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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.

U.S. ambassador visits Alexandroupoli port

Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has visited the northern Greek coastal town of...

Igoumenitsa port set to finish pier construction

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – Construction of the side-mooring pier in the port of Igoumenitsa is ongoing. The pier should be...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces management appointments

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced two management appointments. Henrik Jepsen is...

BlueHUBS in the Mediterranean to receive €19.789 million in EU CEF funding for TEN-T ports

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 3, 2018 – The European Commission has proposed to invest €695.1 million ($804.7 million) in 49 key projects to...

Cosco plan for Piraeus port faces challenge from local businesses

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Agreement for the plans presented by Cosco Shipping Ports for Piraeus port have yet to be agreed with...

Thessaloniki port appoints consortium to evaluate investment

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has appointed an independent enterprise to oversee and...

Customers see improvements at Thessaloniki port six months after privatisation

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – There has been a general positive response to the new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA...

Alexandroupolis port develops masterplan to encourage Samothrace shipping activities

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Alexandroupolis Port Authority has drafted a masterplan for the development of shipping...

Port of Rafina holds discussion with new minister of shipping and island policy

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 –  Fotis Kouvelis, the new Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, has met with the President of the...

Greek parliament president visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2018 – President of the Greek Parliament Greece, Nikolaos Voutsis, has visited the headquarters of Piraeus...

Piraeus Port Authority reports improved financial results for first half 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 26, 2018 – The board of directors of Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has approved the company’s...

Greek government privatisation agency replaces Volos port president

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 25, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has named Pantoleon Skayannis president of Volos...

Bari port to host initial meeting of THEMIS project

Bari, Italy (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Bari port’s cruise terminal will host the kick-off meeting of the Territorial And Maritime Network...

Port Authority of Corfu participates in the INTER-PASS ports and airports program

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 –  The Port Authority of Corfu (OLKE SA) has participated in the INTER-PASS Intermodal Passenger...

Thessaloniki Port Authority extends deadline for SUPAIR tender

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has modified the terms and extension of the tender...

A different proposal for the port of Volos

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 22, 2018 – A new proposal for the redevelopment of Volos port has been submitted which advances simultaneous...

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – August 2018 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 18, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

Memorandum of cooperation between Thessaloniki Port Authority and Rutgers University

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rutgers...

Greece publishes data on cargo and passenger traffic at ports in Q1 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published data on traffic of passengers, goods and...

Executive Director of TAIFED visits port of Lavrio

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2018 – Mars Xenofos, Executive Chairman of The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF),...

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