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.
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at the AUSA 2020 7th Hellenic Pavilion roundtable discussion
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 18, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, joined the AUSA 2020 7th Hellenic Pavilion roundtable...
COSCO Shipping Ports – September 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 16, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported September 2020 container throughout for its terminals...
Piraeus Port Authority obtains authorized economic operator license
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 15, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has reported that it has obtained from the Independent Public Revenue...
Odessa port welcomes visit of Consul General of Greece
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) October 12, 2020 – The recently appointed Consul General of the Hellenic Republic in Odessa, Dimitrios Dohtsis, has...
New digitial container handling causes concerns in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2020 – At the start of October, COSCO Shipping Ports Limited launched the HPCS digital application in Piraeus...
Press conference of Greek prime minister after the Special Summit of the European Council
Press conference of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the completion of the work of the Special Summit of the European Council – October 2, 2020...
Greece extends deadlines for regional ports privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 1, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek...
Greek and Cypriot foreign minister meet in Nicosia
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, at the end of his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus, Nikos Christodoulidis...
U.S.-Greece Science and Technology Agreement signed during Pompeo visit
The U.S. Department of State has released the following factsheet prior to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Greece this week – September 28, 2020 The...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports increased revenues for first half 2020
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has published financial statements of the first half of 2020....
Piraeus Port Authority sees reduced performance in first semester 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 30, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported financials for the first half of 2020 which show reduced...
Piraeus Port Authority promotes shipbuilding investment
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A (PPA) has reported on its development of the port’s shipbuilding...
Joint Statement on the high level overview of the U.S.-Greece Strategic Dialogue
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo on September 28, 2020, conducted a high-level review of the US-Greece...
Press Release – Welcome to the cruise ship “World Explorer” at Thessaloniki port
The cruise ship “World Explorer” arrived at the port of Thessaloniki today, Saturday 26 of September 2020. It is the first cruise ship approaching...
Greek prime minister meets visiting UAE minister
Meeting of the Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan...
Secretary of State Pompeo travels to Greece – U.S. government
The U.S. Department of State has released the following factsheet prior to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to Greece this week – September 27, 2020 “The...
U.S. Secretary Pompeo to visit Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Thessaloniki and Crete in the next three days,...
Greece provides funds to support islands’ businesses
The Joint Ministerial Decision for the Transport Equivalent 2020, signed by the competent Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, provides...
Greek minister meets visiting UAE counterpart
Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendia, after the conclusion of his meeting with his counterpart from the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh...
RAL visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 24, 2020 – A delegation from the Regulatory Authority for Ports (RAL), led by the President Panagiotis...