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.
Piraeus Port Authority MONEY Business award
Another important distinction for Piraeus Port Authority in this year’s MONEY Business Awards, achieving second-highest investment ranking in 2021...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increase in January 2022 TEU throughput
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) handled 386,800 TEU in the month of January 2022, compared to 363,700 TEU...
Workers at COSCO’s Piraeus Port Authority strike for 24 hours
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – Members of the Union of Container Workers carried out a strike for 24 hours on February 7. The workers...
Piraeus Port Authority is on the list of the most Sustainable Companies in Greece for 2022
The Piraeus Port Authority is on the list of the most Sustainable Companies in Greece for 2022 according to the announcement of the Quality Net Foundation for...
Piraeus Port Authority sponsors the Hellenic Olympic Team
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 3, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) is announced as a Gold Partner of the Greek Olympic Team in the upcoming...
MSC Lirica will homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022 cruise season
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The MSC Lirica vessel, operated by MSC Cruises, will use the Port of Piraeus as a homeport for the...
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...
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...
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...
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...