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.
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...
Greek company plans Thessaloniki FSRU
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 17, 2022 – The company Elpedison has applied for a license from the Energy Regulatory Authority (RAE) to...
Greece cancels the tender for the Kalamaria marina concession
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 15, 2022 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has announced that the tender for the concession of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) announces the successful completion of the Collective Labor Agreement
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced the successful completion of the constructive dialogue with the Federation of Greek Port Employees (OMYLE) and...
Piraeus Port Authority holds annual meeting with government privatisation authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held the annual meeting with government privatisation authority, the...
Alexandroupoli port – From handling military equipment to privatisation & energy hub
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – The small Greek port of Alexandroupoli is becoming a staging point for sending military equipment to...
Piraeus Port Authority attends Delphi Economic Forum 2022
Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) honored with a strong presence the 2022 Delphi Economic Forum, the flagship event gathering top leaders from across sectors in an...
U.S. ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at 3rd Southeast Europe East Med Conference, Delphi Economic Forum
“Pillar of Stability: The Evolution of the U.S.-Greece Bilateral Relationship” Panel Discussion with Lena Argiri Washington D.C, March 15, 2022...
U.S. government supports LNG over gas pipelines
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) April 8, 2022 – U.S. Under Secretary of State, Victoria Nuland, has visited Athens and met with Greek prime minister,...
Greece pre-qualifies eight interested parties for next phase of the Heraklion Port Authority tender
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has pre-qualified the interested parties that meet the eligibility criteria to participate in Phase B...
Greek regional upcoming ports and new chances for investments
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) April 1, 2022 – A paper, published in March in the Open Journal of Business and Management, analyses the upcoming strong...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports overall increase in revenue for all business sectors in 2021
News Release – Thessaloniki Port Authority – March 28, 2022 2021 results posted an overall increase in revenue in all business sectors of the Port,...
Piraeus Port Authority announcement regarding the Supreme Court Decisions
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – Two weeks ago, the Greek Council of State canceled the approval framework of the Master Plan of Piraeus...
German official visits the Port of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) March 22, 2022 – The Consul General of Germany in Thessaloniki paid a visit to the Alexandroupolis Port Authority,...
Bulgarian ambassador visits the Port of Alexandroupolis
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) March 21, 2022 – Valentin Poriazov, Bulgarian ambassador to Greece, has paid a visit to the Port of...