EU Policy
A category covering news about how European Union (EU) policy relates to ports. This includes the relationship between EU and national government policy, the role of EU institutions. Subjects include EU regulation, the environment, cold ironing, investment, aid and Ten-T transport.
EU: “Greening of European sea ports” – report
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The European Union’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DGMOVE) has published a...
EU: Project DataPorts – a data platform for ports
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 16, 2024 – The EU DataPorts project has developed a platform for smarter and greener seaport ecosystems, a...
European companies launch alliance for H2med Southwestern Hydrogen Corridor
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) December 13, 2024 – A number of leading European companies have created a new alliance to support the H2Med Southwestern...
Air Liquide receives EU grant for renewable project in Antwerp
Antwerp, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 10, 2024 – French company Air Liquide has been awarded a grant of 110 million euros from the European Innovation...
EU ports handled 395.3 million passengers in 2023
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 9, 2024 – In 2023, ports in the European Union handled 395.3 million passengers, up 5.8% increase on 2022...
European Union: New projects signed under CEF Digital
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 6, 2024 – The European Commission has signed 21 grant agreements for 142 million euros with backbone cable...
EU, Norway, UK agree on fishing opportunities in the North Sea for 2025
On Friday 29 November, the EU concluded an agreement with Norway and the UK securing sustainable management of North Sea stocks. The agreement will also secure...
BlueInvest Platform: Accelerating the European blue economy
The European Union’s BlueInvest platform is a pioneering initiative aimed at accelerating innovation and investment opportunities in the sustainable blue...
Ports want an EU strategy and funding
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 30, 2024 – Europe’s ports want the overall plea for strengthening Europe’s competitiveness to be translated...
EU ports handled 3.4 billion tonnes of freight in 2023
News articles – 26 November 2024 – EUROSTAT EU ports handled 3.4 billion tonnes of freight in 2023 In 2023,...
EU fishing fleet sees improved profitability but structural challenges remain
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 22, 2024 – The European Commission has released the 2024 Annual Economic Report on the European Union fishing...
EU sanctions Iran’s Caspian ports of Amirabad and Anzali
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 20, 2024 – The European Union (EU) sanctioned Iran’s Caspian Sea ports of Amirabad and Anzali on November 18 and...
T&E: How much does LNG emit before it burns on a ship?
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 19, 2024 – Transport and Environment, an advocate for clean transport & energy, has published a report:...
EU delegation visits Gioia Tauro port to see anti-drug efforts
Gioia Tauro, Italy (Ports Europe) November 14, 2024 – As part of the European Ports Alliance action, customs representatives from 16 EU countries have...
ESC wants enhanced rail infrastructure capacity management
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The European Shippers’ Council (ESC) supports the European Commission (EC)’s Greening Freight...
European Union: Inland waterway cargo traffic down again in 2023
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 4, 2024 – In 2023, cargo transport on EU inland waterways was down by 4.6% (or 6 million...
Update: EU corridor 8 saga – “Sofia’s forgotten or Sofia’s delay”
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) November 3, 2024 – Under the headline (play of words in Bulgarian) “Corridor #8: Sofia’s forgotten/Sofia’s...
ESPO wants strengthened CEF, better tuned to ports’ needs
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is very much concerned about the European Commission...
EU Drugs Agency signs agreement with Montenegro
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 29, 2024 – The European Union Drugs Agency (EUDA) signed a “Working Arrangement” with Montenegro on...
Government supports EU funding for Rijeka port cold ironing
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 26, 2024 – Last week, the Government agreed that the Rijeka Port Authority could use Connecting Europe Facility...