Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A.
Thessaloniki Port Authority (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.
Landlocked Serbia seeks stake in Piraeus or Thessaloniki port
Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – Landlocked Serbia is interested in buying a 5-10% stake in Greece’s Aegean ports of Thessaloniki or...
Government representatives visit the Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Director of the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament and Head of the Prime...
Cruise season starts in Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Last Saturday, the cruise season started in Port of Thessaloniki with the arrival of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints CFO
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has appointed Spyros Stamou as its Chief Financial...
Four parties interested in Pier 6 expansion – Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 25, 2023 – The process of submitting offers for the 1st Stage – Pre-qualification of the Tender for the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority has joined the ATHEX ESG Index
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has joined the ATHEX ESG Index. Run by the Athens Stock...
Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meets to discuss common issues
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 22, 2023 – The Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council met yesterday to discuss issues of common interest and...
Thessaloniki Port Authority relaunches tender for Pier 6
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) will relaunch the tender process for the project...
Thessaloniki as a gateway to Southeast Europe for East Port Said, Egypt
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2023 – East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, sees the Greek Aegean port of...
Greek prime minister refers to ports after tripartite summit
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2023 – Earlier this week, the Port of Varna hosted a trilateral Greece-Bulgaria-Romania summit. At the end of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority: Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.): Strategic Investment in the Port of Volos – Thessaloniki, October 4, 2023 On September 28, 2023, the Board of...
First underwater cleaning at the Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 2, 2023 – In the framework of its initiatives for the protection of the marine environment and the advancement...
Update: “Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” to add Volos port to his Greek portfolio
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) with an offer for 51 million euro has been selected as the preferred...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is preferred investor for Volos Port sale
Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – Following the unsealing, Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is the preferred investor with an offer...
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 and Gdansk ports sign cooperation agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A. has signed a new cooperation with the Port of Gdańsk...
Thessaloniki Port Authority launches rail service with Skopje
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 29, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is launching a new container block-train service between...
2nd update: Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?
Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2023 – Four candidates submitted on August 23 binding offers in the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean...