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.
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...
U.S. diplomats visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – A number of U.S. diplomats visited Alexandroupolis Port Authority on January 31, 2023. They...
Eight parties interested in Volos Port Authority
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) February 3, 2023 – Eight parties have declared an interest in acquiring a 67% stake in Volos Port Authority SA (VPA). The...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU handled – 2018-2022
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 29, 2023 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published the final TEU handling figures for Piraeus Container...
Piraeus Port Authority renews collective labour agreement
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has resigned the collective labour agreement for three years following...
Greece’s Port of Lavrio exceeds revenue target in 2022
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) January 23, 2023 – The Port of Lavrio exceeded its financial target in 2022. Revenues reached a record €6.32 million,...
Ambassadors of the EUÂ visited the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2023 – Ambassadors of the E.U. visited the Alexandroupolis Port Authority on January 21,...
Bulgarian Consul General visits Port of Volos
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) January 19, 2023 – Consul General of the Republic of Bulgaria in Thessaloniki, Anton Markov, visited the Port Authority of...
Tender deadline for the development of the Volos Port Authority extended
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2023 – The deadline for the expression of interest in the tender for the development of Volos Port Authority...
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...
Piraeus port welcomes first cruise ship in new season, high expectations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has welcomed the Viking Sky, the first cruise ship to arrive at the port...
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...
Greek port of Volos plans FSRU by 2025
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) December 28, 2022 – Greece’s Mediterranean Gas has received non-binding interest from domestic and foreign companies which...
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...
Port of Volos explores national rail network connections
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) December 22, 2022 – The Port of Volos is exploring improvements to connections with the national rail network of OSE...
Greece’s ONEX signs shipbuilding contract with Fincantieri
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Fincantieri and ONEX Shipyards & Technologies Group have signed an agreement to establish a...
Government minister visits the Volos Port Authority
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Last week, the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Ioannis Plakiotakis, and the General Secretary of...
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...