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.
Thessaloniki Port Authority holds talks with the Republic of Northern Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Sotirios Theophanis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA),...
Piraeus Port Authority sign labour agreement
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 22, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the signing of the New Collective Labour Agreement with the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces start of First Investment Period
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced the official launch of the First Investment...
The biennial Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place in Athens, May 28-29, 2019
March 19, 2019 The biennial Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum has established itself as one of the most influential events for the international cruise industry,...
COSCO’s European container terminals see higher throughput in February 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2019 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported that in February 2019 output at its overseas...
Thessaloniki Port Authority partners approve investment strategy
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – The owners of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) have approved the company’s €180 million...
Thessaloniki is first port in Greece to be member of Green Award network
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA is to participate in the Green Award network as the Incentive...
Thessaloniki Port Authority attends 4th Delphi Economic Forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – Sotirios Theophanis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA, has...
U.S.ambassador to Greece Pyatt in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 6, 2019 – U.S. ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has visited Thessaloniki and made a number of comments...
Greek government makes statement on regional port privatisation
Statement by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy on the exploitation of regional ports by the method of sub-porting to investors March 3, 2019...
Volos port to invest €600,000 in car terminal
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – The port of Volos intends to invest €600,000 ($679,989) to build a car terminal on the third pier, a move...
DIMAATH and Kavala Port Authority awarded the Greek Green Awards 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 5, 2019 – DIMAATH SA and Kavala Port Authority (OLK) SA have been awarded Greek Green Awards 2019 for the management...
Alexandroupolis port seeks new law to promote concession-based future
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – The President of the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, Christos Doukas, together with the...
Thessaloniki port orders Konecranes agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has submitted an order for 12 Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers,...
Diana Containerships reports results for 2018
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Diana Containerships Inc, a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of containerships,...
Piraeus Container Terminal sees over 18% increase in January 2019 traffic
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 25, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Piraeus Port Authority details environmental plan
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 24, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has published a press release details its environmental policy. PPA...
COSCO’s Piraeus port development plan receives partial approval
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2019 – Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee gave a partial approval of the master plan of...
Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead...
Alexandroupolis port looks to expand regional influence
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – “Logistics of Northern Greece and the role of the Port of Alexandroupolis” was the...