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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.

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...

Three investors prequalify for the next phase for the Marina of Chios, Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) Board of Directors has said that three investment...

Greece to host electric bunkering infrastructure

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – It has been reported that the port of Kyllini, western Greece, will be the site of a pilot project to...

Greece invites offers to operate marinas of Argostoli, Zakynthos & Itea

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 7, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HDRAF/TAIPED) is inviting expressions of interest from...

Piraeus port announces tender for sale and removal of hazardous and harmful ships

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the tender procedure for the sale and removal of the...

Balkan and Black Sea Commission taking part in 9th International Black Sea Symposium

The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Region, 26 February 2018 The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Region’s (CPMR) Balkan and Black Sea Commission...

Poseidon Med II workshop in Piraeus on 16 February 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 25, 2018 Poseidon Med II – Press Release Air quality, the leading priority of European ports, was the focus of...

Bunker supplier Aegean signs deal to buy Piraeus port-based H.E.C. Europe

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Global bunker supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire...

Piraeus master plan gets 10-day extension for public deliberation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – A master plan submitted last month by the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) for the revamp of the...

Piraeus Port Authority claims alleged state interference

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – Cosco-controlled Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) in Greece has challenged the state-owned Public...

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

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported January...

Jordi Caballé Valls appointed MedCruise Secretary General

Piraeus, Greece, February 14, 2018 MedCruise is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Jordi Caballé Valls as new Secretary General. Jordi Caballé, a...

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