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.
Piraeus Port Authority docks operate at full capacity
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the completion of extensive repairs to the Perama floating dock...
Drewry expects ONE to become fifth largest container company globally in 2021
Lisbon, Portugal (PortSEurope) June 22, 2017 – UK consultancy Drewry Shipping foresees a new wave of mergers and acquisitions in the container shipping...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
Piraeus, Shanghai ports sign cooperation agreement
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between Piraeus Port Authority (PPA SA) and Shanghai...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints internal auditors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) has announced the appointment of Sofia Kalakou and Evgenia Koilakou as...
Serbia, China, Hungary start talks on transport corridor to Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Serbia, China and Hungary have agreed to start talks as soon as possible on the modernization of the transport...
European Ports Forum invites membership applications
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 31, 2017 – The Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (DG MOVE) has set up a group of experts...
Greece to capitalise on sea tourism’s growth via concession and PPP investment models
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 26, 2017 – Elena Kountoura, Greek Minister of Tourism, has addressed delegates at the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum,...
Piraeus Port Authority investment plans tabled at 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) is investing €294 million ($330.5 million) over a five-year period to...
Greece promotes cruise industry at Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2017 – Speaking at the opening day of the 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, Greek Minister of Shipping and Insular...
Piraeus Port Authority reports improved 2016 financial results
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 21, 2017 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) has presented its 2016 financial results to the Hellenic Fund and...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.- April 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported April 2017 container terminal...
Cosco reports April 2017 container terminal statistics
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 18, 2017 – Cosco Shipping has announced April 2017 container terminals throughput. The three Mediterranean Sea container...
Greece praises local Chinese investment
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 14, 2017 – This week, China will open the Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, May 14-15, and in Athens...
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum looks to promote East Med cruising and yachting
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 10, 2017 – The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the biennial trademark event for the international cruise and yachting...
Greek president praises forthcoming Belt and Road Forum
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2017 – The Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation takes place in Beijing on May 14-15 and Greek...
South European maritime ports freight and passenger statistics
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The latest (2015) available statistical data on freight handling and passenger traffic in ports in...
Event – 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum – Athens, May 23-24
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2017 – The 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum will take place in Athens May 23-24 with the primary theme being...
Event – Transport Logistics – Munich, May 9-12, 2017
Munich, Germany (PortSEurope) May 3,2017 – “transport logistics” is the world’s leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and...
Piraeus port aims to become biggest container shipper in the Mediterranean
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 3, 2017 – Anastasios Vamvakidis, the commercial manager of the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT), has said that...