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Amber Rail Freight Corridor becomes operational

Koper, Slovenia, February 13, 2019 – With the publication of paths for international freight trains in mid-January 2019 the Amber Rail Freight Corridor...

EU adopts new Fisheries Partnership with Morocco including Western Sahara

Press Release – European Parliament – February 12, 2018 A new agreement on the legal, environmental, economic and social governance of EU...

Brexit preparedness: provisional agreement on realigning North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor and investing in the adaptation of transport infrastructure for security and border checks

European Commission – Press Release – February 8, 2019 The European Parliament and the Council on the North Sea-Mediterranean Corridor  –...

Trieste port executing 22 EU-funded projects worth €130 million

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – Trieste port is currently carrying out 22 projects with financing from the European Union (EU), with a total...

Corfu to receive EU funds for port developments

Corfu, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Corfu has announced the approval of the following projects of strategic importance...

EU: Agreement on first ever multi-annual fisheries management plan in Western Mediterranean

February 2, 2019 – European Commission The European Parliament and the Council have reached an agreement on the Commission’s proposal establishing a...

EU-supported training on implementation of Maritime Labour Convention in Black and Caspian Sea regions

Press Release – EU Neighbours East – February 4, 2018 On January 30-31, 2019, 16 representatives of maritime authorities from countries in the...

EU provides €233 million for Anaklia port development

Anaklia, Georgia (Ports Europe) – February 4, 2019 – Anaklia Deep Sea Port will receive for the second stage of its construction European Union (EU)...

The blockade of Ukrainian Azov Sea ports costs over €300 million – minister

Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 3, 2019 – The Ukrainian maritime sector has lost some UAH 10 billion hryvnia (€316 million), as a result of the...

New project: Bulgaria logistics corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe) – EU Gateway

Varna, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) February 3, 2019 – A new project “Bulgaria logistics corridor (Asia-Port Varna-Central Europe) – EU Gateway (EGP)”...

Transport development discussed at joint EU-Georgia meeting

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 1, 2019 – The first EU-Georgia High- Level Transport Dialogue took place on 29 January 2019 in Tbilisi,...

Coreper approves mandate for talks on Brexit-related adaptation

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Yesterday, the European Council’s Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) approved a...

2019: The year Georgia emerges as Europe’s strategic partner in Eurasian trade

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The following article was published by the European Leadership Network on January 29, 2019. Tedo...

Valenciaport presents its Innovation Plan in the European Parliament

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – The deputy director of strategic planning of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport,...

European shipowners: priority is and remains a Brexit deal

ECSA PRESS RELEASE – January 30, 2019 European shipowners: priority is and remains a Brexit deal Following yesterday’s discussions in the UK parliament...

France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit

Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to...

Brexit preparedness: European Commission adopts two contingency proposals to help mitigate impact of “no-deal” Brexit on EU fisheries

Brussels, 23 January 2019 Given the continued uncertainty in the UK surrounding the ratification of the Withdrawal Agreement, the Commission has today adopted...

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