Alexandropoulis
Alexandroupoli or Alexandroupolis is a city in Greece and the capital of the Evros regional unit, Western Thrace. The port is operated by state-owned Alexandroupolis Port Authority, which is in the process of being privatised. In recent years, the port has increased its profile as a regional energy hub and a base for U.S. armed forces.
436 kg heroin seized in Bulgaria’s Burgas port
Burgas, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) August 13, 2024 – 436 kg of heroin were seized at Bulgaria’s Black Sea port of Burgas on August 9, the district...
Four NATO countries’ ports linked in a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to establish a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor,...
Port of Alexandroupolis appoints dredging contractor
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has contracted Technical Company Christoforos D. Konstantinidis SA to...
Port of Alexandroupolis signs contract for new road construction
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has signed a €4 million contract with Tekal SA to connect the new...
Romania would like to take a shareholding in Greece’s Gastrade
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Media reports suggest that the Romanian government would like to take a shareholding in...
Port of Alexandroupolis receives green light for development
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has received the green light to proceed with development work this...
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania hold transport talks
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Last week, the Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, joined a tripartite...
Update: Bulgaria to invest €3 bln in highway & railroad to Constanta
Constanta, Romania (Ports Europe) January 26, 2024 – Bulgaria is set to invest €3 billion in the construction of a highway and a railroad connecting...
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...
Bulgarian delegation visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 7, 2023 – A diplomatic and business delegation from Bulgaria visited Alexandroupolis Port Authority last...
Dutch officials visit Port of Alexandropoulis
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 30, 2023 – On October 18, a delegation of Dutch officials visited the Port Authority of Alexandroupoulis....
Greek prime minister refers to ports after tripartite summit
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Earlier this week, the Port of Varna hosted a trilateral Greece-Bulgaria-Romania summit. At the end of...
Does India’s Adani group want to buy a Greek port?
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2023 – The local press in India is reporting that the Adani group could be interested in acquiring the rights...
Carbox starts new company in Port of Alexandria, Egypt
Alexandria, Egypt (Ports Europe) August 9, 2023 – Carbox, part of the Tarros Group, has started a new company, Carbox Egypt, based in Alexandria. La...
Greece increases LNG imports in first half of 2023
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 24, 2023 – In the first half of 2023, the consumption of natural gas in recorded a -21.74% reduction compared to last...
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 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...
EU funding for Alexandropoulis port
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 17, 2023 – The European Commission (EC) will provide Greece with €24 million for the development of the...
Will Greece review FSRU-LNG projects?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 9, 2023 – The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to upheavals in gas markets. European Union (EU) countries...
Gastrade and the Alexandroupolis Port Authority negotiate
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 28, 2023 – Negotiations are ongoing between Gastrade and the Alexandroupolis Port Authority for the lease...