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Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A.

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) was privatised in March 2018, and was operated by South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Ltd, a consortium, in turn, then owned by Germany’s Deutsche Invest Equity Partners (DIEP) 47%; France’s CMA CGM (Terminal Link) 33% and Savvidis Group (Cyprus-registered Belterra Investments) 20%. Terminal Link is 49% owned by China Merchants Port Holding, which is controlled by the Chinese state. In February 2021, Russian billionaire of Greek origin, born in Georgia, Ivan Savvidis, acquired the 47% stake in the port owned by DIEP. Savidis, “the Russian tsar of Thessaloniki”, according to local media, now controls 67% of Greece’s second largest port.

Thessaloniki Port Authority signs concession agreement with the state

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced that on Friday February 2, 2018, the...

New Thessaloniki Port Authority owners meet port management

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – Representatives of South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited and executives of Terminal Link...

Thessaloniki Port Authority sees record container numbers in 2017

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) closed 2017 with more than 400,000 TEUs being transported,...

Thessaloniki Port Authority calls extraordinary shareholders general meeting for January 25, 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 31,2017 – The Board of Directors of Organismos Limenos Thessalonikis Societe Anonyme (Thessaloniki Port...

HDRAF signs sale of Thessaloniki Port Authority to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 22, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the state privatisation agency, has issued a...

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...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces board of director appointment

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 4, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (THPA) has announced that Konstantinos Christogiannis has...

Thessaloniki port sees increased trade in first three quarters of 2017

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – In the first three quarters of 2017, total tonnage from Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA)...

Thessaloniki Port privatisation sent to Court of Auditors for approval

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2017 – The file of the preferred investor for the privatisation of the Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A....

Thessaloniki port privatisation stalls

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – At the end of June, the consortium of Deutsche Invest Equity Partners, Belterra Investments and...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Tax compliance report for the tax year 2016

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A, has announced that the Τax Αudit for the tax year 2016 was...

Thessaloniki Port Authority completes audit committee appointment

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 22, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that, at the meeting of the company’s...

Customs issue reduces work hours at Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Due to no agreement being reached between the Greek association of customs officers (OTYE) and...

Minister visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Greek Minister of Economy and Development, Dimitris Papadimitriou, has received Thessaloniki...

HRADF participates in the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED) will participate in the 82nd...

Board of Directors member resigns from Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that George Tozidis has submitted his resignation...

Greece hopes to attract interest of French investors in Thessaloniki port privatisation

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The Greek government prepares for the visit of French president Emmanuel Macron on September 7-8 in a...

Shipping agents warn against elimination of customs’ night shift at Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – The Association of Shipping Agents of Thessaloniki has expressed its concern with the decision of...

Greece’s Thessaloniki port can face problems with customs service

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Thessaloniki port can face problems with the delivery of customs service, as the Greek association of...

Thessaloniki Port Authority – annual general shareholders meeting

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of the...

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