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.
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...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and Ashdod Port, Israel, plan cooperation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 8, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Ashdod Port, Israel, have announced a cooperation agreement....
Operations start at 2nd Passenger Terminal of Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2023 – Operations have started at the 2nd Passenger Terminal in the Port of Thessaloniki with two cruise ships...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend for 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 10, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced a dividend of €1.45, subject to 5% withholding tax,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs collective labour agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 2, 2023 -uThe agreement regulates the terms of wages and working conditions of the company’s dockworkers’...
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum meets in Thessaloniki port
7th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum Brings Cruise Industry Leaders Together for first cruise event ever in Thessaloniki – April 26, 2023 Global cruise...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces improved results for 2022
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 7, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced results for the financial year 2022....
South African ambassador visits Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) March 22, 2023 – Beryl Rose Sisulu, Ambassador of South Africa, yesterday visited the Thessaloniki Port Authority...
Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus, visits ThPA
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2023 – The Consul General of the Republic of Cyprus, Konstantinos Polykarpou, visited Thessaloniki Port...
Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in January 2023
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) February 1, 2023 – Below are the 10 most read articles in January 2023 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Of these...
Panagiotis Stampoulidis is new BoD member of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.) announces that Mr. Panagiotis Stampoulidis, Executive Director and Executive Member of the BoD of the Hellenic Republic...
UAE ambassador visits Port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2023 – The Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Sulaiman Almazroui, visited Thessaloniki Port...
Ports Europe: 10 most read articles in 2022
Vienna, Austria (Ports Europe) December 31, 2022 – Below are the 10 most read articles in 2022 in Ports Europe by our global customer base. Interest is...
Impressive Cruise Season in Thessaloniki in 2022
Thessaloniki, December 22, 2022 The impressive cruise season in Thessaloniki concludes today with the arrival of Viking’s vessel Viking Venus. The 2022...
Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meets in port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – The meeting of the Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council was held December 15, via teleconference,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority hosts the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2022 – Thessaloniki Port Authority has hosted the Consular Corps of Thessaloniki on December 15. Consuls...
Ambassador of Moldova visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2022 – The Ambassador of Moldova, Andrei Popov, has visited Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA S.A.)...