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.
Piraeus Port Authority issues tender for Car Terminal C2 project
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced a tender for the project: Restoration of operational depths...
Greek parliament group meets Chinese delegation
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2019 – A delegation of the Greek parliament, consisting of the Chairman of the Committee of the Regions, Zeta...
Floating dock “Piraeus II” is available again for ship repair works
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that the “Piraeus II” floating dock has been...
Passenger & cargo sees small rise in April-June 2019 in Greek ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – The Greek statistics authority (ELSTAT) has released data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
Greek and Serbian leaders discuss ports
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2019 – At a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Serbia Aleksandar...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister after meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić
Statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the meeting with the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić – December 11, 2019...
Declaration on strategic partnership between Serbia and Greece signed
Government of Serbia – December 11, 2019 The President of Serbia, Alexander Vucic, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Kirijakos Micotakis, signed today in...
JinkoSolar signs agreement with COSCO to use Piraeus port as a distribution hub for Europe
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 11, 2019 – China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest global solar module manufacturers, has...
Meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt
Government of Greece – December 10, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today with Maximos in the U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt in...
U.S. ambassador attends reopening of Neorion shipyard in Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has presented a speech at the event celebrating the...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview with CNN.gr
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has given an interview to CNN Greece at the Economic...
Greek minister wants to speed up regional port exploitation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 7, 2019 – Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, has said that the government plans to...
Rail modernization to Greece is one of Serbia’s priorities
Government of Serbia – December 2, 2019 Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure Zorana...
COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 12.1% rise in October 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – In October 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...
Italy-Greece: Patuanelli signs memorandum of understanding on energy
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) November 28, 2019 – The Minister of Economic Development Stefano Patuanelli signed today, as part of the bilateral meeting...
Italian and Greek prime ministers meet in Rome
Government of Greece – November 26, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today with a particularly warm climate with his Italian counterpart,...
COSCO Shipping Charity Foundation to fund actions of the Red Cross in Greece
COSCO Shipping – November 21, 2019 Today, 21st November 2019 at the events’ hall of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. a ceremony took place for the...
Strengthening of Mediterranean co-operation between Croatia and Greece
Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic meets with Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Banski Dvori – November 21, 2019 Prime Minister Plenkovic and...
Livorno port looks to increase business with Piraeus
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – First economic and commercial adviser of the Greek embassy, Panagiotis Zaragkas, has met with...
Piraeus Port Authority handles 5 million TEU so far in 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA announced that on Monday, November 18, 2019, reached 5 million Teu for the...