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.
Customs issue reduces work hours at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Due to no agreement being reached between the Greek association of customs officers (OTYE) and...
Domestic and international traffic of mobile units in Greek ports: 1st Quarter 2015-2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published statistics for domestic and international...
Domestic and international movements of goods in Greek ports: 1st Quarter 2015-2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published statistics for domestic and international...
Domestic and international passenger traffic in Greek ports: 1st Quarter 2015-2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published statistics for domestic and international...
Hellenic Statistical Authority releases Q1 2017 maritime traffic figures
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2017 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on traffic of passengers, goods and...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – August 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported August 2017...
Government announces plans for Volos port
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Volos is one of the state-owned ports which could be privatised by the state asset agency the Hellenic...
Minister visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Greek Minister of Economy and Development, Dimitris Papadimitriou, has received Thessaloniki...
Volos Port Authority publishers works progress
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Volos Port Authority, OLB S.A., has published an update on the local projects completed or being...
Ferrovie dello stato Italiane to takeover TrainOSE
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Italian state-owned railway company Ferrovie dello stato Italiane will sign a final agreement to take...
Copelouzos group interested in Alexandroupolis port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED) has been attending the Thessaloniki...
Piraeus port awards €23.8 million contract for floating dock construction to Cosco
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has awarded a €23.8 million ($28.5 million) contract for the construction...
Greek prime minister says government has real interest in developing Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – The interest of the Greek government in the development of Thessaloniki port and northern Greece, in...
What China’s “Belt and Road Initiative” means for the Western Balkans
Brussels, Belgium, September 11, 2017 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has commissioned an independent report on the...
AMNA organises “New Silk Road” forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Representatives of 25 national news agencies from China, the Balkans, Central and Southern...
Cosco Shipping reports 2017 Interim Results (Overseas terminals)
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has reported its 2017 interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2017. The...
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praises Sino-Greek cooperation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2017 – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has attended the opening of China’s pavilion at...
Cosco awarded floating dock contract in Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) has announced the completion of the tender and the finalisation...
Alexandroupolis port starts catching investors’ eye
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – Alexandroupolis port has already started catching the eye of investors, shortly after Bulgaria and...
China’s Cosco books record-high container traffic at Piraeus port in August
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – China’s Cosco said it handled 344,000 containers at Piraeus port in August, exceeding by 4.2% the...