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.
Greece presents island policy at CPMR General Assembly in Palermo
The island policy of Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy was presented by the Secretary General. Aegean and island policy lady Christiana Kalogirou at the...
Alexandroupolis Port Authority appoints new board
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 17, 2019 – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Port Authority of Alexandroupolis SA (OLA) has appointed...
Greece and Cyprus discuss shipping issues
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – At the Maritime Cyprus 2019” Conference, the Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Ioannis...
Greece awards design contract for railways linking Thessaloniki and Kavala ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) has awarded a €2.16 million contract to Omega Consulting...
Piraeus Port Authority – Investments of €611.8 million were approved by ESAL
Investments of €611.8 million ($675.12 million) were approved by ESAL – October 10, 2019 Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) announces that the Committee...
Greek Ministry statement in Piraeus Port Authority expansion approval
Greek Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy – Beginning of investing in Piraeus port for a new age – October 11, 2019 A flagship investment for...
Piraeus Port Authority receives Master Plan expansion approval
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced that...
Igoumenitsa Port Authority announces new board
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – The composition of the new Board of Directors of Igoumenitsa Port Authority (OLIG SA) has been...
Volos Port Authority has new board members
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – In September, the composition of the new Board of Directors of the Volos Port Authority (OLV SA) was...
Deputy Foreign Minister attends “No Deal” Brexit Workshop
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs – October 9, 2019 Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis attended the conference “No Deal Brexit:...
Greece set to run “joint” Alexandroupolis and Kavala port privatisations
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 9, 2019 – The Greek government plans to offer the privatisation (by concessions) of Alexandroupolis and...
Speech by Secretary of State Pompeo – The U.S. & Greece: Showing the Way Forward
Speech by Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo; Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center; Athens, Greece – October 5, 2019 SECRETARY POMPEO: So I...
Remarks by Ambassador Reeker at the U.S.–Greece Strategic Dialogue
Ambassador Philip T. Reeker – Acting Assistant Secretary of European and Eurasian Affairs – October 7, 2019 Thank you for your opening remarks and...
Statement by Greek Foreign Minister on conclusion of meeting with U.S. counterpart, Michael Pompeo
Statement by Foreign Minister N, Dendia on the conclusion of his meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Michael Pompeo – October 5, 2019 N. DENDIAS: (In...
Greek Deputy Foreign meets with Ambassador of China Zhang Qiyue
Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Qiyue – October 4, 2019 The...
Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy meets Deputy Minister of Maritime Cyprus
Meeting of the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Mr. Yiannis Plakiotakis with the Deputy Minister of Maritime Cyprus – October 6, 2019 The Minister...
Greece and USA sign defence pact – Alexandropoulis port privatisation on hold?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Greece and the two countries have signed an...
Italy’s Grimaldi may be interested in Greek shipping and port assets
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 6, 2019 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group is the organiser of the XXIII Euro-Med Convention “From Land to...
Keratsini municipality objects to COSCO Piraeus port expansion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 6, 2019 – The Municipality of Keratsini, a suburb in the western part of Piraeus, has objected to the expansion of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved results for first half 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has published its results for the first half of 2019, which...