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.
Stowage sector strikes damage activities at Seville port
Seville, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The threat of a strike by the stevedoring sector, which has not yet been carried out, has created...
Andalusian minister calls on government to boost exports via transport corridors
Almeria, Spain (Ports Europe) March 9, 2017 – The Minister of Economy of the Andalusian Government, Antonio Ramirez de Arellano, called on the central...
EU Commissioner calls on Spanish Congress to ratify stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 8, 2017 – European Transport Commissioner Violeta Bulc has called on Spanish Congress of Deputies members to ratify...
IDC goes before the European Commission
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – The International Dockers Council (IDC) goes before the European Commission and withdraws from the...
EC urges Spanish Congress to approve stowage sector reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 6, 2017 – European Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc has sent an official letter to Spanish Public Works...
Spanish government is willing to negotiate on stowage reform
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 3, 2017 – Spain’s government is willing to give more time to negotiate on the reform of the stowage sector and to...
Spanish trade unions call off strike on Mar 6, 8
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Spanish dockworkers’ trade unions have called off the first two days of the strike planned, out of...
Maersk to divert ships from Spanish ports
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – Danish shipping company Maersk Line announced that it has designed a contingency plan to divert ships to...
Leixoes port to benefit from Spanish dockworker strikes
Leixoes, Portugal (Ports Europe) March 2, 2017 – What for some is a problem, is an opportunity for others. This is how the port of Leixoes, in the north...
ANESCO calls on unions to ignore strike in stowage sector
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – The Spanish National Association of Stevedoring and Ship Consignment Companies (Asociación Nacional de...
Spain’s Sevasa says trade unions cause severe damage on Valencia port
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring company Sevasa has warned against the severe damage that the opposition of trade...
ANESCO, trade unions agree on basis of talks for future collective bargaining
Barcelona, Spain (Ports Europe) March 1, 2017 – Spanish stevedoring companies association ANESCO and trade unions Coordinadora, UGT and Comisiones...
Interest in Thessaloniki port privatisation lessens
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – There have been reports that companies previously interested in operating Thessaloniki port, as...
Russia’s NCSP ready to start antimonopoly regulator talks
Novorossiysk, Russia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Russian port operator Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) is ready to reach an agreement with...
Montenegro to connect Bar port to TEN-T
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – The Montenegrin government aims to connect the country to the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) by...
Portugal to boost port contribution to economy
Lisbon, Portugal (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Portuguese Minister of the Sea Ana Paula Vittorino said that the country aims to double the stake of the...
Montenegro to complete talks for sale of Luka Bar in March
Bar, Montenegro (Ports Europe) February 28, 2017 – Montenegrin government expects to complete the talks for the sale of 30% state-owned stake in port...