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.
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 20, 2020, published by the Greek Foreign Ministry We, the...
Piraeus Port Authority financial results for 2019 presented to government
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has presented 2019...
COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...
Piraeus Port Authority denies absence of environmental licences
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has issued a press release in response to other press articles alleging...
Tenders for the ports of Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa set to progress
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Greek minister says Piraeus port development continues
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – Piraeus port operations have continued despite the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, and the development and...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Op-Ed for “Ta Nea”
News – The U.S. and Greece: Partners in the Pandemic and the Day After – May 2, 2020 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our team...
New mobile harbour crane at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Yesterday, a new Liebherr mobile crane was delivered to the port of Thessaloniki. Valued at €3.986...
Leading cruise ship companies further delay restart
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Both Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises have announced further delays to restarting operations. Genoa-based Costa...
Ellaktor Group subsidiary set to sign Alimos Marina concession
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Greece is proceeding with the privatisation of the Alimos Marina, south of Piraeus, and a concession...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s statement to Kathimerini
News – Ambassador Pyatt’s Press Statement to Kathimerini – May 2, 2020 Since the start of this global health crisis, the United States has been...
Greek government responds to Attica Regional Governor regarding Piraeus cruise port expansion
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 30, 2020 – The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy has sent a letter in response to the Attica Regional Governor,...
Greek government promotes liquidity of €33.7 million in coastal shipping and island operations
News – The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy is promoting significant liquidity of €33.7 million in coastal shipping and island operations –...
Top European container ports in the Mediterranean have same ranking in 2019 led by Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2020 – For a second year in a row in 2019, Piraeus is the largest European container port in the Mediterranean Sea...
New over-height frames now operational in Thessaloniki port
News – New over-height frames are now operational in the Container Terminal of ThPA S.A – April 21, 2020 As part of the equipment modernisation...
COVID-19 reduces traffic at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 26, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced that it in March, container and the conventional...
Piraeus Port Authority donates sanitary material to surrounding municipalities
Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) donation of sanitary material to the surrounding Municipalities – April 23, 2020 PPA took the initiative for the donation of...
Copelouzos remains interested in privatisation of Alexandroupolis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 22, 2020 – Alexandroupolis is one of four ports that the Greek state, represented by the Hellenic Republic...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s discussion with TV journalists
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has held a Skype discussion with local journalists in which he covers a few...
Piraeus port sees 15% fall in March container throughout
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for March 2020, which records total...