Piraeus
The Port of Piraeus is the main sea port of Athens, Greece, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Piraeus Port Authority which is operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited.
Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...
Port of Piraeus wins Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024 award
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – The Port of Piraeus has won the “Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024” award from the...
Southern Mediterranean shore transhipment hubs
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – From Tanger Med to Damietta, transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean are developing rapidly on the...
Piraeus Port Authority, Q3 2024 cargo volumes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The cruise sector grew traffic with a number of ships rising (+9.2%) and the total number of passengers...
Piraeus Port Authority reports improved Q3 results
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. It is...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Sep & Q3 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for September 2024. PCT is part...
COSCO’s Piraeus subsidiaries sign contract
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority and Piraeus Container Terminal, both part of COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, have...
Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increased revenue, profit in H1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported increased revenue and profit for the first half of 2024. Piraeus...
U.S. select committee highlights Chinese threats to ports
Washington, United States (Ports Europe) September 17, 2024 – Last week, Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party Chairman John Moolenaar,...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – July 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for July. PCT is part of Piraeus Port...
Over 34 kg of cocaine seized in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 6, 2024 – 34.4 kg cocaine valued at more than 1 million euros was discovered by Greek officials with the help of...
COSCO SHIPPING relaunches Piraeus Rijeka Express service
Rijeka, Croatia (Ports Europe) July 30, 2024 – COSCO SHIPPING has relaunched the Piraeus Rijeka Express service (PRS) calling at Piraeus, Rijeka, Durres...
Piraeus Port Authority receives two local awards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. received two for its contribution to the Greece’s economy at the...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – June & Q2 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for June and Q2 2024. In June 2024, the...
Stena orders two multi-fuel RoPax ferries for Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Stena has ordered two new multi-fuel RoPax ferries that aim to set new sustainability standards for the...
Piraeus Port Authority announces dividend
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced a dividend of 1.34 euros per share for the financial year 2023....
Lack of container control, non-application of ISPS Code at Piraeus – Reporter
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – The absence of container control infrastructure and non-application of the International Ship-Port...
Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – May 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for May 2024. In May 2024, the terminal...