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Greece is a republic in Southern Europe at the end of the Balkan Peninsula; it borders the Mediterranean, Ionian and Aegean Seas; member of the European Union (EU); the port scene is dominated by the Port of Piraeus, the port of capital city Athens; under a 2016 privatisation deal, COSCO Shipping Ports bought a 51% stake in Piraeus Port Authority for €280 million and committed to mandatory investments worth about €294 million over five years to later buy an additional 16% stake. It now holds a 67% stake.

Thessaloniki Port Authority is the first Greek port to adopt blockchain technology

Thessaloniki Port Authority, Thessaloniki, December 2 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A.-Port of Thessaloniki is the first Greek Port to adopt...

Port Authority of Elefsina visited by the Head of the Thematic Sector of Shipping and Island Policy

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 2, 2021 – The Port Authority of Elefsina (OLE) SA has been visited by the Head of the Thematic Sector of Shipping...

Greece launches the tender process for the marina of Pylos

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 1, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has launched an international tender process for the...

Piraeus Port Authority presents key financial figures for the first nine months of 2021

Piraeus Port Authority SA has presented basic financial for the nine months of the current year, which are unaudited by a certified auditor, and the general...

Attica Group – third quarter results 2021

Attica Holdings S.A. has announced its key financial figures for the 3rd quarter of the fiscal year 2021, and developments concerning its activity –...

Thessaloniki Port Authority presents improved nine-month performance

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced it results for the third quarter of 2021...

Cyprus announces a tender for a subsidized ferry link with Greece

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) November 26, 2021 – The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has announced the launch of a tender to establish a maritime...

Monjasa to open new Athens office

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The oil and shipping group, Monjasa, is opening a new office Greek in the Glyfada municipality of...

US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – US Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey R. Pyatt has spoken at the “Energizing Greece” event and...

Greece announces timetable for port and marina privatisation

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Port of Elefsina hosts master plan conference

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Port of Elefsina (OLE) has hosted the conference “Master Plan of Elefsina Port –...

Chinese ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – China’s Ambassador to Greece, Xiao Junzheng, has visited Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), which is...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd reports October 2021 container terminal throughput

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) November 23, 2021 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Ltd has published container throughput statistics for its terminals in October...

Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France

Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the end of his meeting with the counterparts of Cyprus, Egypt and France – Athens,...

Elefsina Port Authority hosts visit from privatisation agency

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 18, 2021 – Elefsina Port Authority (OLE) SA has been visited by the Chairman of the Board. of the Hellenic...

Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, pays official visit to the Port of Heraklion

The Ambassador of Italy to Greece, Patrizia Falcinelli, paid an official scheduled ceremonial visit to the Port of Heraklion on Monday, November 15, 2021,...

Piraeus Port Authority: Decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of 16th November 2021

Piraeus Port Authority – Announcement – Piraeus, November 16th, 2021 Decisions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders of...

Piraeus port expected cruises ship revival in 2022

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 8, 2021 – Next year, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) is forecasting the arrival of over 700 cruise ships, with over...

Greek Ambassador Pyatt’s Fireside Chat with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador tp Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has given an interview to Athanasios Ellis, Editor in...

Agreement between ThPA, the International Hellenic University & the German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce

Memorandum of Understanding between ThPA S.A. the International Hellenic University and the German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce – November...

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