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 appoints CIO
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThpA) has appointed Davidyan Arthur to the role of Chief...
Piraeus Port Authority signs agreement with China’s Guangzhou Port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China’s...
Thessaloniki Port Authority produces improved financial results for first half of 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – During the six-month period to June 30, 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has reported total...
Piraeus port workers’ strike over a pay dispute likely to continue
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – Recent strikes at Piraeus port by workers over a pay dispute are likely to continue. The complaint is...
Alexandroupolis port privatisation will go ahead in November
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Speaking at the traditional Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) interview, Prime Minister...
Piraeus port’s cruise terminal tender attracts major international groups
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 7, 2018 – Piraeus port’s tender for the expansion of its cruise passenger terminal is attracting significant...
Greece’s Attica region invests €2.2 million in dock construction on Agistri island
Agistri, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – Greece’s Attica region has launched a project to invest €2.215 million ($2.576 million) in the...
Greek privatisation president visits Chios port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2018 – Aris Xenophon, Executive Director of The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED),...
Greece’s HRADF now focuses on third phase of port privatisation
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is now focused on the third phase of the privatisation...
Piraeus port to play vital role in “Belt and Road” initiative
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 4, 2018 – Piraeus port will play an important pivotal role in the construction of the China-European Land and Sea...
Greece plans next stage of ports privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
China, Greece sign agreement to promote Belt and Road Initiative
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2018 – The foreign ministers of China and Greece have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to...
Piraeus to become Mediterranean’s largest port in one and half years
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – Chinese ports group COSCO Shipping Ports Limited expects Piraeus port to become the largest harbour in the...
COSCO interim results 2018 – Piraeus, Kumport, Noatum, Vado terminals information
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced results for the six months ended 30 June 2018. Key...
Chinese TV interviews Piraeus Port Authority CEO Fu Chengqiu
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – CGTN, a Chinese international English-language news channel of the state-owned China Global Television...
Romania to propose Gdansk-Constanta ports rail corridor overhaul
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Romania’s government plans to propose a project for the overhaul of a 3,663 km rail route linking...
Greece’s Chania municipal fund investing in Gavdos port upgrade
Gavdos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 28, 2018 – Greece’s Municipal Port Fund of Chania has launched a project to upgrade the infrastructure of Gavdos port...
Greece investing €3.7 million in new Ithaca port
Ithaca, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras has examined the project for the construction of the Piso Aetos port on...
Greek customs association says reduction of working time of Thessaloniki port’s office is justified
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2018 – Greece’s association of customs agents OTYE has said the reaction of operators following the...
Association says Thessaloniki port’s competitors will benefit from customs working time limit
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 22, 2018 – Thessaloniki shipping agents association has officially criticised the decision of the local...