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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.

Attempted smuggling of 209 kg of cannabis via Igoumenitsa port

Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) May 7, 2024 – An unidentified truck driver, who tried to smuggle 209 kg of cannabis via the northwestern Greek port of...

Piraeus Port Authority announces management appointments

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced changes to the board of directors (BoD). The resignations...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – March & Q1 24

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) throughput for the first quarter of...

Lavrio, the next regional Greek port for privatisation

Lavrio, Greece, (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – Lavrio is set to be the next regional port to be privatised based on the sale of 50% plus one share....

Cocaine found in port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – Inspectors from the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (AADE) have seized a huge...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces financial results for 2023

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced its financial results for 2023. Consolidated...

Romania would like to take a shareholding in Greece’s Gastrade

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Media reports suggest that the Romanian government would like to take a shareholding in...

60 kg of drugs seized in Greek port of Igoumenitsa

Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Greek coast guard authorities seized more than 2 million euro worth of narcotics and arrested a lorry...

Oldendorff Carriers contracts with Harbor Lab on Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Oldendorff Carriers, a dry bulk shipping company, and Harbor Lab, a global leader in maritime technology...

Piraeus port subject to a workers strike

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – The General Workers’ Confederation of Greece has announced a countrywide workers strike starting on...

Vernicos Scafi orders two more tug boats from Med Marine

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Vernicos Scafi, the Greek-Italian tug and salvage company, has ordered two more tugboats from Med...

Greece, Cyprus ferry link starts in May

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – For the third year in a row, the ferry service between Cyprus and Greece will start on May 29 and operate...

Piraeus Perama Ship Repair Zone receives two cranes

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) received two state-of-the-art double-level luffing jib shipbuilding...

MSC Cruises plans over 400 calls to Greek ports in 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – MSC Cruises has said it will have six ships calling to Greek ports, making over 400 calls to nine...

Piraeus-based Nemeca Z receives new multipurpose harbour tug

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – Piraeus-based Nemeca Z has received a new 25m multipurpose harbour tug, Dias Z, built by Med Marine at...

Greek ship repair activities grew in 2023

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe)- April 2, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced that Greek ship repair activities grew in 2023....

New dredging & development for Greek ports of Souda and Stylida

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The Greek recovery and resilience plan will provide €24 million for developments at the ports of Souda...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Jan-Feb 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (OCT) has published container (TEU) traffic for February 2024. Below is the...

Piraeus Port Authority presents improved results for 2023

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced its financial results for the 2023 financial year. Total...

Port of Alexandroupolis receives green light for development

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has received the green light to proceed with development work this...

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