (BOE) has published the royal decree law approved by the government that completes...

Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules

Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary...

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