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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.

Alexandroupolis Port Authority managers meet Italian ambassador

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Executives of the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis attended on Thursday 29 November 2018 at a...

Ambassador of Great Britain to Greece visits Alexandroupolis Port Authority

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) November 19, 2018 – Ms. Kate Smith, the Ambassador of Great Britain to Greece, has visited Alexandroupolis Port...

Ports to benefit from Bulgarian-Greek rail transport agreement

Sofia, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) November 5, 2018 – Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras signed a joint...

Privatisation of regional Greek ports progresses through parliament

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 1, 2018 – A bill on the ratification of the concession contracts granting port authorities control of their ports...

Australian ambassador visits Alexandroupolis port

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 29, 2018 – Ambassador of Australia to Greece, Kate Logan, has visited the port of Alexandroupolis. Logan...

US Ambassador to Greece Pyatt says Washington committed to the region

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2018 – Following a visit to Alexandroupolis, U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, sent a message...

U.S. ambassador visits Alexandroupoli port

Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) October 7, 2018 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has visited the northern Greek coastal town of...

Alexandroupolis port develops masterplan to encourage Samothrace shipping activities

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) October 1, 2018 – Alexandroupolis Port Authority has drafted a masterplan for the development of shipping...

Alexandroupolis port privatisation will go ahead in November

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2018 – Speaking at the traditional Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) interview, Prime Minister...

Greece’s HRADF now focuses on third phase of port privatisation

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) is now focused on the third phase of the privatisation...

Greece plans next stage of ports privatisation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 30, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Tender for Alexandroupoli port privatisation set for autumn

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 29, 2018 – The opening of the tender procedure for the divestment of activities at the port of Alexandroupoli,...

Privatisation of Greek regional ports progressing

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the state privatisation agency, is expected to...

Unnamed U.S. group interested in privatisation of Alexandroupoli port

Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Apparently, the same U.S. investors who were belatedly interested in the privatisation of Thessaloniki...

After Thessaloniki port, Greece plans further port privatisations

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Following the privatisation of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., now operated by South Europe Gateway...

U.S. developing interest in Alexandroupolis port

Alexandroupoli, Greece (Ports Europe) February 5, 2018 – The privatization of the port of Alexandroupoli is ongoing, and the United States and its...

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...

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...

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...

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