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.
Thessaloniki Port Authority: statements of Financial Results 2019
The Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has approved the Annual Financial Report for the Fiscal Year 2019 – May 25, 2020 In 2019,...
Port of Thessaloniki launched EMR Facility
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – On May 1, 2020, Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) launched an Equipment & Maintenance Repair...
Thessaloniki Port Authority signs workforce agreement
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has signed the Company Collective Labor Agreement (CLA) for the...
Piraeus Port Authority awards €6 million repair contract
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has awarded a contract for repairs of pavements and rails for RMG cranes of...
Analysis – China lends money to forward interest in Belgrade-Budapest railway, a key New Silk Road link
Budapest, Hungary (Ports Europe) May 25, 2020 – In 2013, Hungary, Serbia and China signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a railway that...
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 Fulbright...
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...
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...
Piraeus Port Authority financial results for 2019 presented to government
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 20, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has presented 2019...
COSCO’s European container terminals see fall in April traffic
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) May 17, 2020 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published container throughput for April 2020 showing a global 5.3% fall...
Piraeus Port Authority denies absence of environmental licences
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has issued a press release in response to other press articles alleging...
Tenders for the ports of Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa set to progress
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Greek minister says Piraeus port development continues
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 8, 2020 – Piraeus port operations have continued despite the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis, and the development and...
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...
New mobile harbour crane at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Yesterday, a new Liebherr mobile crane was delivered to the port of Thessaloniki. Valued at €3.986...
Leading cruise ship companies further delay restart
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 5, 2020 – Both Costa Cruises and MSC Cruises have announced further delays to restarting operations. Genoa-based Costa...
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...