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.
Greek government to invest €160 mln in tourism ports
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2022 – The Greek government is to invest €160 million in tourism ports usung funds from the EU Recovery and...
Piraeus Port Authority – basic financial data for Jan-Sep 2022
Piraeus Port Authority – Basic financial data for the nine months of the current period ended 30/09/2022 1.Revenue, Earnings before income tax and...
Piraeus Port Authority – 9-month traffic figures
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 28, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported traffic figures for the first nine months of 2022. Containers...
Bulgaria to invest in Greek Aegean Sea port
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) October 16, 2022 – Bulgaria has announced plans to invest in Greek Aegean Sea port privatisation. Sofia could participate...
Grimaldi Group acquires controlling share in Igoumenistra port, Greece
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – Grimaldi Group will acquire a controlling share in Igoumenistra port, Greece, after being announced...
New Thessaloniki, Izmir ferry line amid Greece-Turkey tensions
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 12, 2022 – The first ever ferry line between the northern Greek port city of Thessaloniki and the coastal town of...
Preferred bidder selected for Igoumenitsa Port Authority privatisation
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) October 6, 2022 – A preferred bidder has been selected for the Igoumenitsa Port Authority privatisation. The proposal...
RAE approves Elpedison’s Thessaloniki FSRU project
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 5, 2022 – RAE, the Regulatory Authority for Energy, has approved Elpedison’s Thessaloniki FSRU project. It...
Lavrio Port Authority approved for seaplane flights
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – Lavrio Port Authority has been approved for seaplane flights by the relevant authorities. It plans...
Igoumenitsa port welcomes cruise ship companies
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) October 4, 2022 – Igoumenitsa port has welcomed cruise ship companies to an event to promote services offered by the...
Piraeus Port Authority reports 29.3% turnover increase in first half of 2022
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has reported a 29.3% increase in turnover in the first half of 2022....
Privatisation of Port of Volos to start
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) October 3, 2022 – The privatisation of Port of Volos is to start with the sale of a 67% shareholding. Volos Port Authority...
Piraeus Port Authority increases waste management fees
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced an adjustment of fees and tariffs for the provision of ship...
Three offers for Igoumenitsa Port Authority privatisation
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2022 – Three offers were submitted for a 67% privatisation stake in the Igoumenitsa Port Authority....
Two bids for Port of Alexandroupolis privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) September 22, 2022 – Two bids for the Port of Alexandroupolis privatisation have been received by the Hellenic...
Port of Alexandroupoli receives international visitors
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – This month, the Port of Alexandroupoli has welcomed a number of visitors from abroad,...
COSCO’S Diamond Line launches LGX1 service
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – On September 3, Diamond Line has launched the new service LGX1 (GREECE – LEVANT EXPRESS 1) with...
Greece has set new deadline for privatisation of the port of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – Greece has set new deadline of September 22 for privatisation of the port of Alexandroupolis....
Greek total port cargo down 8.6% in first quarter
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 19, 2022 – Total port cargo handle by Greek ports in the first quarter of 2022 was 31.53 million tons (mt), down...
Greece issues tender for development of the Argostoli Marina, Kefalonia
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 16, 2022 – Greece has issued a tender for development of the Argostoli Marina on the island of Kefalonia. The...