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.
French minister visit Piraeus Port Authority
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2021 – Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, French Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, has visited Athens, Greece, to...
Hellenic Statistical Authority announces traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in Greek ports for Q2 2021
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – ELSTAT, the Greek statistical authority, has published cargo & passenger figures for quarter 2,...
Delegation from the French National Assembly visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 10, 2021 – A three-member delegation from the French National Assembly has visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA)....
Piraeus Port Authority presents key financial figures for the first nine months of 2021
Piraeus Port Authority SA has presented basic financial for the nine months of the current year, which are unaudited by a certified auditor, and the general...
Monjasa to open new Athens office
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The oil and shipping group, Monjasa, is opening a new office Greek in the Glyfada municipality of...
Chinese ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – China’s Ambassador to Greece, Xiao Junzheng, has visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), which is...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd reports October 2021 container terminal throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container throughput statistics for its terminals in October...
Piraeus Port Authority: Decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 16th November 2021
Piraeus Port Authority – Announcement – Piraeus, November 16th, 2021 Decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of...
Piraeus port expected cruises ship revival in 2022
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – Next year, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) is forecasting the arrival of over 700 cruise ships, with over...
Top container ports in the world in 2020
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2021 – The top nine container ports in the world in 2020 are all in Asia and seven of the are in China....
Greek Prime Minister welcomes with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of China
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 27, 2021 – The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has met with the visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of China,...
Greek minister comments on COSCO and Piraeus port
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 26, 2021 – Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, has described COSCO’s investment in...
Fincantieri has expressed interest in the restructuring of Greece’s Elefsis shipyards
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 25, 2021 – The Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri SpA has expressed interest in joining an investment group to lead the...
Port of Piraeus to host this year’s international “GreenPort Cruise & Congress”
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – The 16th edition of the International “GreenPort Cruise & Congress” was hosted by Piraeus Port...
The Financial Times looks at COSCO control of the Greek port of Piraeus
London, United Kingdom (PortSEurope) October 22, 2021 – Under the headline Piraeus port deal intensifies Greece’s unease over China links and a...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited sees slight fall in Q3 2021 container traffic
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 17, 2021 – In the third quarter of 2021, the container terminals of COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited handled 27.6...
Piraeus Port Authority highlights environmental credentials
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 15, 2021 – Whilst Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) implements the next stage of expansion and modernisation, it has...
Greek state completes the transfer of the 16% stake of Piraeus Port Authority to COSCO SHIPPING (Hong Kong) Co., Limited
The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member of the HCAP Group, completed yesterday the transfer through Athens Stock Exchange of the 16%...
Piraeus Port Authority to expand Herakleous Pier Car Terminal
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 3, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced announced a €20 million ($23.19 million) investment to...
Greek minister comments on COSCO’s increased stake in PPA
Giannis Plakiotakis: The agreement amending the contract with Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) also ensures the implementation of a large investment and the...