NCH Capital set to proceed with Kassiopi development in Corfu
Corfu, Greece (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 - NCH Capital Inc is likely to proceed with an investment of up to €120 million ($138.98 million) in a…
EU approves Spain’s bill on reduction of tax for ships linked to power grid
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) October 15, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado has said that the Council of the European Union has authorised the reform of…
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…
Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) October 13, 2018 - The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following the collapse…
U.S. ambassador visits Alexandroupoli port
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) October 7, 2018 - US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has visited the northern Greek coastal town of Alexandroupoli and met with deputy…
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2018 - The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation, Leandro Melgar, has inaugurated Organismo Público…
Cosco plan for Piraeus port faces challenge from local businesses
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2018 - Agreement for the plans presented by Cosco Shipping Ports for Piraeus port have yet to be agreed with…
Italy may launch plan to encourage development of Gioia Tauro port
Gioia Tauro, Italy (PortSEurope) October 1, 2018 – Italy's government is to establish a national plan for the development of the port sector, which will…
Carlo Secchi to attend CEF Conference of the Intermodal Platform of the Port of Huelva in October
Huelva, Spain (PortSEurope) September 27, 2018 - The European Coordinator for the Atlantic TEN-T Corridor, Carlo Secchi, will join the second conference of the intermodal platform organized…
Suez Canal to coordinate investment incentives amendment with Egyptian government
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) September 26, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority plans to coordinate with the government an amendment of the investment incentive policies in…
Spain’s ANESCO requests urgent measures to counter traffic loss at Melilla port
Melilla, Spain (PortSEurope) September 26, 2018 – ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring Companies) has raised its concerns regarding the critical situation at Melilla…
Senator sends open letter to government to raise concerns about Bordeaux port
Bordeaux, France (PortSEurope) September 25, 2018 - Senator Nathalie Delattre of Gironde has sent an open letter to the Minister of Transport Elisabeth Borne to raise…
Di Maio indicates Trieste port support at China event
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 21, 2018 - Speaking in China, Trieste Regional Councilor, Sergio Emidio Bini, commented that it was important to be able to talk…
Portos de Galicia visits Madrid to discuss issues of concern
Coruña, Spain (PortSEurope) September 22, 2018 - The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán, and the Minister of the Sea, Rosa Quintana, have visited…
Spain to suspend port fee reductions
Castellón, Spain (PortSEurope) September 25, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has dismissed the potential new reduction in…
Valenciaport publishes facts to support development of Valencia-Madrid EU Ten-T transport corridor
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) September 24, 2018 - Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV - Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has published a list to ten reasons why…
IFC presents Olvia and Kherson port concessions to potential bidders
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) September 22, 2018 - The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has held a conference for potential bidders for the concessions in the ports…
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new strategic framework…
Parliamentary commissions to visit AdSP Genoa
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 17, 2018 - On September 19, 2018, Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Ligure Occidentale (AdSP - Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority) will…
Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti visits Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) September 17, 2018 - The governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Fvg) region, Massimiliano Fedriga, will join undersecretary of state to the Presidency of…