Galicia port operators benefiting from new port law
Vigo, Spain (PortSEurope) February 20, 2019 – More than 30 companies in Galicia have extended their port concessions to 50 from 35 years, taking advantage…
Bulgaria to offer concessions for Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) February 19, 2019 - Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with the…
Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 19, 2019 - The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead the Hellenic Republic…
Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) February 15, 2019 – Spain's Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary the imposition of an obligation of…
Spain to maintain protectionist towing rules
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) January 31, 2019 – Spain's national ports agency Puertos del Estado has drafted a regulation maintaining the requirement for tugboats operating services…
Santander port to present action plan in case of hard Brexit
Santander, Spain (PortSEurope) January 30, 2019 – Santander port's administration does not have the required capacity to deal with an emergency situation that would arise…
France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Paris, France (PortSEurope) January 29, 2019 - Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to protect the interests…
Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) January 28, 2019 - The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača, a key…
Algerian minister says port development will drive economy
Skikda, Algeria (PortSEurope) January 24, 2019 - The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has said that the development of ports is necessary…
Italy’s MIT inspects AdSPs of Civitavecchia, Ravenna and Taranto ports
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 20, 2019 - Sample inspections are underway by inspectors of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport on the management of the…
Italy to co-finance electrification, LNG use at ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (PortSEurope) January 18, 2019 – Italy's government plans to co-finance the electrification and the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) at ports, environment minister Sergio Costa…
Ukraine looks to improve port performance by data digitisation
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 15, 2019 - Minister of Infrastructure, Volodymyr Omelyan, has met with representatives of Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority (USPA), a non-commercial incubator for the 1991…
Morocco plans €165 million investment in 2019-2021 port plan
Casablanca, Morocco (PortSEurope) January 6, 2019 - The Moroccan government's Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP - National Ports Agency) in planning to invest MAD 3.1…
Madeira plans to invest €17 million in ports in 2019
Funchal, Madeira, Portugal (PortSEurope) January 2, 2019 - The Madeira Regional Government, through program contracts with APRAM (Administração dos Portos da Região Autónoma da Madeira,…
PPP efficiency analysis for concession projects in Olvia and Kherson ports approved
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) January 1, 2019 - The conclusions on the Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) efficiency analysis for concession projects in both Olvia and Kherson ports have…
Spain’s anti-trust watchdog warns against protectionist rules in port services
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) December 31, 2018 – Spain's competition regulator has urged the country's government to liberalise the port services to ships that are not under Spanish flag. The…
Spanish ports to receive €68.2 million of EU funding
Las Palmas, Spain (PortSEurope) December 25, 2018 – Twelve Spanish port authorities will distribute more than €68.2 million ($77.6 million) of EU funds for actions whose…
Italian association dissatisfied with lack of reforms on private marinas operation
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) December 26, 2018 – Italian association Ucina Confindustria has expressed its dissatisfaction with the lack of actions on the rules for the…
UK Major Ports Group welcomes step-up in no deal planning
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 - Tim Morris, Chief Executive of the UK Major Ports Group, has welcomed the UK government to step-up…
Ukraine government adopts new maritime policy
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 - The Ukrainian government has approved an updated Maritime Doctrine for the period up to 2035, a comprehensive strategic document…