Port of Thessaloniki launched EMR Facility
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 - On May 1, 2020, Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) launched an Equipment & Maintenance Repair (EMR) facility for the…
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs workforce agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 - Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has signed the Company Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) for the regulation of the terms…
Piraeus Port Authority awards €6 million repair contract
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 - Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has awarded a contract for repairs of pavements and rails for RMG cranes…
Analysis – China lends money to forward interest in Belgrade-Budapest railway, a key New Silk Road link
Budapest, Hungary (PortSEurope) May 25, 2020 - In 2013, Hungary, Serbia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a railway that would…
Fulbright Greece: Message from U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt
Message from U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt - May 18, 2020 As the U.S. Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic, I want to commend…
Piraeus Port Authority donates sanitary material to Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens
News - PPA S.A. donation of sanitary materialto Municipalities of the Western Sector of Athens - May 20, 2020 Piraeus Port Authority S.A. in the…
Greek minister visits Piraeus port as Crete ferries resume
The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis, paid a visit to the port of Piraeus today on the occasion of the first…
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic
2nd Ministerial Forum Thessaloniki 2020-Joint Ministerial Declaration on the COVID-19 Pandemic, May 20, 2020, published by the Greek Foreign Ministry We, the Foreign Ministers of…
Piraeus Port Authority financial results for 2019 presented to government
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 20, 2020 - Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has presented 2019 financial to the…
COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) May 17, 2020 - COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall compared…
Piraeus Port Authority denies absence of environmental licences
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2020 - Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has issued a press release in response to other press articles alleging licensing…
Tenders for the ports of Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa set to progress
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2020 - The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned assets, is set to approve tender…
Greek minister says Piraeus port development continues
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2020 - Piraeus port operations have continued despite the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, and the development and upgrading of Piraeus port…
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Op-Ed for “Ta Nea”
News - The U.S. and Greece: Partners in the Pandemic and the Day After - May 2, 2020 Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, our team at the U.S. Embassy has…
New mobile harbour crane at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2020 - Yesterday, a new Liebherr mobile crane was delivered to the port of Thessaloniki. Valued at €3.986 million, the…
Leading cruise ship companies further delay restart
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2020 - Both Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises have announced further delays to restarting operations. Genoa-based Costa Cruises said in…
Ellaktor Group subsidiary set to sign Alimos Marina concession
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 5, 2020 - Greece is proceeding with the privatisation of the Alimos Marina, south of Piraeus, and a concession agreement is…
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s statement to Kathimerini
News - Ambassador Pyatt’s Press Statement to Kathimerini - May 2, 2020 Since the start of this global health crisis, the United States has been…
Greek government responds to Attica Regional Governor regarding Piraeus cruise port expansion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 30, 2020 - The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy has sent a letter in response to the Attica Regional Governor,…
The works in port of Alexandroupolis start
Alexandropoulis, Greece (PortSEurope) April 29, 2020 - In order to improve the port infrastructure in Kamariotissa and Therma on the island of Samothrace, the Port…