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 orders Konecranes agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has submitted an order for 12 Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers,...
Thessaloniki port looks to €200 million investment to drive growth
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Following its privatisation in March 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) and its leading...
Thessaloniki Port sees increased cargo traffic in 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has reported improved general cargo and container traffic in...
Thessaloniki Port Authority attends 1st China International Import Expo event
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has attended the 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE)...
Thessaloniki Port Authority sets up port community association
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA is to set up the Thessaloniki Port Authority Users Committee in...
Thessaloniki Port Authority completes 2017 tax audit
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that the tax audit for the tax year 2017 and the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority issues crane tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has published a tender for the design, manufacture, supply...
Thessaloniki Port Authority to sign property agreement with municipality
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A has announced that an agreement for the delivery and acceptance...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces management appointments
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced two management appointments. Henrik Jepsen is...
Thessaloniki port appoints consortium to evaluate investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has appointed an independent enterprise to oversee and...
Customers see improvements at Thessaloniki port six months after privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – There has been a general positive response to the new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA...
Memorandum of cooperation between Thessaloniki Port Authority and Rutgers University
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rutgers...
Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints CIO
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThpA) has appointed Davidyan Arthur to the role of Chief...
Thessaloniki Port Authority produces improved financial results for first half of 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – During the six-month period to June 30, 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has reported total...
Association says Thessaloniki port’s competitors will benefit from customs working time limit
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 22, 2018 – Thessaloniki shipping agents association has officially criticised the decision of the local...
Greek companies to oppose limit to customs working hours at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Companies active at Greece’s Thessaloniki port have criticised the decision of the...
Thessaloniki port railway connections to benefit from NSRF investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – By 2022, Thessaloniki’s commercial harbour will be accessible via a modernized rail link to...
Thessaloniki Port Authority issues port equipment tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the purchase of: one big-bag...
Thessaloniki Port Authority updates local chamber of commerce on port progress
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – President and Managing Director of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA/OLTH), Sotiris Theophanis, has...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2017 dividend
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2017 is €...