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Ports of Brest and Sète join the EU TEN-T network

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The French ports of Brest and Sète have been officially included in the corridors of the...

EU banks supports Corridor VIII rail network, North Macedonia

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 20, 2023 – European Union banks will help finance the third phase of the Eastern section of the Corridor VIII...

European Commission: Provisional agreement on TEN-T network

Provisional agreement on more sustainable and resilient trans-European transport network brings Europe closer together – December 19, 2023 The European...

European Council approves fishing opportunities for 2024 in EU and non-EU waters

Press Release – European Council – December 12, 2023 Following three days of negotiations, fisheries ministers agreed on fishing...

EU updates list of ship recycling facilities

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The European Commission has adopted the 12th edition of the European List of ship recycling...

ETF criticises EU emissions plan for ports

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 11, 2023 – The European Transport Workers’ Federation (ETF) has joined the criticism of the European...

STS transfer of Russian LNG in European ports

Zeebrugge, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 8, 2023 – Belgium’s North Sea Zeebrugge LNG terminal is the main European facility used by Russia to reexport...

MEPs call for European Ports Summit

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) December 7, 2023 – Today, European Unions MEPs on Transport and Tourism committee called for a European Port Summit. It...

EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions

News – EUROSTAT – EU ports rebounding from pandemic disruptions – December 5, 2023 In 2022, the total gross weight of seaborne freight...

FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA question EU emissions scheme

FEPORT, ETA, EMPA and ECASBA members call on the EU Commission to immediately commission a study on the risks of cargo diversion from European ports and...

EU: Inland waterway transport hits a decade low in 2022

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 29, 2023 – Between 2012 and 2022, transport on the EU’s inland waterways was erratic. Since 2017,...

FEPORT come out against the new ETS emissions regulations

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 24, 2023 – Members of FEPORT have come out against the new European Union’s ETS emissions regulations...

Pollution from ships: stricter EU measures to stop illegal discharges

European Parliament – Ships in EU seas should face dissuasive fines not only for oil spills, but also for sewage and garbage discharge, Transport and...

European shipowners call for clean affordable fuels for shipping before Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards

European shipowners call for clean affordable fuels for shipping before Parliament vote on trucks CO2 standards – November 21, 2023 Ahead of the plenary...

Malta joins opposition to EU emission tax

Valletta, Malta (Ports Europe) November 21, 2023 – Various voices from Malta have joined widespread criticism of the European Union’s plan to...

EU is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – The European Union (EU) is working on a measure to protect the port of Gioia Tauro from the...

Working paper challenges EU emissions regulations for ports

Washington, USA (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – The Washington-based International Council on Clean Transportation, a multinational non-profit public...

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