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.
Greek Foreign Minister meets with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
Statement by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias following his meetings with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and European Neighborhood and American Affairs...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited – Overseas terminals see quarterly increase in 2020
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited’ overseas terminals reported a Q4 2020 increase in container...
Port of Elefsina Users Council meets to plan future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 – The prospects for development, modernization and improvement of the services provided at the Port of...
Amazon Web Services opens office in Greece
Expansion follows launch of Amazon CloudFront location in Athens and signed Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Digital Governance in 2020 to build a...
Ushering in a new era of innovation in Greece – AWS office launches in Athens
When speaking about Greece, people normally start by talking about its scientists and philosophers from antiquity. But during my visits to Athens last year, I...
Portuguese and Greek Prime Ministers visit EMSA
Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece visited the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon today,...
Greece and Turkey to resume talks
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Turkish and Greek officials have said that the two countries will restart discussions on January 25,...
Greek government promotes support for local shipping national register
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy promotes a package of new measures aimed at halting the leakage of ships from the National Register to registers...
Statements by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy in Rome
Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy in Rome – January 13, 2021...
Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints new director of corporate communications
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announces that Ms. Theodora Riga has been appointed as...
Piraeus Port Authority announces election of Zhu Jianhui as vice-chairman
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced the...
Greece and Cyprus even closer – tender for the ferry connection announced
Giannis Plakiotakis: Greece and Cyprus even closer – The tender for the ferry connection was announced – December 19, 2020 The Minister of Shipping...
Alimos marina concession awarded to Aktor
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has awarded a 40-year concession to use and manage...
Piraeus Port Authority reports reduced revenues in quarter three
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 24, 2020 – In the period January-September 2020, Piraeus Port Authority has reported revenues amounted to...
Rina opens office in Piraeus port
Rina has today inaugurated the Fleet Operating Center (FOC) in its new offices in Piraeus, with which the classification society will manage its fleet of...
In the second half of the year, cargo traffic in Greek ports decreased by -11.5%
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announces data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in the Greek ports for the 2nd Quarter 2020 –...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at 22nd Annual Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has spoken at the 22nd Annual Capital Link Invest in...
Thessaloniki Port Authority: Financial results for the period Jan-Sep 2020 and latest developments
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced an increase in total revenues generated in the first semester continued also for the period...
Piraeus Port Authority awarded three ISO management system certificates
Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has been awarded with three ISO management system certificates by Lloyd’s Register (LR) in a virtual ceremony on 9th...
COSCO Shipping Ports – overseas terminals – Jan-Oct 2020 TEU throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 9, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published TEU container throughput for October 2020. Below are the...