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.
Kazakh ships to gain faster access to Russian rivers for shipment of goods from and to Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkmenistan
Aktau, Kazakhstan (PortSEurope) November 9, 2020 – Kazakhstani companies will gain faster and easier access to inland waterways (navigable rivers) in Russia...
Remarks by Greek Foreign Minister at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners
Remarks by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias at the Greek-Arab Summit: Roundtable discussion of strategic partners – November 9, 2020 Your Excellency,...
US Ambassador to Greece confirms Washington interest in Alexandroupolis port
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2020 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt told the online Thessaloniki Summit last Thursday that the U.S....
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Conversation with Alexia Tasouli regarding the Thessaloniki Summit
Athens, (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, held an interview with journalist Alexia Tasouli regarding the...
BPA urges government not to let devolved administrations fall behind on freeports
Ahead of the anticipated launch of the Freeports bidding process this month, the British Ports Association (BPA) has today written to Ministers across...
Spain’s state-owned port system will invest €1,001 million in 2021
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – The president of Puertos del Estado, the state-owned organisation responsible for the management of...
Ukraine considers possibility of cooperation with Italy in development of high-speed railway traffic
The Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Italy to Ukraine...
FAS has prepared a draft order on investment collection in Russian ports
The Federal Anti-Monopoly Service (FAS) has prepared a draft order on the approval of investment tax rates in Russian ports for 2021-2023. The corresponding...
We are simplifying the procedure for registration of a ship call – Ukrainian minister
The Ministry of Infrastructure has significantly simplified the procedure and reduced the time for registration of the call. Now it can be issued around the...
Ukraine proceeds with PPP projects
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) November 2, 2020 – The Ministry of Infrastructure continues to prepare new public-private partnership (PPP) projects in...
Libyan delegation to visit Malta
Libyan delegation led by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Aguila Saleh is coming to Malta – October 29, 2020 A Libyan delegation led by the...
Greece prime minister meets with the minister of foreign affairs of Israel
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met at the Maximos Palace with Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi, who is in Athens for tomorrow’s meeting of the...
U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission David Burger’s interview with “Eleftheri Thraki” newspaper
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Deputy Chief of Mission, David Burger, gave an interview to the local Eleftheri Thraki...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at the AmCham Greece-Egypt-Cyprus MOU ceremony
Athens, (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, joined the AmCham event for the Greece-Egypt-Cyprus Memorandum of...
Russia to corporatise Rosmorport
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – The government has submitted a bill on the privatization of FSUE Rosmorport with the aim of converting it...
Pasaia Port Authority will invest more than €59 million in 2020-2024
Pasaia, Spain (PortSEurope) October 28, 2020 – Puertos del Estado and Autoridad Portuaria de Pasaia (APP – Port Authority of Pasaia) have agreed...
Istanbul hosts the first-ever Turkish–Libyan Economic Forum
Istanbul, Turkey (PortSEurope) October 27, 2020 – The Libyan-Turkish Economic Platform started on October 13 in Istanbul aiming to boost bilateral...