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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.

Cosco Shipping reports 2017 Interim Results (Overseas terminals)

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has reported its 2017 interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017. The...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praises Sino-Greek cooperation

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has attended the opening of China’s pavilion at...

Cosco awarded floating dock contract in Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) has announced the completion of the tender and the finalisation...

Piraeus port is 38th largest in the world

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Piraeus port ranked 38th in the world classification of the largest, world-class ports, with a positive...

Cosco announces express cargo shipping to Europe via Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – A new service called “China-Europe Sea-Land Express Cargo” is being started by Cosco...

Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a report which assesses the impacts of cruise...

EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security

Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 –  The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints new board director

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 26, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced that shareholder Hellenic Republic Asset Development...

Piraeus Port Authority announces new labour force regulations

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that after negotiations with the employees’...

US Ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – An informational meeting of the US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and other Embassy’s officials with the...

Cosco looks to hold Piraeus Port Authority board meetings in China

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced that on Friday 28/7/2017, the Adjourned Ordinary General Meeting...

China investment in Mediterranean ports

Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The Italian financial daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has published an article looking at Chinese state...

Chinese navy visits Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2017 – A Chinese naval fleet has arrived on Sunday at Piraeus port for a four-day friendly visit to Greece. Three...

Piraeus Port Authority set for new labour agreement

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) is set to agree a new general labour code with local unions who...

Piraeus Port Authority issues IT upgrade tender

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2017 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has issued a tender to modernize the existing network...

Athens Stock Exchange management visits Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 9,2017 – The Management of Hellenic Exchanges – Athens Stock Exchange SA Holdings (ATHEX) headed by the...

Hill International awarded Piraeus Port Authority contract

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 9, 2017 – Hill International, a global leader in managing construction risk, has said that announced it has a...

Government officials visits Piraeus port’s Perama Ship Repair Zone

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – In the presence of P. Kouroumplis, Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy, S. Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister...

Piraeus Port Authority announces management changes

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has held its Annual Regular General Meeting, with shareholders representing...

Piraeus Port Authority announces dividend

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2016 amounts to...

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