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 as a gateway to Southeast Europe for East Port Said, Egypt
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, sees the Greek Aegean port of...
Greek prime minister refers to ports after tripartite summit
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Earlier this week, the Port of Varna hosted a trilateral Greece-Bulgaria-Romania summit. At the end of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority: Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.): Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos – Thessaloniki, October 4, 2023 On September 28, 2023, the Board of...
First underwater cleaning at the Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – In the framework of its initiatives for the protection of the marine environment and the advancement...
Update: “Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” to add Volos port to his Greek portfolio
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) with an offer for 51 million euro has been selected as the preferred...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is preferred investor for Volos Port sale
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – Following the unsealing, Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is the preferred investor with an offer...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces first half results
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority has announced financial and throughput results for the first half of...
Thessaloniki and Gdansk ports sign cooperation agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A. has signed a new cooperation with the Port of Gdańsk...
Thessaloniki Port Authority launches rail service with Skopje
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is launching a new container block-train service between...
2nd update: Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...
Update: Why does the Volos port privatization matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...
Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Ashdod Port, Israel, plan cooperation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Ashdod Port, Israel, have announced a cooperation agreement....
Operations start at 2nd Passenger Terminal of Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Operations have started at the 2nd Passenger Terminal in the Port of Thessaloniki with two cruise ships...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend for 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced a dividend of €1.45, subject to 5% withholding tax,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs collective labour agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 -uThe agreement regulates the terms of wages and working conditions of the company’s dockworkers’...
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum meets in Thessaloniki port
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum Brings Cruise Industry Leaders Together for first cruise event ever in Thessaloniki – April 26, 2023 Global cruise...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces improved results for 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced results for the financial year 2022....
Port of Volos privatisation attracts eight interested parties
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) March 31, 2023 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has announced the pre-qualifiers for the tender to...
South African ambassador visits Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – Beryl Rose Sisulu, Ambassador of South Africa, yesterday visited the Thessaloniki Port Authority...