South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited
South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited is a Cyprus-registered company and shareholder in the Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA). ThPA was privatised in March 2018, and was operated by South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Ltd, a consortium, in turn, then owned by Germany’s Deutsche Invest Equity Partners (DIEP) 47%; France’s CMA CGM (Terminal Link) 33% and Savvidis Group (Cyprus-registered Belterra Investments) 20%. Terminal Link is 49% owned by China Merchants Port Holding, which is controlled by the Chinese state. In February 2021, Russian billionaire of Greek origin, born in Georgia, Ivan Savvidis, acquired the 47% stake in the port owned by DIEP. Savidis, “the Russian tsar of Thessaloniki”, according to local media, now controls 67% of Greece’s second largest port.
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces first half results
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority has announced financial and throughput results for the first half of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority expands intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) August 18, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority is expanding intermodal operations to Niš, Serbia, with a new regular...
“Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” now owns 71.85% of city’s port. Russia and China via proxies now control Greece’s second largest port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 24, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has reported that Belterra Investments Ltd., owned by a Russian...
Belterra launches mandatory bid for Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 1, 2021 – Belterra Investments Ltd has announced the launch of a Mandatory Public Takeover Bid to all holders of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces significant changes to voting rights
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced notifications received from Belterra Holdings, from...
New STS cranes from China’s ZPMC to arrive in Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A. purchased two new, specially designed STS (Ship To Shore)...
Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...
Second stage of tender for expansion of Thessaloniki port Pier 6 completed
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – The submission of binding financial and technical offers for the second stage – Call for...
Controversial Russian businessman, close to Putin, to control Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Russian billionaire of Greek origin and born in Georgia, Ivan Savidis, has acquired the 47% stake...
Aggressive Balkan expansion of Thessaloniki Port starts with an intermodal dry port in Sofia
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 13, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has started a hinterland expansion with its first intermodal...
Five groups interested in Kavala port privatisation
Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
China Merchants Port & Thessaloniki Port Authority sign agreement on Port Information System
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – China Merchants Port Holdings (CMPort) and its subsidiaries China Merchants Holdings (International)...
Annual General Meeting of Thessaloniki Port Authority approves dividend
Press Release – Decisions of the Ordinary General Meeting and the composition of the New Board of Directors of ThPA S.A. – July 1, 2020 The Annual...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – Decisions of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders
Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) announces that the Ordinary General Meeting of the Shareholders that was held on June 30, 2020, at the Company’s...
Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints new Board of Directors & Audit Committee
News – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – Composition of the Board of Directors & Audit Committee – July 1, 2020 Following the decision...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend for 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced a dividend for the financial year 2019 of €1.17...
Thessaloniki port has action plan for the transition to a sustainable and low-carbon emission future
Since the beginning of 2018, ThPA SA has been a partner in SUPAIR INTERREG – ADRION project, a project that aimed at reducing the environmental impacts of...