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.
Diamond Line to link Genoa and Piraeus ports
Genoa, Italy (PortSEurope) September 14, 2020 – Diamond Line, owned by China’s COSCO Shipping Lines Europe GmbH, is to launch the VAX service...
COSCO Shipping Ports – July 2020 container throughout
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported July 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Piraeus Port Authority seeks to expand vehicle handling
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2020 – In order to increase its share of the vehicle handling market, the Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) will...
MSC Cruises returns to service in the Mediterranean offering full-experience cruising this summer
MSC Cruises announced today that flagship MSC Grandiosa and MSC Magnifica will resume operations in the Mediterranean starting from 16 and 29 August 2020...
Approval of two “green” EU proposals for the financing of the ports of Igoumenitsa, Rafina and Piraeus
Projects aimed at promoting short-haul shipping, ensuring the compatibility of the country’s port infrastructure for the introduction of the ability to...
CEO Capt. Fu Chengqiu resigns from Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 27, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has reported that it has accepted the resignation of Capt. Fu Chengqiu as...
Greece completes another part of Athens-Corinth- Patras rail link
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Mytilineos S.A., a Greek-based industrial conglomerate, has completed work on the new double railway line of...
Piraeus Port Authority Annual General Assembly approves 2019 financial results
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – The Annual General Assembly of Piraeus Port Authority SA shareholders took place July 17, 2020, with a...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Container throughput Q2 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported June 2020 container throughout for its terminals together with...
Green C Ports European Project awarded 2020 World Port Sustainability Award
News – Piraeus Port Authority – International Award for Green C Ports Project implemented with the participation of the port of Piraeus –...
EU approves Greece-Cyprus shipping service
Limassol, Cyprus (Ports Europe) July 7, 2020 – The Ministry of Shipping has reported that after months of consultations with the European...
Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy: Modernization of ferry transport continues steadily
The policy of strengthening the country’s shipping network, which began last year with a decision by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new board member
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 1, 2020 – On June 26, 2020, Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) announced the resignation of Liagkos Athanassios, board...
Piraeus Port Authority extends labour agreement negotiation period
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced that its has signed the extension of the validity of the...
Piraeus Port Authority announces board and management changes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 26, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced the resignation of Liagkos Athanassios, board of directors (BoD)...
Vanos S.A. announced as OneOcean’s authorised Greek distributor
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 19, 2020 – The local Vanos S.A has been announced as the authorised Greek distributor for maritime digital navigation...
Valenciaport puts out tender for GREEN C PORTS project
The Port Authority of Valencia has put out to tender the supply, installation and configuration of environmental control equipment within the framework of the...
Statement on negotiations for new labour agreement at Piraeus Port Authority
Announcement regarding the negotiations for thenew Collective Labor Agreement of the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) – June 17, 2020 Following press...
Greek traffic in passengers & cargo increase in Q4 2019
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 17, 2020 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has released data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports reports container throughput down 3.7% in May
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) June 16, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container (TEU) throughput for May 2020, which records total...