Port system of Genoa to receive €650,000 for labour costs
The Advisory Commission and the Management Committee have today approved the contributions to Compagnie Portuali di Genova e Savona both in relation to the minors days…
Bilbao stevedoring companies request arbitration
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 19, 2020 - The strike by the stevedoring workers at the port of Bilbao threatens to last for a month, having already run for 10…
Workers in Bilbao port call for labour strike
Bilbao, Spain (PortSEurope) October 3, 2020 - The stevedores in Bilbao called multiple days of strike action during the month of October. Workers in the port…
Venice port threatened by labour strike threat
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) September 28, 2020 - The trade unions of Cgil, Cisl, Uil of Venice are prepared for a 24-hour general strike next Wednesday…
Little progress at Taranto port talks
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 - A further meeting between trade unions and Yilport in Taranto port has failed to make any progress in…
BSM launches new Liquid Cargo Simulator Facility in Cyprus
Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM), has launched a new Liquid Cargo training facility at its Maritime Training Centre in Cyprus - July 16, 2020 This, combined…
Rijeka port hosts PANDORA event
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) July 12, 2020 - Rijeka port has hosted the first partnership meeting of Promoting Excellence in Skills for the Labour Market through…
Workers in Syria’s Tartus protest again Russia’s company management of the port
Tartus, Syria (PortSEurope) July 9, 2020 - Port workers in Tartus have again complained about their Russian employer irregular and lower than the agreed payments…
President of the Port Authority of Valencia meets with Secretary General of ANESCO
Aurelio Martínez (APV) and José Luis Romero (ANESCO) have addressed the current situation of the stowage sector and future challenges - July 8, 2020 The…
Piraeus Port Authority extends labour agreement negotiation period
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2020 - Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced that its has signed the extension of the validity of the company’s…
Port State control regimes cooperate with IMO on crew changes and certificate renewals
Port State control (PSC) regimes have expressed their willingness to be part of the solution to the urgent issue of crew changes and repatriation of…
Statement on negotiations for new labour agreement at Piraeus Port Authority
Announcement regarding the negotiations for thenew Collective Labor Agreement of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) - June 17, 2020 Following press articles regarding the…
Tunisian ports strike costs over €250,000
Tunis, Tunisia (PortSEurope) June 11, 2020 - The strike observed by employees of Société tunisienne d’aconage et de manutention (STAM - Tunisian Stevedoring and Handling Company)…
Labour union files for strike at Radès port, Tunisia
Radès, Tunisia (PortSEurope) June 1, 2020 - Over six years ago, the Ministry of Transport set up a commission to examine problems facing the port…
Filyos port industrial zone could create 12,000 direct jobs
Zonguldak, Turkey (PortSEurope) May 28, 2020 - Despite the Covid-19 coruna virus pandemic, the construction of Filyos continues and is now over 65% complete. The…
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs workforce agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 - Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has signed the Company Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) for the regulation of the terms…
Adriatic Gate Container Terminal supports PANDORA project
Rijeka, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 12, 2020 - Adriatic Gate Container Terminal (AGCT - Jadranska vrata d.d.) has announced its participation in the PANDORA project, which…
Venice port suspends state port fees
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 11, 2020 - Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mare Adriatico Settentrionale (AdSP - Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority) has suspended state…
Port of Marseille-Fos with an action plan
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) February 26, 2020 - Two emergency systems were deployed, a Regional Investment Plan and a Commitment Pact Marseilles-Fos, by the South Region…
Valenciaport presents new container terminal benefits to local socialist party
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) February 28, 2020 - Aurelio Martínez, president of Autoridad Portuaria de Valencia (APV - Valenciaport, Port Authority of Valencia) has presented details…