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 welcomes largest-ever cruise ship
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Two days ago, the port of Thessaloniki welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously...
Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...
Greece’s ELSTAT publishes cargo figures for Q4 2023
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – The Greek statistical agency, Elstat, has published figures for traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – May 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for May 2024. In May 2024, the terminal...
Piraeus Port Authority holds a workshop about tugboat regulation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held a two-day workshop to prepare for tugboat regulation. A presidential...
A1 Yacht Transport Consortium to manage Argostoli Marina
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 17, 2024 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has accepted an improved offer submitted by A1 Yacht...
Igmar orders tugboat from Med Marine
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 13, 2024 – Med Marine of Turkey has received an order for a MED-A2875 series tug from Igmar of Greece, part of the...
Posidonia 2024 sees flury of new business deals
The 28th edition of the biennial Posidonia Exhibition came to an end today proving once again that it is the most sought-after event to conduct business and...
Piraeus Port Authority reports traffic figures for Q1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported cargo and...
Eight parties interested in Port of Lavrio privatisation
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)has said that eight parties have submitted an Expression...
Third cocaine seizure in Greece’s Piraeus in a week
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 29, 2024 – Greek authorities said on May 27 that they confiscated some 46 kg of cocaine worth 2 million euro in Piraeus...
Russian oil ship-to-ship operations seek new ports in the Mediterranean Sea
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 26, 2024 – Earlier this month, Greece started issuing NAVTEX notices which inform all shipping to stay away from...
Port of Piraeus receives permission to continue dredging
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – The Council of State, the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece, has ruled that dredging of the port of...
Police seize 210 kilos of cocaine in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – The police have seized over 210 kilos of cocaine in the port of Piraeus. The illegal drugs were discovered...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – April 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for April 2024. In April 2024, the...
Port of Alexandroupolis signs contract for new road construction
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has signed a €4 million contract with Tekal SA to connect the new...
Yachting cocaine route Bulgaria-Greece busted
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) May 14, 2024 – Over 10 tonnes of cocaine were transported per year by yachts between Bulgaria’s Black Sea marinas in...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend for 2023
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced a dividend payment of €1.30 per share (gross) for...
Greek Navy deters Russian oil ship-to-ship transfers
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 11, 2024 – In the last two weeks, the Greek Navy has issued two NAVTEX notices for military exercises in the Laconian...
Port of Lavrio privatisation schedule to be extended
Lavrio, Greece (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – Last month, state agency HRADF announced the part-privatisation of the Lavrion Port Authority S.A. In an...