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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.

Memorandum of cooperation between Thessaloniki Port Authority and Rutgers University

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 16, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Rutgers...

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...

Association says Thessaloniki port’s competitors will benefit from customs working time limit

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 22, 2018 – Thessaloniki shipping agents association has officially criticised the decision of the local...

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...

Thessaloniki port railway connections to benefit from NSRF investment

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – By 2022, Thessaloniki’s commercial harbour will be accessible via a modernized rail link to...

Thessaloniki Port Authority issues port equipment tender

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the purchase of: one big-bag...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2017 dividend

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2017 is €...

Thessaloniki Port Authority to ordinary general meeting June 28, 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has invited shareholders to an Ordinary General Meeting on June...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2017 financial results

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has briefed financial analysts the authority’s 2017...

Thessaloniki Port Authority SA tenders for overhaul of port equipment

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has tendered for a contract to overhaul port straddle carriers...

Thessaloniki Port Authority issues crane equipment due diligencetender

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the due diligence about the state of...

Terminal Link SAS executives visit the port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Terminal Link SAS, a member of the consortium of companies which recently acquired 67% of Thessaloniki...

Unnamed U.S. group interested in privatisation of Alexandroupoli port

Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Apparently, the same U.S. investors who were belatedly interested in the privatisation of Thessaloniki...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces administrative restructuring

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces the administrative restructuring of the company as follows:...

Thessaloniki Port Authority approves financial results for 2017

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – ON April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) approved the...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces board members and audit committee

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces that the new Board of Directors of ThPA SA was constituted...

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