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.
Maersk Line online platform rolled out to China-based customers in Ningbo, Qingdao and Shanghai exporting to Mediterranean ports
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Maersk Line is to expand its online platform ship.maerskline.com to cover more major trades, covering...
Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction
Press Release –Â The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...
Greek government allocates funding to Symi island port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Greek Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis, has announced that €510,000...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus (Greece)...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
Public consultation launched over future of Patras port
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – The Port Authority of Patras is launching public consultation on the concession to operate and manage the...
China’s Yang Ming sets up unit to service Mediterranean regionÂ
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Chinese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new regional centre in the Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
COSCO Shipping Ports results highlight Piraeus Container Terminal contribution
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017 and...
Greece amends Pylos marina privatisation terms
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 –Â The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A., the Greek privatisation agency, launched on 19 July...
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. – Notification of significant change of voting rights
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Τhe Ministry of Finance of the Greek Government has announced that as a result of the stock market...
After Thessaloniki port, Greece plans further port privatisations
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Following the privatisation of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., now operated by South Europe Gateway...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is announce investment plan in May 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – The new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is expected to announce investment...
EU Project AUGGMED complete training at Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 –Â The EU Project AUGGMED (AUtomated serious Game scenario Generator for MixED reality training) has...
Transfer of the 67% of ThPA S.A.’s shares to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited completed
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The transfer of the 67% of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A.’s shares to the South Europe Gateway...
The new Board of Directors for Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 –Â The new Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA SA) was constituted into a...
Thessaloniki port sees increased traffic in January 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 –Â Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has reported total tonnage at ThPA piers of 471,621 in...
Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 –Â Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – February 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported February 2018...