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.
Romania would like to take a shareholding in Greece’s Gastrade
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Media reports suggest that the Romanian government would like to take a shareholding in...
60 kg of drugs seized in Greek port of Igoumenitsa
Igoumenitsa, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Greek coast guard authorities seized more than 2 million euro worth of narcotics and arrested a lorry...
Oldendorff Carriers contracts with Harbor Lab on Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Oldendorff Carriers, a dry bulk shipping company, and Harbor Lab, a global leader in maritime technology...
Piraeus port subject to a workers strike
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – The General Workers’ Confederation of Greece has announced a countrywide workers strike starting on...
Vernicos Scafi orders two more tug boats from Med Marine
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Vernicos Scafi, the Greek-Italian tug and salvage company, has ordered two more tugboats from Med...
Greece, Cyprus ferry link starts in May
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 11, 2024 – For the third year in a row, the ferry service between Cyprus and Greece will start on May 29 and operate...
Piraeus Perama Ship Repair Zone receives two cranes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 10, 2024 – The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) received two state-of-the-art double-level luffing jib shipbuilding...
MSC Cruises plans over 400 calls to Greek ports in 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2024 – MSC Cruises has said it will have six ships calling to Greek ports, making over 400 calls to nine...
Piraeus-based Nemeca Z receives new multipurpose harbour tug
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2024 – Piraeus-based Nemeca Z has received a new 25m multipurpose harbour tug, Dias Z, built by Med Marine at...
Greek ship repair activities grew in 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe)- April 2, 2024 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced that Greek ship repair activities grew in 2023....
New dredging & development for Greek ports of Souda and Stylida
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 2, 2024 – The Greek recovery and resilience plan will provide €24 million for developments at the ports of Souda...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Jan-Feb 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (OCT) has published container (TEU) traffic for February 2024. Below is the...
Piraeus Port Authority presents improved results for 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced its financial results for the 2023 financial year. Total...
Port of Alexandroupolis receives green light for development
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe)- March 27, 2024 – The Port of Alexandroupolis has received the green light to proceed with development work this...
Greece, Bulgaria, Romania hold transport talks
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) March 18, 2024 – Last week, the Greek Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Christos Staikouras, joined a tripartite...
Med Marine wins contract from Vernicos Scafi Group
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2024 – Med Marine and SVS Maritime, owned by the Vernicos Scafi Group, signed a contract for the construction...
Greek ports see stable cargo traffic in Q3 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 15, 2024 — The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published data on passenger, goods, and mobile unit traffic...
Ports of Greece sees record year for cruises in 2023
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2024 – In 2023, 49 Greek ports received 5,230 cruise ships and just over 7 million passengers. This is equal to...
Successful completion of CIPORT project in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 3, 2024 – The completion of the CIPORT project in late February, cold Ironing in the Port of Piraeus, was celebrated...
Grimaldi increases capacity on Brindisi-Igoumenitsa ferry service
Naples, Italy (Ports Europe) February 29, 2024 – The Grimaldi Group is increasing capacity on its connections between Brindisi (Italy) and Igoumenitsa...