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.
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...
Piraeus Container Terminal handled 359.8k TEU in Nov 2022, -10.5%
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – In November 2022, the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) handled 359,800 containers (TEU). This is -10.5%...
Six parties interested in developing Greece’s Argostoli Marina
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2022 – Six parties are interested in developing Greece’s Argostoli Marina. This is a state-owned asset...
Greek port cargo traffic down over -5% in Q2 2022
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2022 – Greek port cargo traffic in the Q2 2022 decreased by -5.6% compared with the 2nd quarter 2021. The...
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.)...
PPA completes upgrade works in Perama shipbuilding repair zone
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2022 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the completion of the infrastructure upgrade works in the...
Grimaldi increases services from Bari, Brindisi ports
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) December 8, 2022 – The Grimaldi shipping group is to increase services from the Southeastern Italian ports of Bari and...
Greece: 60th Plenary Session of Black Sea Economic Cooperation Parliamentary Assembly
A parliamentary delegation of the Hellenic Parliament consisting of MPs Maria – Alexandra Kefala, as head, and Christos Giannoulis, participated in the...