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.
Abandoned ship removed from Port of Elefsina
Elefsina, Greece (Ports Europe) November 18, 2024 – The abandoned tanker “PROMITHEAS” (IMO 7414286) has been permanently removed from the bay...
Port of Piraeus wins Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024 award
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – The Port of Piraeus has won the “Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024” award from the...
Southern Mediterranean shore transhipment hubs
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – From Tanger Med to Damietta, transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean are developing rapidly on the...
Port of Volos to issue dredging tender
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The Port Authority of Volos has announced that a contract for the dredging of the port should be signed...
Goldair loses challenge to Savvidis over Volos port
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) November 5, 2024 – The Unified Public Procurement Authority (EADS) has rejected an appeal by the Goldair company regarding...
Piraeus Port Authority, Q3 2024 cargo volumes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The cruise sector grew traffic with a number of ships rising (+9.2%) and the total number of passengers...
Lamba Corfu Marina to manage the Mega Yachts Marina in Corfu
Corfu, Greece (Ports Europe) October 30, 2024 – The state agency Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has announced an agreement for the...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Sep & Q3 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for September 2024. PCT is part...
COSCO’s Piraeus subsidiaries sign contract
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority and Piraeus Container Terminal, both part of COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, have...
Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...
Port of Patras managing director visits Finnish ports
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Managing Director of the Patras Port Organization S.A., Panagiotis G. Anastasopoulos recently made an...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increased revenue, profit in H1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported increased revenue and profit for the first half of 2024. Piraeus...
Underwater cleanup of Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 28 – Piraeus, Greece headquartered Antipollution company supported the underwater cleanup of the...
Government gives a present to Thessaloniki port under proxy Russian and Chinese control
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – Despite vastly improved financial results in the first half of the year, Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved financials for H1 24
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has reported its financial results for the first half...
Port of Elefsina removes dangerous ships and wrecks
Elefsina, Greece (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – The Port Authority of Elefsina (OLE) is continuing to remove dangerous ships and wrecks which pose a...
ThPA & government amend concession agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – The government and Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) have agreed to changes to the concession...
Grimaldi completes acquisition of 67% of Heraklion Port Authority
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group has completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of...
Greek ports: cargo handled slightly down in Q1 2024
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on cargo, passenger and mobile units...
Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gikas, visited...