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.
European Union supports Georgia in protecting its coastal waters for the benefit of people and the environment
A five-day Coastal and Transitional Waters Monitoring Survey started in Batumi 29 June in the frame of the EU-funded European Union Water Initiative Plus for...
EU approves Greece-Cyprus shipping service
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 7, 2020 – The Ministry of Shipping has reported that after months of consultations with the European...
RFC Amber publishes 2019 annual report
RFC Amber published today its first Annual Report, giving customers, stakeholders and the general public a comprehensive overview over the activities and...
EU ministers comment of Covid-19 challenges for Danube transport
Danube Ministers of Transport conclusions on effective waterway rehabilitation & maintenance anticipating COVID-19 challenges – June 29, 2020 Danube...
GREEN C PORTS project wins the IAPH World Ports Sustainability Awards 2020
Green C Ports, co-financed by the Connecting Europe Facility of the European Union, has won the award in the category of “Resilient Infrastructure”...
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...
Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee meets
On June 25, 2020, the nineteenth meeting of the Turkmenistan-European Union Joint Committee was held at the Ministry of Finance and Economics of Turkmenistan...
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...
Valenciaport Foundation gets the approval of 9 European projects in the first half of the year
This morning the ordinary meeting of the board of trustees of the Valenciaport Foundation took place, which was held in the Clock Building of the Port of...
EU-China Summit: Defending EU interests and values in a complex and vital partnership
The European Union and China held their 22nd bilateral Summit via videoconference on 22 June 2020. President of the European Council, Charles Michel, and...
Von der Leyen statement following EU-China Summit
Von der Leyen following EU-China Summit: We must make progress, one that implies reciprocity and trust – June 22, 2020 “It is not possible to shape the...
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...
Brexit – Shipping and the fluidity of EU-UK trade depend on a comprehensive agreement to be concluded rapidly
Following the plenary vote in the European Parliament today on the recommendations on the future EU-UK relations, ECSA reiterates the position of the European...
Valencia port to receive mobile hydrogen refuelling station
The mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station designed within the framework of the H2PORTS project will arrive at the Port of Valencia in early 2021 – June 19,...
Ukraine signs EU Strategy for the Danube Region document
As part of the implementation of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region, “Conclusions on the effective rehabilitation and maintenance of waterway...
PLANET Project Celebrates Kick Off Meeting
Yesterday, the project “Progress towards Federated Logistics through the Integration of TEN-T into a Global Trade Network” – PLANET celebrated its...
ECSA in full support of effective and well-targeted tonnage tax for shipping
Today, the Federation of European Private Port Operators (FEPORT) and the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics and Customs Services...