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.
Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...
Port of Patras managing director visits Finnish ports
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) October 1, 2024 – The Managing Director of the Patras Port Organization S.A., Panagiotis G. Anastasopoulos recently made an...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increased revenue, profit in H1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported increased revenue and profit for the first half of 2024. Piraeus...
Underwater cleanup of Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 28 – Piraeus, Greece headquartered Antipollution company supported the underwater cleanup of the...
Government gives a present to Thessaloniki port under proxy Russian and Chinese control
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – Despite vastly improved financial results in the first half of the year, Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved financials for H1 24
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has reported its financial results for the first half...
Port of Elefsina removes dangerous ships and wrecks
Elefsina, Greece (Ports Europe) September 25, 2024 – The Port Authority of Elefsina (OLE) is continuing to remove dangerous ships and wrecks which pose a...
ThPA & government amend concession agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – The government and Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) have agreed to changes to the concession...
Grimaldi completes acquisition of 67% of Heraklion Port Authority
Heraklion, Crete, Greece, (Ports Europe) September 19, 2024 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group has completed the acquisition of 67% of the capital of...
Greek ports: cargo handled slightly down in Q1 2024
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on cargo, passenger and mobile units...
Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gikas, visited...
Port of Heraklion awarded EcoPorts certification
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – Port of Heraklion on the Greek Mediterranean Sea island of Crete was awarded the EcoPorts’...
Regulatory Authority for Ports visits Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – A delegation of the state Regulatory Authority for Ports (RAL) visited the Thessaloniki Port...
German delegation visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – A German delegation of politicians and businessmen has today visited Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Greek islands to introduce cruise ship passenger charges
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – Greece is the latest country to take steps against “over-tourism” with new cruise ship...
Deputy minister visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2024 – The Deputy Minister for Social Security, Konstantinos Karagkounis, has visited Thessaloniki Port...
Port Authority of Volos comments of dead fish
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – In the last few days, the phenomenon of dead fish (of non-marine origin) flowing into ​​the Volos...
Greece’s Port of Heraklion sees increased cruise passengers
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2024 – 2024 is emerging as a landmark year for the cruise industry, with the Port of Heraklion recording...
Concession agreement signed for development of Marina of Pylos
Pylos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – The concession agreement for the development of the Marina of Pylos has been signed between Pylos Marina...
Turkey, Greece frustrated by Bulgaria’s road border practices
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (Ports Europe) September 3, 2024 – Bulgaria applies double standards and discriminatory practices in the payment of parking fees and...