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.
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Patras Port Authority sign a memorandum of understanding
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 7, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Patras Port Authority S.A. have signed a memorandum of...
Port of Piraeus forecasts positive cruise ship season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority is forecasting the arrival of 750 cruise ships in the 2022 season, of which 66% will...
New Collective Bargaining Agreement signed in Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2022 – A new Collective Bargaining Agreement has been signed between Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) and the...
Greece-Saudi Arabia Business Forum meets in Athens
In the context of strengthening and deepening the economic and business relations between Greece and Saudi Arabia, the political leadership of the...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU throughput – Q1 2022
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) S.A. has published container (TEU) throughput for Q2 2022. PCT is operated...
Piraeus Port Authority donates space for Museum of Sea Antiquities
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 19, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has donated the SILO building and adjacent spaces to the Ministry of Culture...
Two Russian proxies vie for control of strategic Greek port of Alexandroupoli
Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) May 16, 2022 – Two of the four candidates to win the tender to operate the Greek port of Alexandroupoli have links with...
Port of Thessaloniki holds Port Users’ Council meeting
The Third Meeting of the Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council successfully took place on Thursday, May 12, 2022, chaired by Mr. Athanasios...
Piraeus Port Authority attends Seatrade Cruise Global 2022
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) attended the global Seatrade Cruise Global 2022 event taking place from April...
International Port Investments Kavala is preferred bidder sub-concession of a terminal in “Philippos II” port
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2022 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has named the consortium International Port Investments...
Prime Ministers of Northern Macedonia and Bulgaria visit the Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 6, 2022 – On the sidelines of the opening ceremony of the construction of the Alexandroupolis FSRU...
U.S. ambassador comments on launch of Alexandroupoli FSRU
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2022 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has issued a statement at the press launch of...
Greek Prime Minister attends start of the implementation of Alexandroupolis FSRU
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2022 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attended an event to mark the implementation of the...
Kick off for the Alexandroupolis FSRU by the Prime Ministers of Greece and Bulgaria
Alexandroupolis as a new gateway to energy security and autonomy for Greece and SE Europe – May 3, 2022 The “Kickoff” for the realisation of the...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits Alexandroupolis
“Our government prefers to speak with deeds and not with words. And as we complete the third year in July in the governance of the place, the projects...
Two new Panamax STS cranes arrive at the Port of Thessaloniki
Two new specially designed New Panamax STS Cranes with lifting capacity of 65 tons and 50 tons in twin-lift mode and in single-lift mode, respectively, arrived...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports – Overseas terminals – Throughput – Q1 2022
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP), a leading global ports operator, has announced first quarter container...
Scandro Holding will operate new ferry service between Limassol and Piraeus this summer
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – Scandro Holding Ltd will operate the new ferry service between the Cypriot city of Limassol and the Greek...
Grimaldi Group will deploy the vessel Igoumenitsa on the daily ro-pax line Brindisi-Igoumenitsa
Naples, 27 April 2022: The Grimaldi Group will deploy the vessel Igoumenitsa on the daily ro-pax line Brindisi-Igoumenitsa. The ship is already in the Greek...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 27, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced a dividend for the financial year 2021 of €1.50...