On 8 and 9 May, the European port community will gather in Thessaloniki for the 21st annual conference of the European Sea Ports Organisation. As always, the event will feature…
24 January 2025 – ESPO congratulates the Port of Ceuta (Spain) for being recertified for the fourth time through the EcoPorts environmental management standard (PERS). Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO Secretary General, commented: “I…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT) call for an EU wide mandatory tax exemption for onshore power supply (OPS)…
The European Parliament is currently discussing the Commission’s proposal for a new EU Regulation on the Union Customs Code. While supporting the aims of the customs reform to significantly improve…
06 July 2023 On Monday 10 July, the European Parliament will discuss in Strasbourg the final agreement on both the Regulation on the deployment of Alternative Fuel Infrastructure (‘AFIR’) –…
EU Taxonomy should align with already defined sectoral sustainability criteria and recognise the seaports’ decarbonisation and greening strategies 02 July 2020 European ports fully endorse the idea to help private…
More than 40 organisations jointly call for a strong Connecting Europe Facility II 27 September 2019 Ahead of the European Parliament’s hearings of the commissioners-designate, a coalition of more than…
For this port pro of the month, we are interviewing Ingvar M. Mathisen, who started as Port Director/CEO at Port of Oslo in August 2017. The Board of Directors was…
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) welcomes the agreement reached on 7 February between the Parliament and the Council on the new regulation establishing a European Maritime Single Window environment…
On 22 November (yesterday), the European Parliament’s Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Industry Committee jointly adopted the Marinescu- Telička- Virrkkunen report on the Connecting Europe Facility proposal 2021-2027. …
17 April 2018 For the first time since its establishment, EcoPorts has reached the number of 32 ports certified with the environmental performance standard of the network (PERS). Set up in 1997, EcoPorts operates…
ESPO pleads for a strong Connecting Europe Facility to support the 48 billion EUR European port investment needs 09 March 2018 This week, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has…
10 November 2017 – During their Final Event on 9 November 2017, the PORTOPIA partners have presented the outcome of their project and shed a light on future developments. This event…
Port Reception Facilities directive: a review could clarify certain provisions, but should not change the basic principles 25 May 2016 Today, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has presented its position…
ESPO Conference 2016, 2 and 3 June 2016, Dublin: Registrations now open! The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) is inviting its members, policy makers and stakeholders to join the 13th…
Yesterday, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) together with all maritime industry stakeholders, the Commission and EMSA co-signed a joint declaration to express their support for the recently adopted EU…
This afternoon, the Transport Committee of the European Parliament has expressed its support (29 in favour, 13 against, 3 abstentions) for the compromise reached by MEP Knut Fleckenstein (picture) and the TRAN…
The projects of the ports of Antwerp, Bremen, Dublin, Guadeloupe and Valencia have been shortlisted for the seventh European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) Award on Societal Integration of Ports. The jury…
On the occasion of the TEN-T days in Riga and at the eve of the Parliament vote on the Juncker plan, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European…
On June 16th, 2015, Commissioner for Transport Violeta Bulc met with the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO), the European Transport Workers Federation (ETF), the Federation of European Private Port Operators…