Greece
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.
Secretary General for International Economic Relations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
A visit of the Secretary General for International Economic Affairs, Ioannis Smyrlis accompanied by a delegation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs took...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas Terminals throughput – May 2021
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.
COSCO SHIPPING Ports (Spain) Terminals S.L.U.
CSP Zeebrugge Terminal NV
Suez Canal Container Terminal S.A.E.
Kumport Liman...
Elefsina Port Authority and Hellenic Petroleum discuss cooperation
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) June 16, 2021 – The Elefsina Port Authority (OLE) SA and Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE) SA have held discussions about expanding...
Interview of Greek Prime Minister in the French newspaper Le Figaro
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview to the French newspaper “Le Figaro” and the journalist Alexia Kefalas – June 14, 2021...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces significant changes to voting rights
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 14, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced notifications received from Belterra Holdings, from...
Piraeus Port Authority joins in “Bravo Sustainability Week 2021”
Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has participated in “Bravo Sustainability Week 2021”, organized by the QualityNet Foundation, which presents initiatives to...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s remarks at Patras regional growth conference
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) June 8, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt has attended the Patras Regional Growth Conference, a public platform for...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt speaks at Thessaloniki event
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 4, 2021 – Speaking at an “Thessaloniki Future Thinking Dialogues” Amcham event to journalists, U.S....
Greece’s Port Planning and Development Committee completes review
Under the chairmanship of the General Secretary of Ports Evangelos Kyriazopoulos, the 87th / 02-06-2021 Meeting of the Port Planning and Development Committee...
Greek government meets International Maritime Union to discuss shipping issues
The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Mr. Giannis Plakiotakis met today with the President, Antonis Venieris and members of the Board of Directors of the...
Greece and Italy ratify delimitation of maritime zones
Announcement of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the completion of the ratification process of the Greece-Italy agreement for the delimitation...
Statement by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Turkish counterpart
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu – May...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece speaks at GMR event
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has joined a panel discussion event called “The 3+1...
Officials discuss Piraeus port – airport connection
The Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Costas Katsafados, met today with the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, K. Karamanlis, and the CEO...
Statement by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with Russian counterpart
Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nikos Dendias, after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, Sergei Lavrov,...
Visit of the Commander-in-Chief of the US Army to Europe and Africa to Alexandropolis port
On Sunday, May 23, 2021, we received the visit of the Commander-in-Chief of the US Forces in Europe and Africa Gen. Christopher Cavoli in the port of...
Piraeus Port Authority at the Delphi Forum – a source of prosperity and a gateway to Europe
Captain Weng Lin, Deputy CEO of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) speaking at the Delphi Forum, referred to the great importance of Authority and also the...