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.
Greek government makes statement on regional port privatisation
Statement by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy on the exploitation of regional ports by the method of sub-porting to investors March 3, 2019...
Italy’s Council of State delays decision on legitimacy of La Spezia port decisions
La Spezia, Italy (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Italy’s Council of State has decided to delay a decision on the legitimacy of acts of La Spezia...
Galicia port operators benefiting from new port law
Vigo, Spain (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – Bulgaria will launch concession tenders for its largest Black Sea and Danube River ports in 2020 with...
Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead...
Spain reiterates need to impose protectionist towing rules
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Spain’s Public Works Ministry has informed the European Commission that it considers necessary...
Spain to maintain protectionist towing rules
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Spain’s national ports agency Puertos del Estado has drafted a regulation maintaining the...
France announces €50m planned investment in ports and airports to prepare for no-deal Brexit
Paris, France (Ports Europe) January 29, 2019 – Last week, Édouard Philippe, the French prime minister, has announced a €50 million investment to...
Slovenian government agrees to second railway track between Koper and Divača
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) January 28, 2019 – The Slovenian government has agreed to investment in a second railway track between Koper and Divača,...
Algerian minister says port development will drive economy
Skikda, Algeria (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – The Minister of Public Works and Transport, Abdelghani Zaalane, has said that the development of ports...
Italy’s MIT inspects AdSPs of Civitavecchia, Ravenna and Taranto ports
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) January 20, 2019 – Sample inspections are underway by inspectors of the Ministry of Infrastructures and Transport on the...
Italy to co-finance electrification, LNG use at ports
Civitavecchia, Italy (Ports Europe) January 18, 2019 – Italy’s government plans to co-finance the electrification and the use...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...