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.
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 at...
Italian government announces funding for Genoa port following August bridge collapse
Genoa, Italy (Ports Europe) October 13, 2018 – The Italian government has governed by decree how the problems should be alleviated and solved following...
US Ambassador to Greece Pyatt says Washington committed to the region
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Following a visit to Alexandroupolis, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, sent a message...
U.S. ambassador visits Alexandroupoli port
Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has visited the northern Greek coastal town of...
Puertos del Estado launches new body to help ports
Madrid, Spain (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The president of Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, accompanied by the director of Exploitation,...
Cosco plan for Piraeus port faces challenge from local businesses
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) 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 (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Italy’s government is to establish a national plan for the development of the port sector, which...
Suez Canal to coordinate investment incentives amendment with Egyptian government
Port Said, Egypt (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – Suez Canal Authority plans to coordinate with the government an amendment of the investment incentive...
Spain’s ANESCO requests urgent measures to counter traffic loss at Melilla port
Melilla, Spain (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – ANESCO (Asociación de Empresas Estibadoras/National Association of Stevedoring Companies) has raised its...
Senator sends open letter to government to raise concerns about Bordeaux port
Bordeaux, France (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – Senator Nathalie Delattre of Gironde has sent an open letter to the Minister of Transport Elisabeth...
Di Maio indicates Trieste port support at China event
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 21, 2018 – Speaking in China, Trieste Regional Councilor, Sergio Emidio Bini, commented that it was...
Portos de Galicia visits Madrid to discuss issues of concern
Coruña, Spain (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – The president of Portos de Galicia, José Juan Durán, and the Minister of the Sea, Rosa Quintana,...
Spain to suspend port fee reductions
Castellón, Spain (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The president of Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado, Ornella Chacón, has dismissed the...
Valenciaport publishes facts to support development of Valencia-Madrid EU Ten-T transport corridor
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV – Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has published...
IFC presents Olvia and Kherson port concessions to potential bidders
Odessa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – The International Finance Corporation (IFC) has held a conference for potential bidders for the...
Spain’s Puertos del Estado to prepare new long-term strategy for the port sector
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Spanish national ports agency Puertos del Estado plans to take the first steps in defining the new...
Undersecretary of State to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Giancarlo Giorgetti visits Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (Ports Europe) September 17, 2018 – The governor of Friuli Venezia Giulia (Fvg) region, Massimiliano Fedriga, will join undersecretary of...