17 July 2026 The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the European Commission’s recognition of the carbon and business leakage challenges created by the current EU ETS framework. ESPO sees…
The European Commission is currently finalising a proposal to review the EU-ETS Directive 2003/87/EC which has been extended to the maritime sector in January 2024. Since 2021, when the EU-ETS…
15 April 2026 – On 7 and 8 May, Europe’s ports will meet in Gdańsk for the 22nd edition of the ESPO Conference, the annual summit for the European port industry. As…
ESPO Conference – Gdańsk – 7-8 May 2026- Five good reasons to join us …
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has officially joined the European Union’s ‘Mission Restore our Ocean and Waters’ Charter. This recognition highlights the central role European ports play in protecting…
06 March 2026 Over the past year, taking all ESPO board meetings and technical committees together, 38% of port professionals participating in ESPO’s board and technical committees were women. This represents…
05 March 2026 On 4th March, the European Commission launched its EU Ports Strategy, a 28-page document aimed at providing a framework for the future of European ports. Europe’s ports welcome…
ESPO congratulates the Port of Melilla (Spain) on achieving recertification under the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). The Port of Melilla has been a member of EcoPorts since 2016, and…
ESPO congratulates the Port of Barcelona (Spain) on achieving recertification under the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). The Port of Barcelona has been a long-standing member of EcoPorts since 2005,…
NEWS Port pro of the month: Annalisa Tardino (IT) Our Port Pro of the Month is Annalisa Tardino, Extraordinary Commissioner of the Port System Authority of the Western Sicilian Sea, which…
25 November 2025 – ESPO congratulates Shoreham Port (United Kingdom) and Ports of Jersey (United Kingdom) for being recertified through the EcoPorts environmental management Standard (PERS). Shoreham Port is a…
14 November 2025 ESPO congratulates the Port of Valencia, the Port of Santander, and the Port of Castellón, for being recertified through the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). The Port…
04 November 2025– End of October, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) unveiled its annual ESPO Environmental Report 2025 – EcoPortsinSights 2025 during the GreenPort Congress hosted by Transport Malta in Valletta.…
ESPO congratulates Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) (Jordan) for being recertified through the EcoPorts environmental management stander (PERS). Aqaba Container Terminal is a long-standing member of EcoPorts since 2013 and is…
ESPO welcomes the European Commission’s decision to continue the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme, thereby ensuring that the financing of further development and upgrades to Europe’s transport and energy network…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) expresses serious concern over the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) decision to postpone the adoption of the Net-Zero Framework (NZF) by one year. The delay,…
On 13 October 2025, the European Parliament’s own-initiative report on military mobility was discussed during a joint meeting of the Parliament’s Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) and Committee on…
Brussels, June 27, 2025 – The undersigned associations, representing EU port and maritime stakeholders uniting shipping lines, agents, ports, terminals and forwarders, welcome the adoption of the Council General Approach…
On 7, 8 and 9 May, the European Port Community has been gathering in Thessaloniki for its General Assembly and the 21st edition of the ESPO Conference. On the evening of…
The signatories of this Statement representing the railway, inland waterway, maritime and intermodal sectors, welcome the Political Agenda presented by the Commission’s President and translated into the mission letters of…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the report of the European Parliament’s Budget Committee voted on 23 April, titled On a revamped long-term budget for the Union in a changing world, by…
31 March 2025 Europe’s ports fully support the decarbonisation efforts to be made by shipping companies to get to net-zero by 2050. While it seems that energy efficiency measures, use…
20 March 2025 – On 8 and 9 May, the European Sea Ports Organisation is holding its Annual Conference in Thessaloniki. This year’s conference can simply not be missed, for various reasons. We…
07 March 2025 In 2024, taking all ESPO board meetings and technical committees together, women represented 41.33% of the port professionals participating in the meetings. This remains at a constant level…
The ESPO Award on Social Integration of Ports is entering its 17th edition in 2025, and this year’s theme is “Women in Ports.” Recognising the importance of gender balance in the…