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 holds talks with the Republic of Northern Macedonia
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 28, 2019 – Sotirios Theophanis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA),...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces start of First Investment Period
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 21, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced the official launch of the First Investment...
Thessaloniki Port Authority partners approve investment strategy
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – The owners of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) have approved the company’s €180 million...
Thessaloniki is first port in Greece to be member of Green Award network
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 11, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA is to participate in the Green Award network as the Incentive...
Thessaloniki Port Authority attends 4th Delphi Economic Forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2019 – Sotirios Theophanis, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA, has...
Thessaloniki port orders Konecranes agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 26, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has submitted an order for 12 Konecranes Noell Straddle Carriers,...
Italian court dismisses appeal against Yilport’s concession at Taranto port
Taranto, Italy (Ports Europe) February 21, 2019 – The Lecce administrative court has rejected the appeal presented by the South Gate Europe Terminal...
Thessaloniki Port Authority attends 1st China International Import Expo event
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 16, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has attended the 1st China International Import Expo (CIIE)...
Thessaloniki Port Authority completes 2017 tax audit
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that the tax audit for the tax year 2017 and the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority issues crane tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has published a tender for the design, manufacture, supply...
Thessaloniki Port Authority to sign property agreement with municipality
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 12, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A has announced that an agreement for the delivery and acceptance...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces management appointments
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 5, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has announced two management appointments. Henrik Jepsen is...
Thessaloniki port appoints consortium to evaluate investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 29, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has appointed an independent enterprise to oversee and...
Customers see improvements at Thessaloniki port six months after privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 2, 2018 – There has been a general positive response to the new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA...
Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints CIO
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThpA) has appointed Davidyan Arthur to the role of Chief...
Thessaloniki Port Authority produces improved financial results for first half of 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2018 – During the six-month period to June 30, 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA has reported total...
Greek companies to oppose limit to customs working hours at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 20, 2018 – Companies active at Greece’s Thessaloniki port have criticised the decision of the...