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 aims to reduce carbon footprint
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 15, 2018 – COSCO-owned Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA)Â is looking to reduce carbon emissions from its facilities in...
COREALIS project starts in Athens with the aim of defining the challenges of the ports of the future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 –Â The kick-off meeting of the COREALIS project, in which the Valenciaport Foundation participates, took place...
Unnamed U.S. group interested in privatisation of Alexandroupoli port
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Apparently, the same U.S. investors who were belatedly interested in the privatisation of Thessaloniki...
Financial results for 2017 of Piraeus Port Authority presented to government
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has presented its 2017 results to the government’s privatisation...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces administrative restructuring
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 –Â Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces the administrative restructuring of the company as follows:...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the appointment of Weng Lin as Deputy Chief Executive...
Thessaloniki Port Authority approves financial results for 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – ON April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) approved the...
Yang Ming starts Koper port service
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 –Â Yang Ming, a Taiwan-based shipper, has set up a new weekly service between Koper and the ports of Piraeus...
COSCO Shipping Ports Announces 1Q 2018 Results (European operations)
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, one of the world’s leading ports operator, has announced first quarter...
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. – financial calendar for the year 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 –Â Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (THPSA) announces the financial calendar for the year 2018 in...
Executive Chairman of HRADF, Aris Xenofos, visits Rhodes to explore privatisations
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 –Â Executive Director of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Aris Xenofos, has visited the...
EU authorities look at possible tax fraud by Chinese criminal organizations at Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – It has been reported that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Italian Central Anti-fraud Office...
Piraeus Container Terminal passes 1 million TEU traffic in Q1 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT) passed the one-million TEU barrier in the first quarter of 2018, a...
Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 –Â The Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli has visited the premises of the Ship Repair Zone in Perama, Piraeus....
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported March 2018...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 –Â COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
Piraeus port launches the new “Piraeus III” floating tank
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announces that after the completion of its permanent...
A delegation of the Greek B5 Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 –Â A delegation of the Greek government’s B5 Directorate of International Economic Relations with...
LNG station at Patras port will begin construction in 2020
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – The LNG (liquefied natural gas) station at the port of Patras is expected to begin construction in 2020. It...