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 Port Authority sponsors the Hellenic Olympic Team
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) is announced as a Gold Partner of the Greek Olympic Team in the upcoming...
Three groups interested in Port of Rafina rail tender
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) February 2, 2022 – A tender has been issued to build a railway line between Athens International Airport and the Port of...
Greek foreign minister visits community in Mariupol and Sartana, Ukraine
Mariupol, Ukraine (Ports Europe) February 1, 2022 – A news release from the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported that Foreign, Nikos Dendias,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Suez Canal Economic Zone sign agreement
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) have signed a cooperation agreement with the aim to develop international...
LNG terminal and U.S. naval base boost Port of Alexandroupolis status
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) January 26, 2022 – The final investment decision (FID) for the FSRU (floating storage regasification unit) in the...
Greek cruise ship sector shows signs of recovery
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis placed more of the global cruise ship industry in the “deep...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Overseas terminals container throughput 2021
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published TEU throughput for 2021, with its overseas terminals which...
Greece launches the tender process for the marina of Itea
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2022 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A. (HRADF) has launched a tender process for the...
MSC Lirica will homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022 cruise season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The MSC Lirica vessel, operated by MSC Cruises, will use the Port of Piraeus as a homeport for the...
“Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” now owns 71.85% of city’s port. Russia and China via proxies now control Greece’s second largest port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 24, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has reported that Belterra Investments Ltd., owned by a Russian...
Greek port of Igoumenitsa and Spain’s Vigo port renew their EcoPorts PERS certificates
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) December 23, 2021 – Greek port of Igoumenitsa and Spain’s Vigo port were certified through the EcoPorts’...
COSCO Ports Shipping sees 11-month container handling up 4.1%
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, COSCO Ports Shipping Ltd has reported total global TEU handling of...
European Commission has approved a €3.6 million Greek scheme to support port authorities
The European Commission has approved a €3.6 million Greek scheme to support port authorities in the context of the coronavirus pandemic – December 16,...
Hellenic Statistical Authority announces traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in Greek ports for Q2 2021
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – ELSTAT, the Greek statistical authority, has published cargo & passenger figures for quarter 2,...
Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy meets the President of the French Senate
Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Mr. Costas Katsafadou with the President of the French Senate Mr. Gerard Larcher – December 14, 2021 The...
Greece and USA sign coast guard operations
A memorandum of cooperation aimed at promoting and deepening the relations between the Coast Guard – Greek Coast Guard and the US Coast Guard, was signed...
Information note on the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the Port of Edipsos
The Port of Edipsos was the first stop of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during his visit to northern Evia, to monitor and implement the major...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs’ statement following his visit to the Port of Alexandroupolis
Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias’ statement following his visit to the Port of Alexandroupolis – December 10, 2021 It is a great pleasure for...
Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, has paid a visit to the Alexandroupolis Port...
Delegation from the French National Assembly visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – A three-member delegation from the French National Assembly has visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA)....