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 reports 19.2% revenue increase in 2018
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 15, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported revenue of...
Memorandum of Understanding between Piraeus and ports of Venice and Chioggia to strengthen cargo flows
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The CEO of Piraeus Port Authority Sa (PPA), Captain Fu Chengqiu, and the President of Autorita’ di...
Corfu to receive EU funds for port developments
Corfu, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Corfu has announced the approval of the following projects of strategic importance...
MSC and Heraklion port discuss cooperation
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Heraklion SA and MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company have met to...
Priority of government is the development of the port of Alexandroupolis
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 31, 2019 – Secretary General for Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment Christos Lambridis has said that...
Greek, Russian governments discuss cooperation in port sector
Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – A meeting of the Russian-Greek Mixed Maritime Commission has been held in St. Petersburg, January...
COSCO’s Piraeus Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput up 19.4%
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, gas reported...
Piraeus port turning into a gate for counterfeit and undervalued Chinese goods
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Greece will be fined more than €200 million ($226.76 million) by the European Union’s Anti-Fraud...
Croatian Ambassador Aleksandar Sunko visits Port Authority of Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Croatian Ambassador Aleksandar Sunko visited the Port Authority of Igoumenitsa SA on January 22,...
Greek ports cruise traffic rises 3.5% in 2018
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Greek ports handled 4.79 million cruise passengers in 2018, up 3.5%, the association of Greek ports...
Duisburg port chairman visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Erich Staake, Chairman of the Board of Duisburger Hafen AG, has visited Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA)...
Livorno port hosts joint Greek & Chinese meeting
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – The China-Piraeus-Livorno axis was discussed during a meeting attended by the honorary consul of the...
Thessaloniki port looks to €200 million investment to drive growth
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Following its privatisation in March 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) and its leading...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new manager of Internal Audit Service
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the appointment of Evgenia Pantelopoulou as Manager of...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – November 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Piraeus is the head of the dragon
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Crisis? In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, it is not felt. In the first nine months of 2018,...
Alexandroupolis port set to benefit from regional port privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – This month, the Greek parliament aims to pass legislation to allow the privatisation of a number...
Greek agency selects preferred bidder for €6.2 million Chios marina development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Thessaloniki Port sees increased cargo traffic in 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has reported improved general cargo and container traffic in...
Copelouzos group chairman visits Piraeus port authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Dimitris Copelouzos, Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos group, has visited the Piraeus...