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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.
Ukraine and Lithuania will cooperate in the development of rail and road transport
Ukraine and Lithuania have agreed to cooperate in passenger and freight transport – March 18, 2021 Today, March 18, in the presence of the President of...
Russia proposes to delay localisation of shipbuilding law
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) March 18, 2021 – The Russian government is set to postpone the introduction of a scoring system for calculating the...
Italy’s Minister Mara Carfagna intervenes on the need to simplify SEZ procedures
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Mara Carfagna, Minister for the South, spoke yesterday at the Chamber of Deputies, saying that there will be...
Libya invites Turkish participation in Zawiya port project
Ankara, Turkey (Ports Europe) March 17, 2021 – Turkish companies have been invited to build a new cargo port in Zawiya port in Western Libya, according...
EU-Georgia Association Council to meet and discuss transport issues
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) March 16, 2021 – Natela Turnava, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, has said that today’s meeting of...
Remarks by U.S. Ambassador at the MOU signing between Albania, Exxon Mobil and Excelerate Energy
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) March 15, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Albania Yuri Kim has taken part in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signing...
Statement by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs following meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Croatia, Gordan Grlić Radman,...
Ambassador Yuri Kim attends online Tirana Economic Forum
Tirana, Albania (Ports Europe) March 14, 2021 – U.S. to Albania, Ambassador Yuri Kim, has delivered an online presentation at the Tirana Economic Forum,...
Green light from Italian Parliament to the commissioner of 58 works for a value of €66 billion
The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Enrico Giovannini, welcomes “with satisfaction” the opinions of the Public Works...
Greece starts revision of Code of Private Maritime Law
The Code of Private Maritime Law is reformed after 63 years – First meeting of the Legislative Drafting Committee – March 12, 2021 Under the...
Malta trade deficit reduces in January 2021
Provisional figures for registered trade in goods in Malta recorded a deficit of €102.1 million during January 2021, compared to a deficit of €280.8...
Ukraine seeks to solve port fee issues
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – During a meeting with the European Business Association (EBA), Minister of Infrastructure Vladyslav...
EBRD & IFC to fund work on the Chernomorsk port ferry concession project
Representatives of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) have agreed to fund the...
Ukraine open for the implementation of joint concession projects in the maritime sector with Denmark
Kiev, Ukraine (Ports Europe) March 9, 2021 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece highlights importance of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2021 – Speaking at an “On the record” event to journalists, U.S. Ambassador to Greece,...
Italian government meets unions to discuss transport sector concerns
News Release – Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport (Italy) – March 1, 2021 The Minister of Sustainable Infrastructure and Mobility, Enrico...
DT World offers cooperation with Ukraine
Representatives of the Emirati company DT World, which belongs to one the world’s largest port operators DP World and specializes in trade facilitation...