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.
Greece promotes regional port privatistion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 19, 2018 – “There is great interest in these strategically important ports”, said a senior official of...
Piraeus port expecting arrival of Chinese giga carrier container ship
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – On February 12, 2018, Piraeus port is expecting the arrival of the China Cosco Aries container ship....
Alexandroupoli set to emerge as an energy hub
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – The Greek port of Alexandroupoli is gearing up for becoming energy and commercial hub. The port...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – December 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 15, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund to present regional port privatisation report
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – A study on the exploitation of the ten major ports of the country through the concession process is to...
Greece has high expectations for regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – Following the privatization of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (now managed by China’s COSCO Shipping...
Piraeus port management visits Hellenic Coast Guard
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Captain Fu Chengqiu, CEO of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), has visited the Hellenic Coast Guard...
Piraeus port to soon receive new floating dock
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Piraeus port is scheduled to receive a new floating tank, to be named Piraeus III, end-February 2018....
Cruise passengers visiting Greece drops 11% in 2017
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – We are particularly pleased to present you this year, as in the last six years, the final list of Greek...
Announcement regarding amendments to articles of the statute of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 –Â The new text of the Articles of the Statute seeks in general to codify and consistently restructure...
New Thessaloniki Port Authority owners meet port management
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 –Â Representatives of South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited and executives of Terminal Link...
Project for installation of new floating cistern by COSCO starts in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 –Â New data on the docking of vessels for shipbuilding and repairs will be made by the installation of the...
COSCO sets up OceanRail Logistics in Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â Chinese COSCO Shipping and Ports Limited has announced the setting up of OceanRail Logistics S.A. The...
Resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO of Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â The management of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO...
Thessaloniki Port Authority sees record container numbers in 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) closed 2017 with more than 400,000 TEUs being transported,...
European Investment Bank to support Thessaloniki port development
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 –Â The “green light” for the consolidation of Thessaloniki’s seafront, from...
Thessaloniki Port Authority calls extraordinary shareholders general meeting for January 25, 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 31,2017 – The Board of Directors of Organismos Limenos Thessalonikis Societe Anonyme (Thessaloniki Port...
Signing of new collective agreement in Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 29, 2017 –Â Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the signing of the new Collective Labour Agreement...
HDRAF signs sale of Thessaloniki Port Authority to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 22, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the state privatisation agency, has issued a...
First TAP turbo compressors delivered in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The first gas turbine turbo compressor units to be installed in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s (TAP)...