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.
The French frigate FREMM FS Languedoc in the port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – As part of the strategic partnership between Greece and France in defence and security, the FS...
U.S. ambassador visits Port of Koper, Slovenia
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 27, 2023 – Jamie Harpootlian, U.S. ambassador to Slovenia, has visited the Port of Koper. The ambassador was...
British ports welcome funding for floating offshore wind
British ports welcome funding for floating offshore wind, but stresses need for further sums to help achieve government ambitions – April 21, 2023 The...
New Delhi hosts trade mission from Russia
New Dehli, India (Ports Europe) April 20, 2023 – On April 3-7, India hosted a major trade mission of representatives of business circles, governmental...
TransRussia exhibition in Moscow – sanctions in the background
Moscow, Russia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – TransRussia, the largest exhibition for transport and logistics services, warehouse equipment and...
Occupied port of Berdyansk to export 1.8 million tonnes of grain in 2024
Berdyansk, Ukraine (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – The capacity of the Russia-occupied by Ukrainian Azov Sea port of Berdyansk for grain shipment is expected...
Georgia presents infrastructure programme – Anaklia details “soon”
Tbilisi, Georgia (Ports Europe) April 19, 2023 – Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili announced yesterday the launch of a $398 million), five-year...
AIIA: China’s overseas ports acquisition program
Canberra, Australia (PortSEurope) April 11, 2023 – In recent years, increasing Chinese investments in foreign ports have attracted media attention....
New ambassador of Georgia in Romania, visit to Port of Constanța
Constanța, Romania (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – Tamar Beruchashvili, the ambassador of Georgia in Romania, met, April 6, at the company headquarters of...
Europol publishes report about organised crime and ports
The Hague, Netherlands (PortSEurope) April 6, 2023 – Europol has published a report entitled “Criminal Networks in European Ports – Risks...
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping certified vessels banned in Bulgarian ports
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) April 5, 2023 – From April 8, 2023, access to Bulgarian sea and river ports is prohibited for all vessels, regardless of...
Ports nonplussed about UK’s new border operating strategy
The UK government has finally published its Target Operating Model (TOM), which details the post Brexit border control arrangements and confirms that much of...
Russian grain hub in Iran’s ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini
Bandar Abbas, Iran (PortSEurope) April 4, 2023 – A Russian grain transport hub will be created in the Iranian ports of Bandar Abbas or Bandar Khomeini,...
Informall BG: Restoration of direct container shipping to Ukraine is a humanitarian need
Odessa, Ukraine (Informall/PortSEurope) April 3, 2023 – Ukrainian company Informall BG, a cargo analytical and consulting bureau based in Odessa,...
Greek foreign minister visits Tunisia
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh welcomed on Monday Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias. The...
Belarus uses 20 ports, inland waterways, railway network of Russia
Minsk, Belarus (PortSEurope) March 28, 2023 – Belarus is forced to rely on Russia, another global pariah state, for changing the direction of its western,...
Russia, China threaten Mediterranean security, infrastructure – Euractiv
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) March 27, 2023 – Russia and China are the main threat to Mediterranean security and strategic infrastructure – such as gas...