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Piraeus Port Authority S.A.

Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) is a Greece-based company which manages and operates Piraeus port. The main activities of PPA are ships’ anchoring services, handling cargo, loading and unloading services as well as goods storage and car transportation. Under a 2016 Greek privatisation deal, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd bought a 51% stake in PPA for €280 million ($328 million). It then committed to mandatory investments worth about €294 million over five years to purchase an additional 16% stake for €88 million.

Logistics facilities’ boom near Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – Greece’s location and attractive asset prices is attracting growing interest in logistics...

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...

Piraeus Port Authority signs MoU with Guangzhou port in China

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Port of Guangzhou in...

Piraeus Port Authority: 5th Balkans & Black Sea Forum

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 20, 2024 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has hosted this year’s 5th Balkans & Black Sea Forum (BBSF...

Kazakhstan, Greece talk Middle Corridor cooperation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2024 – The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Greece Erlan Baudarbek-Kozhataev has met with the Mayor of the Greek...

Cocaine valued at €2.8 mln seized at Port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 9, 2024 – The authorities in Piraeus port have found cocaine valued at €2.8 million hidden in containers. They...

Piraeus port is not part of the European Ports Alliance

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) February 8, 2024 – Last month, the European Commission announced the formation of the European Ports Alliance. The...

First cruise ship of the year arrives at the Port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 4, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has welcomed the Costa Deliziosa, the first cruise ship to arrive at the port...

Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects & Challenges

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 13, 2023 – A conference, titled “Ship Electrification at the Port of Piraeus – Prospects and...

The development of Piraeus port logistics ecosystem

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 4, 2023 – A new logistics and maritime ecosystem is developing around the Greek Aegean Port of Piraeus, controlled by...

Piraeus Port attends 6th China International Import Expo 2023

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 15, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has attended the 6th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2023 in...

Piraeus Port Authority releases financial/cargo data for Q3 2023

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 25, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority releases financial and cargo data for Q3 2023, including throughput volumes for...

Piraeus Port Authority signs new new Collective Labour Agreement

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2023 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has announced the completion of the discussions between the PPA Management...

Piraeus Port Authority reports improved first half performance

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 28, 2023 – In the first half of the fiscal year 2023, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has reported a robust increase...

Piraeus port sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus sees cruise passenger numbers return to pre-Covid levels of 2019. In the first...

Why does the Volos port privatisation matter?

Volos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2023 – Today, binding offers for the tender for the sale of 67% of the Greek Aegean Sea port of Volos (Volos Port...

Port of Piraeus welcomes massive OOCL container ship

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 13, 2023 – The Port of Piraeus has welcomed the newly built “OOCL Piraeus”, one of the largest ships in the world....

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