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.
Grimaldi clarifies its Adriatic strategy
Naples, 8 February 2021 With regards to the latest articles which appeared on the Greek press concerning an alleged war declared by the Grimaldi Group on the...
Who wants what in Greek ports’ privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2020 – Greece’s ports are becoming a geopolitical and financial playground that has drawn interest from all...
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...
Grimaldi doubles its connections between Ancona and Greece
Naples, 5 February 2021 The latest great news from the Grimaldi Group involves the transport services for passengers and freight between Italy and Greece. In...
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...
Greek Foreign Minister meets with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab
Statement by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias following his meetings with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab and European Neighborhood and American Affairs...
Port of Elefsina Users Council meets to plan future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 – The prospects for development, modernization and improvement of the services provided at the Port of...
Amazon Web Services opens office in Greece
Expansion follows launch of Amazon CloudFront location in Athens and signed Memorandum of Understanding with Ministry of Digital Governance in 2020 to build a...
Ushering in a new era of innovation in Greece – AWS office launches in Athens
When speaking about Greece, people normally start by talking about its scientists and philosophers from antiquity. But during my visits to Athens last year, I...
Portuguese and Greek Prime Ministers visit EMSA
Prime Minister António Costa of Portugal and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece visited the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in Lisbon today,...
Greece and Turkey to resume talks
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) January 13, 2021 – Turkish and Greek officials have said that the two countries will restart discussions on January 25,...
Greek government promotes support for local shipping national register
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy promotes a package of new measures aimed at halting the leakage of ships from the National Register to registers...
Statements by Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy in Rome
Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias after the meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Italy in Rome – January 13, 2021...
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...
Piraeus Port Authority announces election of Zhu Jianhui as vice-chairman
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced the...
Alimos marina concession awarded to Aktor
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has awarded a 40-year concession to use and manage...