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.
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...
Cleanup under way in Greek port of Volos blanketed by rotting fish
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 2, 2024—In recent days, Hundreds of thousands of rotting dead fish flooded the waters of the eastern Greek port of...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – July 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for July. PCT is part of Piraeus Port...
Port Authority of Volos reports improved financials for 2023.
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 13, 2024 – The Port Authority of Volos (OLB) has reported improved turnover and profit for 2023. Top-level figures...
Customs agents find 93 kg of cocaine on port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 -Two days ago, Greek customs agents seized around 93 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Thessaloniki. The...
Six pre-qualify in tender to manage Lavrio Port Authority, Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – Six parties have pre-qualified in the tender to acquire a majority stake in Lavrio Port Authority. They...
Over 34 kg of cocaine seized in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – 34.4 kg cocaine valued at more than 1 million euros was discovered by Greek officials with the help of...
Port Authority of Lavrio reports improved H1 2024
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – The Port Authority of Lavrio (OLAE) has published an update of its improved performance in the first half...
Four Greek ports to receive EU funds for cold ironing
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – TAIPED, the government’s privatisation agency, has announced that four regional ports included in the...
Grimaldi completes purchase of Port of Heraklion
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 26, 2024 – The Deputy Minister of Shipping, Stefanos Gikas, has reported that 67% of the shares of the Heraklion Port...
Wireless reefer monitoring system at the Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is improving its reefer container handling capabilities by...
Piraeus Port Authority receives two local awards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. received two for its contribution to the Greece’s economy at the...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – June & Q2 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for June and Q2 2024. In June 2024, the...
Greece extends naval drills to deter Russian oil transfers
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – Greece is again extending naval drills in the Bay of Laconia. The drills’ primary purpose is to deter...
Elefsina Shipyards plan to start tug building
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 16, 2024 – An agreement signed by ONEX and Robert Allan, a Canadian tug design company, signed at recent...
Port of Volos holds development conference
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) July 15, 2024 – On Friday, July 5, 2024, a conference of the Volos Port Authority on “The Compass of the Port of Volos...
Four NATO countries’ ports linked in a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to establish a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor,...
Stena orders two multi-fuel RoPax ferries for Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Stena has ordered two new multi-fuel RoPax ferries that aim to set new sustainability standards for the...