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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.

HRADF pre-qualifies seven interested parties for the next phase of Igoumenitsa Port Authority S.A. tender

The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) convened today and pre-qualified the interested parties that meet the...

Thessaloniki Port Authority reports increased revenue and profit in 2020

The board of directors of ThPA S.A. has approved the 2020 Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year 2020 financial results and activity of ThPA S.A....

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy meets with management of Thessaloniki Port Authority

Visit of the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Giannis Plakiotakis, accompanied by the Secretary General of Ports Port Policy and Maritime...

HRADF pre-qualifies interested parties for the next phase of the tenders of Alexandroupolis and Kavala ports

News Release – Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) – March 30, 2021 The Board of Directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: First Greek port certified with ISO 45001:2018

Thessaloniki, March 8, 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has received the certification of compliance with the international standard ISO 45001:2018 for...

Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meeting takes place

News Release – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – March 3, 2021 The Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meeting took place today, March 3, 2021...

New STS cranes from China’s ZPMC to arrive in Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 10, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A. purchased two new, specially designed STS (Ship To Shore)...

Thessaloniki Port Authority completes 2nd stage of Pier 6 expansion tender

Thessaloniki Port Authority – Press Release – the 2nd stage of the tender for the expansion of Pier 6 is completed – February 5, 2021 The...

Second stage of tender for expansion of Thessaloniki port Pier 6 completed

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2021 – The submission of binding financial and technical offers for the second stage – Call for...

Controversial Russian businessman, close to Putin, to control Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) February 5, 2021 – Russian billionaire of Greek origin and born in Georgia, Ivan Savidis, has acquired the 47% stake...

Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints new director of corporate communications

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announces that Ms. Theodora Riga has been appointed as...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: Financial results for the period Jan-Sep 2020 and latest developments

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced an increase in total revenues generated in the first semester continued also for the period...

Thessaloniki Port Authority has been granted the authorized economic operator license (ΑΕΟ)

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced that it has been granted the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) License for Security and Safety (AEOS) from...

Thessaloniki port-Sofia intermodal rail service starts trial

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 4, 2020 – Following the creation of the first dry port in Sofia, Bulgaria and in the context of improving the...

Thessaloniki port – ISTEN final event

24 November 2020 ISTEN – Integrated and Sustainable Transport in Efficient Network, project funded by the Transnational Cooperation Programme Interreg ADRION...

Aggressive Balkan expansion of Thessaloniki Port starts with an intermodal dry port in Sofia

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 13, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has started a hinterland expansion with its first intermodal...

Five groups interested in Kavala port privatisation

Kavala, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

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