Cork, Dublin, Reykjavik and Tarragona, finalists of the ESPO Award 2026
The four ports are in competition for the award for dual-use projects that combine port functions with spaces and services also intended for the city.
European ports will be present at Connecting Europe Days 2026 in collaboration with ESPO
The organization will be present in Brussels from September 28 to October 1 at a meeting that will address financing, connectivity, decarbonization, digitalization, and...
ESPO analyzes in Algeciras the effect of the European ETS on maritime traffic
The European port organization discusses with the APBA the effects of the emissions regime and learns about the project that will take TTI Algeciras to 2.1 million TEUs.
The Port of Algeciras hosts an ESPO meeting with a visit to TTI Algeciras
Current and former leaders of the European Sea Ports Organisation have toured the terminal facilities during the ESPO Chairs Meeting taking place in the Bay of Algeciras
The APBA awards the annual monitoring of its environmental declaration and its health and safety report at work
The contract, for two years extendable up to five, covers internal audits, the annual environmental declaration, and the health and safety report at work.
ESPO calls for a comprehensive evaluation of the review of the maritime ETS to clarify its impact on European ports
The port organization requests an analysis of changes regarding neighboring ports and rejects that the system applies to vessels from 400 GT.
ESPO receives eleven nominations for the 2026 Award for port projects for shared use with the city
ESPO receives eleven European nominations, including that of the Port of Tarragona, for the annual award for port-city integration, which will be announced in November.
ESPO values the Council's support for a more flexible and competitive European port policy
It considers that the text approved by the ministers of Transport adequately recognizes the needs and challenges of European ports.
European ports are calling for a flexible application of the new entry and exit control system
ESPO warns of the risk of collapse in the maritime ports of the Schengen area following the traffic jams recorded in Dover during the May bank holiday.
European ports are urging the European Commission for an urgent review of the maritime EU-ETS to curb traffic and carbon leakage
The ESPO organization warns that the current system penalizes transshipment in Mediterranean ports and leads to a transfer of cargo from the sea to the road.
Landaluce claims at the MEDPorts Forum the implementation of RTE-T projects to guarantee the land connection of Mediterranean ports with their hinterland
The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, has conveyed to the MEDPorts Forum 2026, held on May 20 and 21 in Marseille with...
The MEDPorts Forum 2026 brings together the main port authorities of the Mediterranean in Marseille to address green corridors and logistical resilience
The city of Marseille hosts the MEDPorts Forum 2026 on May 20 and 21, the annual meeting of the association of Mediterranean ports which this year is held under the theme...
ESPO calls for reviewing the EU maritime ETS to avoid traffic diversion to non-community ports
The European Sea Ports Organization, ESPO, has conveyed to the European Commission the need to review the maritime framework of the European Union Emissions Trading...
The Port of Algeciras has obtained the environmental certificate PERS from ESPO for the sixth consecutive time
The Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA) has revalidated the environmental certificate PERS (Port Environmental Review System) for the sixth consecutive year,...
Landaluce warns at the ESPO conference in Gdansk that the regulation of the ETS must have a strategic and global perspective
The president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Algeciras (APBA), Gerardo Landaluce, is participating this week in the Polish city of Gdansk at the 2026 Conference of...
Gerardo Landaluce presents at the ESPO conference in Gdansk the commitment of the APBA to the electrification of its ports
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) held its General Assembly in Gdansk on May 6th, presided over by Ansis Zeltins, as a prelude to the 22nd edition of its annual...
The European port sector meets in Gdansk to discuss competitiveness and resilience
The main actors in the European port sector will gather on May 7 and 8 in Gdansk for the 22nd edition of the conference organized by the European Sea Ports Organisation.
ESPO welcomes with satisfaction the draft report on the future funding mechanism Connecting Europe
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has favorably welcomed the draft parliamentary report on the future of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF III), prepared by...
The Port of Dover renews its EcoPorts PERS environmental certification
The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has congratulated the Port of Dover for obtaining recertification under the EcoPorts PERS environmental standard (Port...
ESPO joins the EU charter for the restoration of oceans and waters
The European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO) has officially joined the charter of the European Union mission called "Restore our oceans and waters" (Mission Restore our...