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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.

Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli has visited the premises of the Ship Repair Zone in Perama, Piraeus....

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

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported March 2018...

COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...

Piraeus port launches the new “Piraeus III” floating tank

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announces that after the completion of its permanent...

European Parliament – Briefing – Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – This briefing is one in a series of ‘implementation appraisals’, produced by the European...

Maersk Line online platform rolled out to China-based customers in Ningbo, Qingdao and Shanghai exporting to Mediterranean ports

Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Maersk Line is to expand its online platform ship.maerskline.com to cover more major trades, covering...

Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction

Press Release – The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...

Greek government allocates funding to Symi island port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Greek Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis, has announced that €510,000...

Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017

Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...

New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports

Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus  (Greece)...

BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia

Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...

China’s Yang Ming sets up unit to service Mediterranean region 

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Chinese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new regional centre in the Mediterranean...

COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...

COSCO Shipping Ports results highlight Piraeus Container Terminal contribution

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017 and...

Greece amends Pylos marina privatisation terms

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A., the Greek privatisation agency, launched on 19 July...

EU Project AUGGMED complete training at Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The EU Project AUGGMED (AUtomated serious Game scenario Generator for MixED reality training) has...

Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...

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

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported February 2018...

New Piraeus III dry dock arrives at port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the arrival, with the specialized cargo ship “XIN...

Turkish company Arkas Line attracts new business to Terminal Container Ravenna

Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – Arkas Container Transport S.A., the Turkish container shipping company, is to start offering weekly...

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