Piraeus Port Authority S.A.
Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) is a Greece-based company which manages and operates Piraeus port. The main activities of PPA are ships’ anchoring services, handling cargo, loading and unloading services as well as goods storage and car transportation. Under a 2016 Greek privatisation deal, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd bought a 51% stake in PPA for €280 million ($328 million). It then committed to mandatory investments worth about €294 million over five years to purchase an additional 16% stake for €88 million.
Piraeus port expecting arrival of Chinese giga carrier container ship
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – On February 12, 2018, Piraeus port is expecting the arrival of the China Cosco Aries container ship....
Greece has high expectations for regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – Following the privatization of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (now managed by China’s COSCO Shipping...
Piraeus port management visits Hellenic Coast Guard
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Captain Fu Chengqiu, CEO of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), has visited the Hellenic Coast Guard...
Piraeus port to soon receive new floating dock
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Piraeus port is scheduled to receive a new floating tank, to be named Piraeus III, end-February 2018....
Project for installation of new floating cistern by COSCO starts in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 –Â New data on the docking of vessels for shipbuilding and repairs will be made by the installation of the...
COSCO sets up OceanRail Logistics in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â Chinese COSCO Shipping and Ports Limited has announced the setting up of OceanRail Logistics S.A. The...
Resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO of Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â The management of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO...
Signing of new collective agreement in Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 29, 2017 –Â Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the signing of the new Collective Labour Agreement...
EU rules that Greece should recover state aid from Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2017 –Â Greece’s appeal against the European Commission, the EU Court, for Piraeus Port Authority...
Measures for the removal of dangerous and harmful ships from the ports of Piraeus and Elefsina
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 18, 2017 –Â The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Panayiotis Kourouplis, yesterday gave instructions to take...
Piraeus Port Authority S.A. – interim condensed financial information for the period Jan-Jun 2017
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 6, 2017 –Â Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has published “Interim Condensed Financial Information” for the...
ELIME elects president of Greek ports association
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 3, 2017 – At a meeting of the General Assembly of ELIME (Association of Greek Ports), Angelos Karakostason was...
Piraeus Port Authority Management visits local Customs Office
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 28, 2017 – A meeting of the Director of the 2nd Piraeus Customs Office K. Mourtidis took place with the CEO of...
Regulation Authority for Ports delegation meets in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – A delegation of the Regulation Authority for Ports (RAL), headed by the President Panagiotis, Jason...
Chamber of Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation directors meet in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2017 – Members of the board of directors of Chamber of Greek-Chinese Economic Cooperation have held a meeting...
German ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 26, 2017 – Jens Plötner, the German ambassador to Greece, has held an informational meeting with the Chief...
Greek minister supports new Silk Road at Asia-China summit
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Speaking at the the EU-Eurasia-China Business Summit, Greek Minister of Digital Economy,...
Official visit of the members of Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce to PPA SA
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2017 – Members of Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce delegation, headed by the Chairman Lu Jianzhong,...
Piraeus Port Authority reports improved financials for 1H 2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 –Â The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority SA has approved the financial statements of the...
Piraeus port awards €23.8 million contract for floating dock construction to Cosco
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has awarded a €23.8 million ($28.5 million) contract for the construction...