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.
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Ashdod Port, Israel, plan cooperation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Ashdod Port, Israel, have announced a cooperation agreement....
Port of Piraeus has 13 new major projects underway
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus Port has 13 new major projects underway in various stages of development. Piraeus Port...
Piraeus, Rafina ports see rising passenger numbers in July
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 21, 2023 – In the first 15 days of July, 743,492 passengers have travelled from the port of Piraeus, according to the...
Svitzer signs a contract to service Gastrade’s Alexandroupolis INGS
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) July 17, 2023 – Svitzer, a global towage provider and part of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has signed a 15-year contract to...
Port of Piraeus welcomes massive OOCL container ship
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus has welcomed the newly built “OOCL Piraeus”, one of the largest ships in the world....
Greek Port of Volos receives 986 cars
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – On July 7, a total of 986 cars were unloaded within 5.5 hours on the west side of Pier 2 of the Port of...
Arab-Hellenic Maritime Conference attracts regional participation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 11, 2023 – The first Arab-Hellenic Maritime Conference took place in Athens, July 5-6, 2023 and attracted wide regional...
ONEX Shipyards receives funding to develop Elefsis Shipyards
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 7, 2023 – The US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) will provide $125 million in funds for ONEX...
New master plan for Port of Elefsina published
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 6, 2023 – A new master plan of the Port of Elefsina has been approved in principle by the Board of Directors of the...
Port of Authority of Igoumenitsa is part of the ALFION project
Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) June 29, 2023 – The Port of Authority of Igoumenitsa is part of the ALFION project and was selected as a priority...
Grimaldi introduces green Ro-Ro ships in Italy-Greece line
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) June 26, 2023 – The Grimaldi Group is introducing two state-of-the-art hybrid vessels Eco Catania and Eco...
Port of Barcelona participates in the SUPORT project to obtain zero-carbon fuel from waste
The Port of Barcelona recently hosted the General Assembly of the SUPORT project, which is being developed within the framework of the European Union’s...
Matchmaking event between Ports, Marinas, Port Funds Organisations and Maritime Companies – Greece
PRESS RELEASE – The matchmaking event between Ports, Marinas, Port Funds Organizations and Maritime Companies with start-ups within the framework of the...
Fincantieri and Greek ONEX Shipyards to expand cooperation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 21, 2023 – Italy’s Fincantieri and Greek ONEX Shipyards are to expand cooperation with the production and...
Grimaldi consortium is preferential bidder for the Port of Heraklion
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 13, 2023 – A consortium of Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. and Minoan Lines S.A. has been announced as preferred bidder for the...
Port of Alexandroupolis welcomes stream of ambassadors
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) June 7, 2023 – In the last four weeks, Port Authority of Alexandroupolis has welcomed a stream of ambassadors from...
Operations start at 2nd Passenger Terminal of Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Operations have started at the 2nd Passenger Terminal in the Port of Thessaloniki with two cruise ships...
Egyptian ambassador meets Port of Volos management
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 5, 2023 – A meeting between the Egyptian ambassador to Greece, Omar Amer Youssef, and the CEO of Volos Port Authority...
Greece develops logistics
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 1, 2023 – Greece is welcoming fresh investment in its logistics sector on the background of its successful port...
World Bank publishes “The Container Port Performance Index 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) May 29, 2023 – The World Bank has published “The Container Port Performance Index 2022: A Comparable Assessment of...