Government
News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Belarus multimodal port in Murmansk, Russia
Murmansk, Russia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Preparations have started for the construction of a multimodal port for processing Belarusian cargo in...
Putin: Caspian port of Olya is increasingly important for Russia
Olya, Russia (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – The port of Olya is becoming increasingly important for Russia, the country’s President Vladimir Putin,...
Montenegro included possible LNG terminal in its spatial plan
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) April 12, 2024 – The Montenegro government has included a possible liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in its spatial...
France 2030: 13 winning projects for the maritime industrial sector
News Release – Secrétariat d’État chargé de la Mer et de la Biodiversité – March 29, 2024 Christophe Béchu, Minister of Ecological...
Eurasian Development Bank sees regional infrastructure needs
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 5, 2024 – Last month, the Eurasian Development Bank (EDB) published a report entitled “Infrastructure in...
Azerbaijan, Romania discuss new LNG plant for Constanta Port
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) April 4, 2024 – Minister of Energy Sebastian Burduja has met with his Azerbaijani counterpart, Parviz Shahbazov, to...
Turkey incentivises local shipbuilding
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu, has announced amended the regulations...
Imported equipment for civil shipbuilding in Russia is 40-90%
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 25, 2024 – Sanctions-hit Russia needs hundreds of new ships to compensate for the lost services of global logistics...
Government gives more details for Port of Durrës project, Albania
Durrës, Albania (Ports Europe)- March 22, 2024 — The Minister of Infrastructure and Energy, Belinda Balluku, has provided more details about the proposed...
AdSP Mar Tirreno Centrale (Naples) signs MoU with Turkmenbashi
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 22, 2024 – A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between the Turkmenistan International Sea Port of Turkmenbashi...
Georgia announces Anaklia Port infrastructure tender
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe)- March 18, 2024—The Georgian Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development has announced the tender to design and construct...
Moldova asks Ukraine for railway cargo via Russia-occupied Transnistria
Chisinau, Moldova (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – In a surprise move, Moldova Railways (Calea Ferată din Moldova – CFM) has asked Ukrainian...
Georgia Prime Minister says Anaklia tender will be ready in May
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 – According to the Prime Minister of Georgia, Irakli Kobakhidze, the tender procedures for the Anaklia...
Lebanese minister presents Beirut reconstruction plan
Beirut, Lebanon (Ports Europe)- March 13, 2024—Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has delivered a speech presenting initial ideas on a reconstruction and...
Romania approves Constanta port expansion
Constanța, Romania (Ports Europe) March 12, 2024 – The Romanian Government has approved a key infrastructure project to expand the southern sector of...
ZPMC denies its port cranes are spying tools
Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) March 11, 2024 – China’s state-owned engineering company and the world’s largest manufacturers of cranes and...
Russian navy builds a new base in Caspian Makhachkala
Makhachkala, Russia (Ports Europe) March 5, 2024 – The Russian navy, exposed and vulnerable in the Black Sea, is building a new base for its ships in the...