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 Amazon Web Services to coordinate innovation drive
Press Release – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – October 13, 2021 During the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair, a meeting between executives...
Greek ministry introduces digitization & simplification for ports and shipping
A program agreement for the inclusion of 43 actions of the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy in the National Program for Simplification of Procedures was...
Pfizer opens two new centres in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – In an important development for the port-city, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday...
USA set to invest in current armed forces bases in Greece
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 12, 2021 – The Greek Defense Minister Nikos Penagiotopoulos has said that the U.S. is set to expand its current...
Poseidon Med II demonstrates that shifting to LNG is bringing benefits to the Port of Igoumenitsa
Within the context of the 2nd Scientific Conference on Port Management, Organization and Development (PDMO 2021), the European Programme Poseidon Med II...
Italian ambassador visits Greek port of Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) October 8, 2021 – The Italian ambassador to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, has visited the Greek western port of...
Greek state completes the transfer of the 16% stake of Piraeus Port Authority to COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member of the HCAP Group, completed yesterday the transfer through Athens Stock Exchange of the 16%...
Greek minister comments on COSCO’s increased stake in PPA
Giannis Plakiotakis: The agreement amending the contract with Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) also ensures the implementation of a large investment and the...
Piraeus Port Authority reports +8.3% rise in first half turnover
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has reported first half turnover of €72 million ($83.97 million),...
Greece signs a agreement with Naval Group and MBDA
Greece signs a Memorandum of Understanding with Naval Group and MBDA opening negotiations for the supply of three FDI HNs and one optional – September...
Greek Secretary General of Transport holds radion interview
The Secretary General of Transport, Giannis Xiafaras, referred to the more than doubling of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) fleet but...
Greece’s Attica group sees business recovery in first half
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2021 – The Attica group, part of the Marfin Investment Group (MIG), has announced first half consolidated...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece speaks at GCMC-ELIAMEP Seminar on Countering Malign Influence
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 26, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt to Greece has spoken at an event run by the George C. Marshall Center...
Washington set for second naval base in Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 26, 2021 – Talks about a new Mutual Defense Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) between Greece and the USA are ongoing,...
Greek minister attends Trans-European Transport Networks event in Slovenia
Athens, September 23, 2021- Press Release On the occasion of the Informal Council of Ministers of Transport of the European Union, the Minister of...
Greece’s Kalamaria marina tender attracts six parties
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – The Greek authorities have announced that six parties have pre-qualified in the tender to manage and...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and University of West Attica sign agreement
Thessaloniki, September 21, 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Department of Business Administration of the Management Economics and Social...
Greek statement on strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority
Joint press release of the Greek Ministries of Finance and Shipping and Island Policy regarding the strong investment interest for the Heraklion Port Authority...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister before the summit of the countries of the south of the European Union
News – Athens – September 17, 2021 Ladies and gentlemen, It is with great pleasure that I welcome to Athens my counterparts, Heads of State and...
Croatia & Slovenia join the EU MED group
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 20, 2021 – Croatia and Slovenia officially became members of the club of Mediterranean EU countries known as EU...