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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.

Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...

Greek ports cruise traffic rises 3.5% in 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Greek ports handled 4.79 million cruise passengers in 2018, up 3.5%, the association of Greek ports...

Duisburg port chairman visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Erich Staake, Chairman of the Board of Duisburger Hafen AG, has visited Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA)...

Livorno port hosts joint Greek & Chinese meeting

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – The China-Piraeus-Livorno axis was discussed during a meeting attended by the honorary consul of the...

Livorno port discusses cooperation with Piraeus, China

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Livorno port’s management has held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of the People’s...

Piraeus Port Authority appoints new manager of Internal Audit Service

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the appointment of Evgenia Pantelopoulou as Manager of...

Piraeus is the head of the dragon

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Crisis? In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, it is not felt. In the first nine months of 2018,...

Greek agency selects preferred bidder for €6.2 million Chios marina development

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Copelouzos group chairman visits Piraeus port authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Dimitris Copelouzos, Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos group, has visited the Piraeus...

DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...

Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Adriatic Service with call at Trieste port

Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG will add the North Adriatic port of Trieste to its Adriatic...

Piraeus Chamber of Commerce hosts New Silk Road event

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – The challenges, the great contribution and the next steps of China’s five-year initiative...

Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voice confidence in Sino-Greek cooperation in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voiced confidence in the prospects of Sino-Greek cooperation in...

Gibraltar Port Authority attends 7th annual Mediterranean Bunker Fuel conference in Athens

Gibraltar (PortSEurope) December 9, 2018 – John Ghio, Deputy Captain of Gibraltar Port Authority and Daniel Perera, Bunkering Superintendent were among...

Cosco to launch new service from Bari port on Dec 11

Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Cosco Shipping Lines has announced the upcoming launch of a new service to and from the port of Bari. The new...

Government official says Corfu port will not be privatised

Corfu, Greece (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Secretary General for Ports, Port Policy and Maritime Investment Christos Lambridis has said that the...

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – October 2018 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

Piraeus Port Authority participates in China International Import Expo

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 10, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has participated in the first China International Import Expo (CIIE)...

Huelva port authority presents at Greek ports event

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 11, 2018 – A delegation from Autoridad Portuaria de Huelva (APH – Port Authority of Huelva) has attended...

Cosco Shipping launches Venice-Piraeus feeder service

Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) November 8, 2018 – Cosco Shipping has started operating a new feeder service linking Italy’s Venice port to Piraeus in...

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