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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.

A delegation of the Greek B5 Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – A delegation of the Greek government’s B5 Directorate of International Economic Relations with...

EU Project AUGGMED complete training at Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The EU Project AUGGMED (AUtomated serious Game scenario Generator for MixED reality training) has...

Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...

New Piraeus III dry dock arrives at port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the arrival, with the specialized cargo ship “XIN...

Piraeus port announces tender for sale and removal of hazardous and harmful ships

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the tender procedure for the sale and removal of the...

Luxembourg ambassador visits Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Paul Steinmetz, Ambassador of Luxembourg to Greece, has held an informational meeting with Chairman...

Piraeus master plan gets 10-day extension for public deliberation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2018 – A master plan submitted last month by the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) for the revamp of the...

Eurozone journalists visit Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – A meeting of representatives of Piraeus Port Authority S.A.’s (PPA) management with a...

Piraeus Port Authority approves 2017 annual financial report

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has approved the Annual Financial Report...

COSCO to deliver “Piraeus III” floating dock to Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – On February 9, the “Piraeus III” floating dock completed by Shanghai COSCO Shipping Heavy...

Trainose and COSCO looking at new logistics hub

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Greek railway company Trainose and COSCO Shipping are said to be planning a joint logistics hub...

Piraeus Port Authority announces the financial calendar for the year 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 13, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the financial calendar for the year 2018: 13 February...

Piraeus port set to receive 20,000-TEU Cosco Shipping Taurus vessel

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 12, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Taurus, one of the largest container ships in the world, is scheduled to visit...

“Security and Safety at the EU Ports” conference ends in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 8, 2018 – The Security and Protection in European Ports was the theme of the conference organized by the Port...

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens students visit Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 1, 2018 – Postgraduate students of the Applied Economics and Finance – Public Auditing Department of the...

Event: Security and Safety at the EU Ports / PPA EU Projects – Piraeus, January 31, 2018

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 30, 2018 – The “Security and Safety at the EU Ports and presentation of the PPA EU Projects”, will be...

Piraeus Port Authority contracts Huawei Technologies to modernise network infrastructure

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) SA has contracted Huawei Technologies SA to modernise of the PPA network...

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