Greece
Greece is a republic in Southern Europe at the end of the Balkan Peninsula; it borders the Mediterranean, Ionian and Aegean Seas; member of the European Union (EU); the port scene is dominated by the Port of Piraeus, the port of capital city Athens; under a 2016 privatisation deal, COSCO Shipping Ports bought a 51% stake in Piraeus Port Authority for €280 million and committed to mandatory investments worth about €294 million over five years to later buy an additional 16% stake. It now holds a 67% stake.
Belterra acquires Thessaloniki Port Authority shares
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2025 – Following the submission of a voluntary tender offer by Leonidsport BV on 10 January 2025 for the...
Greece plans island port development
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 20, 2025 – The project “Expansion – Completion of Port Facilities of Ios Prefecture” has been...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Dec & 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2025 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) handled 4.22 million TEU in 2024, down -7.9% in 2023. Piraeus...
Thessaloniki Port Authority share price rises after offer
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2025 – On January 10, the Dutch company LeonidsPort BV, controlled by the Louis Dreyfus family, submitted...
Greece wary of Washington move on COSCO
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The Greek government is currently considering the potential impact of the Chinese shipping company...
MSC Cruises sailings started at the Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The MSC Sinfonia cruise ship, owned by MSC Cruises, has visited the Port of Piraeus for its 2025...
Dredging starts in Port of Volos
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) January 14, 2025 – Yesterday, the dredging of the Port of Volos started, removing silt that had built up following the...
Louis Dreyfus firm wants 21% of Thessaloniki port shares
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 11, 2025 – A public offer for 21% of the shares of the Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) was submitted on...
Port of Piraeus reports 2024 drug seizures
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The Port of Piraeus is one of the leading container ports in the Mediterranean with an annual...
Contraband cigarettes seized in Piraeus Container Terminal
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – Yesterday, officers from the Directorate of Narcotics & Smuggling Enforcement of the Hellenic Coast...
Port of Piraeus welcomes first cruise ship of 2025
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 7, 2025 – The Port of Piraeus has welcomed the Viking Caturn cruise ship, the first cruise ship of the 2025...
Port of Volos signs solar plant contract
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) January 2, 2025 – Last Monday, the contract was signed between the CEO of the Port Authority of Volos, Socrates Anagnostos,...
Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras & Kavala, cruise tender
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 1, 2025 – Government agency TAIPED has announced an international concession tender to develop cruise activity in...
Ukraine purchases Greece-delivered gas from USA
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 29, 2024 – DTEK, a Ukrainian private energy company, has taken delivery of its first cargo of liquefied natural...
Security exposed at Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – Following investigations after the 1.2 kg cocaine seizure in Piraeus port in 2023, investigations have...
Contract signed to dredge Port of Volos
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – A contract has been signed between the government and the Tekal company to dredge the Port of Volos....
Employees at Piraeus Container Terminal arrested, drugs seized
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The Greek Coast Guard has reported that two employees were caught removing drugs from a container of...
Multiple drugs found in truck in port of Igoumenitsa, Greece
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – Yesterday, the authorities seized multiple drugs in a refrigerated truck at the port of...
Another ship removed from Elefsina, Greece
Elefsina, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – Another ship has been removed from the Gulf of Elefsina. The removal of old, unused vessels is an...
Greek ports: Cargo handled up 1.4% in Q2 2024
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on cargo, passenger and mobile units...