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.
After Thessaloniki port, Greece plans further port privatisations
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Following the privatisation of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., now operated by South Europe Gateway...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is announce investment plan in May 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – The new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is expected to announce investment...
Transfer of the 67% of ThPA S.A.’s shares to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited completed
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The transfer of the 67% of Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A.’s shares to the South Europe Gateway...
The new Board of Directors for Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The new Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA SA) was constituted into a...
Thessaloniki port sees increased traffic in January 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has reported total tonnage at ThPA piers of 471,621 in...
Thessaloniki port link to pathe motorway moves forward
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 4, 2018 – By October 30, 2018, Egnatia Odos SA will have completed the study linking the port of Thessaloniki...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved 2017 cargo traffic
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has reported a significant increase in container and...
Thessaloniki Port Authority elects new board of directors
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has elected a new board of directors. It constitutes:...
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs concession agreement with the state
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced that on Friday February 2, 2018, the...
New Thessaloniki Port Authority owners meet port management
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – Representatives of South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Limited and executives of Terminal Link...
Thessaloniki Port Authority sees record container numbers in 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) closed 2017 with more than 400,000 TEUs being transported,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority calls extraordinary shareholders general meeting for January 25, 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 31,2017 – The Board of Directors of Organismos Limenos Thessalonikis Societe Anonyme (Thessaloniki Port...
HDRAF signs sale of Thessaloniki Port Authority to South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki Limited
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 22, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the state privatisation agency, has issued a...
ELIME elects president of Greek ports association
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 3, 2017 – At a meeting of the General Assembly of ELIME (Association of Greek Ports), Angelos Karakostason was...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces board of director appointment
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 4, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (THPA) has announced that Konstantinos Christogiannis has...
Thessaloniki port sees increased trade in first three quarters of 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 2, 2017 – In the first three quarters of 2017, total tonnage from Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA)...
Thessaloniki port privatisation stalls
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) October 9, 2017 – At the end of June, the consortium of Deutsche Invest Equity Partners, Belterra Investments and...