European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO

ESPO Conference 2025 – Thessaloniki, 8 & 9 May: let’s break out!

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 an impressive lineup of key speakers and experts, while also giving an amazing opportunity for the port community and its stakeholders to connect, exchange ideas, and strengthen relationships.

ESPO Conferences aim at stimulating discussion and exchanges with and between port professionals and bring everyone to the podium....

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2025/04/02/espo-conference-2025-thessaloniki-8-9-may-lets-break-out/

European ports are getting ready for the market uptake of new shipping fuels

European 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 of onshore power supply and use of transition and renewable/low carbon fuels will allow shipping companies to comply with the EU emission reduction targets in a first phase, the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) understands shipping must look at a broad array of new fuel types to further continue to reduce the emissions and...

https://container-news.com/european-ports-are-getting-ready-for-the-market-uptake-of-new-shipping-fuels/

Port of Riga CEO elected as new ESPO chair

The General Assembly of the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has unanimously elected Ansis Zeltiņš as its new Chair. Zeltiņš, who has served as CEO of the Freeport of Riga Authority since 2017, brings over 20 years of maritime industry experience.

He has represented Latvia in various international organizations, including the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and has served on the board of the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA). He holds a chief mate’s qualification for...

https://container-news.com/port-of-riga-ceo-elected-as-new-espo-chair/

Jordan’s container terminal get PERS-certified

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) congratulates Aqaba Container Terminal in Jordan for being certified through the EcoPorts’ environmental management standard (PERS).

Aqaba joined the EcoPorts’ network in 2013 and is PERS-certified for the third time, demonstrating the efforts of the Jordan port in protecting the Jordanian coast of the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea marine ecosystems.

Isabelle Ryckbost, ESPO secretary general, commented, “I would like to congratulate the Jordan port of Aqaba...

https://container-news.com/jordans-container-terminal-get-pers-certified/

Container market stability and reliability need to be restored says ESPO

The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) stresses the importance of restoring the stability in the market, increasing the schedule reliability, as well as guaranteeing the continuity and fluidity of supply chains.

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https://container-news.com/container-market-stability-and-reliability-need-to-be-restored-says-espo/

European ports call EU to decide on a recovery strategy

European ports believe that the European Union needs to decide on a recovery strategy on how to overcome the economic crisis Europe is facing.

Contingency plans have been activated to ensure that the ports remain fully operational during this crisis. “The first and most important priority of European ports is to help overcome the health crisis by ensuring the continuity of their operations and providing citizens, health services and businesses with the goods and materials they need,” stated...

https://container-news.com/european-ports-call-eu-to-decide-on-a-recovery-strategy/

Port – Rail connectivity must be strengthened in EU policy

Over the last year, experts from both sea and inland ports have been assessing the European railway legislation from a port perspective. This has resulted in a position paper adopted by the European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) and the European Federation of Inland Ports (EFIP).

The joint position paper “Ports in the European Rail System” comes to five main conclusions:

  1. The implementation of the current EU legislative rail framework should recognise that port authorities manage a complex web...

https://container-news.com/port-rail-connectivity-strengthened-eu-policy/

More than 40 organisations jointly call for a strong Connecting Europe Facility II

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 40 European associations and organisations renewed their call for a strong transport budget. While the previous European Parliament and the Council had agreed on a common understanding on the proposal for the Connecting Europe Facility 2021-2027 (CEF II), the budget will be decided by the upcoming...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/09/27/more-than-40-organisations-jointly-call-for-a-strong-connecting-europe-facility-ii/

ESPO: The TEN-T review must recognise the new role of ports

Before summer, the European Commission kicked off the review of the TEN-T Regulation 1315/2013 with a public consultation. The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) submitted its proposals for the review.

“European ports remain strong supporters of the 2013 Europe’s Transport Infrastructure Policy, which literally put the seaports on the TEN-T map. It is now time to adapt the framework to the new market realities, new challenges and new needs. Looking in a more comprehensive way at what ports...

https://container-news.com/espo-ten-t-role-ports/

ESPO: Port pro of the month: Ingvar M. Mathisen (NO)

Ingvar Mathisen

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 very clear it wanted a renewed focus on the port’s core business: port development and increasing cargo and passenger throughput. This renewed focus came after the port focused mainly on transforming previous port areas to city development projects for over a decade. Mathisen previously held the same position at the...

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/02/28/espo-port-pro-of-the-month-ingvar-m-mathisen-no/

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