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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.

90POE and Harbor Lab join forces

90POE and Harbor Lab join forces to set a new standard in efficiency and transparency of port operations and disbursement management Athens, January 31, 2024...

Piraeus port will have role in distributing IKEA products regionally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 1, 2024 – Inter IKEA Holding and the local retailer Fourlis Group will invest around €70 million in an...

Bulgaria and Greece to build up military transport capacity

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) January 22, 2024 – The Bulgarian government has said that it will invest around 6 billion euros in transport connections....

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – 2023

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 17, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has published its container (TEU) traffic figures for 2023. In 2023,...

First cruise ship of the year arrives at the Port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has welcomed the Costa Deliziosa, the first cruise ship to arrive at the port...

Port of Heraklion reports improved cruise ship business in 2023

Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – In 2023, cruise traffic in the port of Heraklion increased by +50%, with a record 382,981...

Four parties interested in Pier 6 expansion – Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 25, 2023 – The process of submitting offers for the 1st Stage – Pre-qualification of the Tender for the...

Attica Group signs Mou with ONEX Shipyards

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 21, 2023 – The Attica Group and ONEX Shipyards have signed a memorandum of cooperation (MoC) for the repair and...

Thessaloniki Port Authority has joined the ATHEX ESG Index

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has joined the ATHEX ESG Index. Run by the Athens Stock...

Grimaldi signs deal to acquire 67% of Heraklion Port Authority

Heraklion, Greece (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) have signed the...

Port of Alexandroupolis welcomes Greece’s first FSRU ship

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) December 18, 2023 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has received Greece’s first floating storage and...

Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects & Challenges

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – A conference, titled “Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects and...

DEME, Faria sign offshore wind agreement

DEME and Greek renewable energy developer and independent power producer FARIA Renewables have signed a cooperation agreement to explore opportunities and...

The development of Piraeus port logistics ecosystem

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – A new logistics and maritime ecosystem is developing around the Greek Aegean Port of Piraeus, controlled by...

European South against EU ETS regulation

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) November 28, 2023 – Seven European shipping nations asked the European Commission (EC) to postpone the plan to include...

Consortium awarded sub-concession in Port of Kavala

Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) November 23, 2023 – A consortium International Port Investments Kavala has been awarded a contract for a sub-concession at...

Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meets to discuss common issues

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – The Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council met yesterday to discuss issues of common interest and...

Thessaloniki inaugurates new cruise terminal

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 16, 2023 – The inauguration of the new Cruise Terminal of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) with the name...

Thessaloniki Port Authority relaunches tender for Pier 6

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) will relaunch the tender process for the project...

Bulgarian delegation visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – A diplomatic and business delegation from Bulgaria visited Alexandroupolis Port Authority last...

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