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.
Port of Thessaloniki to join forum to resume cruise industry
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) will join the online version of the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum...
PSTF 2021 digital tables global cruise industry issues as Greek, Cypriot and Israeli ports prepare to welcome passengers back
The chief executives of some of the world’s biggest cruise lines will participate in the first virtual panel discussion that will kick off the 6th Posidonia...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at DEFENDER-Europe 21 DV Day, Greece
Port of Alexandroupoli – Speech by Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at DEFENDER-Europe 21 DV Day – May 7, 2020 Delivered (podium) Kalimera...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks to press: U.S. Coast Guard visit to the Port of Piraeus
U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutters Robert Goldman and Charles Moulthrope to the port of Piraeus – April 28, 2021 Kalimera! Let me start by saying...
Greek Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy meets with the Ambassador of Korea
The Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Costas Katsafados, met today in his office with the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Soosuk Lim, and...
Greek President visits the Port of Koper
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 27, 2021 – As part of her two-day visit to Slovenia, Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, accompanied by...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Op-Ed on the U.S.-Greece Defense Relationship
The United States and Greece: The Sky’s the Limit for What We Can Accomplish Together Ambassador Pyatt *This op-ed was originally published in...
HRADF pre-qualifies seven interested parties for the next phase of Igoumenitsa Port Authority S.A. tender
The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) convened today and pre-qualified the interested parties that meet the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports increased revenue and profit in 2020
The board of directors of ThPA S.A. has approved the 2020 Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year 2020 financial results and activity of ThPA S.A....
Tunisia and Greece meet to develop investment and development of maritime trade
Tunis, Tunisia (Ports Europe) April 21, 2021 – Prime Minister Elyès Fakhfakh has met with Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, to discuss...
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy meets with management of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Visit of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, accompanied by the Secretary General of Ports Port Policy and Maritime...
The annual briefing of Piraeus Port Authority to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association took place via teleconference
The annual briefing to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association (HDRAF) for the results of Piraeus Port Authority for the year 2020 took place via...
COSCO Shipping Ports sees Q1 2021 container traffic up 9.8%
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2021 – In the first quarter of this year the port terminals of COSCO Shipping Ports group handled container...
Statements by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after meeting with Turkish counterpart
Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu –...
Lavrio Port Authority reports improved Q1 2021 financial performance
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2021 – The Lavrio Port Authority has reported “very satisfactory” results for last year and the...
Piraeus Port Authority to add electric crane bridges to container terminal
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 14, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced the signing of a new contract for the supply of five (E-RTG) cranes...
Statement by Greek minister of foreign affairs meeting with the deputy prime minister of Libya
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Libya, Hussein Atiya Abdul Hafeez...
Minister of Shipping and Island Policy visits the port of Heraklion
Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) April 12, 2021 -The Heraklion Port Authority was visited on Friday 9 April 2021, by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy...
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopens the Greek embassy in Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece (Ports Europe) April 9, 2021 – Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reopened Greece’s embassy in Libya last Tuesday, and called for a...
Piraeus Port Authority continues investments in Ship Repair Zone in Perama
Piraeus Port Authority has announced the approval of the tender evaluation regarding the “Supply of two (2) double level luffing jib cranes for the...