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Government to reduce tax on electricity use by vessels docked in Spanish ports

Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – The Council of the EU has authorized Spain to reduce the tax applied to electricity supply to ships at...

EC qualifies Spain’s Baleària LNG project as “excellent”

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) October 11, 2018 – The European Union has described as “excellent” the project that Spanish ferry company...

EU to issue tender documents for new Vasiliko LNG terminal

Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) October 10, 2018 – An open tender for the liquefied natural gas (LNG) reception infrastructure (FRSU – Floating...

Minister Toninelli in Genoa for talks with the European Commissioner Bulc

Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Danilo Toninelli, and the European Commissioner for Transport,...

Leixões port to obtain EU financing for container terminal dredging

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 8, 2018 – Leixões port has obtained financing to solve its main problem and the only competitive disadvantage with...

EC launches public consultation on extending shipping consortia anti-trust rules exemption

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the possibility of prolonging for...

EC approves LNGHIVE2 project of Baleària

Gijón, Spain (Ports Europe) October 4, 2018 – The European Commission approved with an “excellent” rating the project “LNGHIVE2 Vessels...

BlueHUBS in the Mediterranean to receive €19.789 million in EU CEF funding for TEN-T ports

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...

EU to invest €2.788 million in Rijeka port

Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...

Leixões port to receive EU funding of €17.41 million

Leixões, Portugal (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects...

EU to invest €6.54 million in TriesteRailPort

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...

EC approves €12.1 million co-financing for Venice port LNG project

Venice, Italy (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – The European Commission (EC) has approved a €12.1 million ($13.9 million) co-financing for the construction...

European Commission announces CEF financing for TriesteRailPort

Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 30, 2018 – The European Commission has announced financing for the TriesteRailPort project, proposed by...

Valenciaport Foundation hosts Corealis meeting

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – A meeting of the COREALIS project was held with partners involved in the Living Lab of Valencia...

EU Research Report: Brexit – transport and tourism – the consequences of a no-deal scenario

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 28, 2018 – The European Parliament Think Tank has published a report entitled: Research for TRAN Committee...

Carlo Secchi to attend CEF Conference of the Intermodal Platform of the Port of Huelva in October

Huelva, Spain (Ports Europe) September 27, 2018 – The European Coordinator for the Atlantic TEN-T Corridor, Carlo Secchi, will join the second...

EU steps up its strategy for connecting Europe and Asia

European Commission – Press release EU steps up its strategy for connecting Europe and Asia Brussels, 19 September 2018 The European Commission and the...

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