Legal Issues
A category including all all legal issues associated with port companies, activities and management. Issues including European Union legal involvement.
EMS Albania Port Operator confronts Durres port authority
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) August 4, 2023 – Port concessionaire EMS Albania Port Operator (EMS APO) said that Durres port authority refused access to...
Naples port terminal operators under investigation
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) July 28, 2023 – The Italian competition and markets authority is investigating four terminal operators in the port of Naples...
Dispute of proposed floating solar facility off Port of Taranto
Taranto, Italy (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – There is a dispute surrounding a proposed floating solar facility off the Port of Taranto in Puglia. The...
Greek Council of State suspends Piraeus Port expansion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 15, 2023 – The Greek Council of State has suspended three investment project which are part of the Piraeus Port...
Regional court rules against Genoa Port breakwater contract
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) May 11, 2023 – The regional court (TAR) has ruled against the contract for the construction of a new breakwater. The Port...
Sale of Croatian shipyard Uljanik attracts zero interest
Pula, Croatia (PortSEurope) May 10, 2023 – A public auction for the sale of the Pula-based, Croatian Uljanik Brodogradnja 1856, set for last Monday, was...
German concessionaire to sue Albania over Durrës port conversion
Durrës, Albania (PortSEurope) April 13, 2023 – Germany-headquartered EMS Shipping and Trading company has filed a lawsuit against the Albanian state in...
Government supports LNG terminal in Piombino port, against city’s wishes
Piombino, Italy (PortSEurope) November 28, 2022 – The government is to challenge a court appeal by the city of Piombino to stop an liquefied natural gas...
Greek parliament votes to support Elefsina Shipyards
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) September 1, 2022 – The Greek parliament has voted to support Elefsina Shipyards. The bill “Sanitation of the Elefsina...
SEE ports as key point for drug smuggling and illicit trade
Geneva, Switzerland (PortSEurope) August 7, 2022 – Dozens of seaports in Southeastern Europe (SEE) as well as Danube river ports are key entry and exit...
Turkish court annuls regulation to extend port concessions without tender
Ankara, Turkey (PortSEurope) August 3, 2022 – The Constitutional Court (AYM) has annulled the legal regulation that extended the operation right of...
AdSP wins in the Court of Appeal against Compagnia Porto Civitavecchia Spa
Civitavecchia – With a non-definitive sentence of 31 May, the Court of Appeal of Rome accepted the appeal proposed by the Port System Authority of the...
Piraeus Port Authority announcement regarding the Supreme Court Decisions
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – Two weeks ago, the Greek Council of State canceled the approval framework of the Master Plan of Piraeus...
Piraeus Port Authority receives setback to investment plan
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – The Greek Council of State has canceled the approval framework of the Master Plan of Piraeus Port...
Moby SpA has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S.
Rome, Italy (PortSEurope) January 17, 2022 – Moby SpA, owned by Onorato Armatori Srl, has filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy proceedings in the U.S. as it...
Lebanese judge to resume Port of Beirut explosion investigation
Beirut, Lebanon (PortSEurope) October 6, 2021 – Tarek Bitar is to resume an investigation into last year’s port explosion that rocked the Lebanese...
Consortium to pay €30 million in compensation to the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona, Spain (PortSEurope) May 20, 2021 – The Barcelona Provincial Court has ruled on irregularities detected during the development of the works to...