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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.

Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus, visits ThPA

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – The Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus, Konstantinos Polykarpou, visited Thessaloniki Port...

Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in January 2023

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – Below are the 10 most read articles in January 2023 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Of these...

Panagiotis Stampoulidis is new BoD member of Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.) announces that Mr. Panagiotis Stampoulidis, Executive Director and Executive Member of the BoD of the Hellenic Republic...

UAE ambassador visits Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sulaiman Almazroui, visited Thessaloniki Port...

Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in 2022

Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Below are the 10 most read articles in 2022 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Interest is...

Impressive Cruise Season in Thessaloniki in 2022

Thessaloniki, December 22, 2022 The impressive cruise season in Thessaloniki concludes today with the arrival of Viking’s vessel Viking Venus. The 2022...

Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meets in port

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – The meeting of the Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council was held December 15, via teleconference,...

Thessaloniki Port Authority hosts the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority has hosted the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki on December 15. Consuls...

Thessaloniki Port Authority reports increased 9-month revenue – financial results

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 12, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced an increase in revenue for the first nine months of...

Ambassador of Moldova visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2022 – The Ambassador of Moldova, Andrei Popov, has visited Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.)...

Bulgarian deputy minister visits Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 14, 2022 – The Deputy Prime Minister for Public Order and Security and Minister of Interior of Bulgaria, Ivan...

Three offers for Igoumenitsa Port Authority privatisation

Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2022 – Three offers were submitted for a 67% privatisation stake in the Igoumenitsa Port Authority....

Delegation of Regulatory Authority for Ports visits Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2022 – A delegation from the Regulatory Authority for Ports (RAFP) has visited Thessaloniki Port...

Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2022 – The Port of Thessaloniki inaugurates new cranes which means it can handle main liner vessels of...

Thessaloniki Port Authority expands intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority is expanding intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia, with a new regular...

Deputy of the French National Assembly visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 29, 2022 – The Deputy of the French National Assembly and member of the Board of the World Hellenic...

Thessaloniki Port Authority and Patras Port Authority sign a memorandum of understanding

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Patras Port Authority S.A. have signed a memorandum of...

Medcruise: Thessaloniki an ideal cruise destination

The Director of Corporate Communications of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and its representative on the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Tourism...

Port of Thessaloniki holds Port Users’ Council meeting

The Third Meeting of the Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council successfully took place on Thursday, May 12, 2022, chaired by Mr. Athanasios...

Two new Panamax STS cranes arrive at the Port of Thessaloniki

Two new specially designed New Panamax STS Cranes with lifting capacity of 65 tons and 50 tons in twin-lift mode and in single-lift mode, respectively, arrived...

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