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 Cosco books record-high container traffic at Piraeus port in August
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – China’s Cosco said it handled 344,000 containers at Piraeus port in August, exceeding by 4.2% the...
Hellespont set for contract with Cosco
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Athens-based Hellespont Group, headed by Greek shipowner Phrixos Papachristidis is in talks with the...
Corfu port authority is in stable financial condition
Corfu, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Greece’s Corfu port authority is in a stable financial condition, according to the annual audit...
Greek government invests €2.481 million in overhaul of Patras port
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Greece’s government has given the green light to two projects for the overhaul of Patras port’s...
Piraeus port is 38th largest in the world
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Piraeus port ranked 38th in the world classification of the largest, world-class ports, with a positive...
Aegean Shipping Management enters dry bulk market
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – Piraeus-based company Aegean Shipping Management has announced the signing of a new building order of a...
Cosco announces express cargo shipping to Europe via Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 5, 2017 – A new service called “China-Europe Sea-Land Express Cargo” is being started by Cosco...
Greece sees reduced cruise ship visitors
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 4, 2017 – Initial figures indicate that the local cruise ship industry will decrease in 2017. The Union of...
Grimaldi group will present the case of Hellenic Seaways in Brussels
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) September 3, 2017 – The Italian shipping group Grimaldi Lines is preparing a complaint to be sent to the European...
Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a report which assesses the impacts of cruise...
Greece to invest €81,000 in installing equipment for power supply to vessels at Lefkada port
Lefkada, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Greece’s government has given the green light to the installation of equipment for the delivery of...
Piraeus Container Terminal profit declines 39.4% y/y in H1 2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., owned by Cosco, booked a profit of €10.845 million ($9.13 million) in the...
EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new board director
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 26, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced that shareholder Hellenic Republic Asset Development...
Greek government acquires pilot vessels for Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Greek Ministry for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping has signed a €600,000 ($708,077) contract...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – July 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported July 2017 container...
Piraeus port container traffic declines in July
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Piraeus port’s container traffic declined by 4.4% on the year in July to 309,000 units, data by...
Piraeus Port Authority announces new labour force regulations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that after negotiations with the employees’...
Attica agrees purchase of majority stake in Hellenic Seaways Maritime
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Attica Holdings S.A., part of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), has announced an agreement in principle,...
Attica Group signs agreement to acquire 50.3% of Hellenic Seaways Maritime
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Greek company Attica Holdings S.A. has signed an agreement in principle with Piraeus Bank to...