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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.

Open Letter Piraeus Port Authority senior management to all employees

Open Letter from the Chairman of the Piraeus Port Authority Yu Zenggang to all employees of the Company – April 9, 2020 Dear Colleagues, On 11 March...

Piraeus Port Authority donates surgical masks to Metaxa Cancer Hospital

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 10, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) is to supply 4,000 surgical masks for the direct operational needs of the...

ECOPORTIL project officially presented in Limassol on March 6, 2020

News – ECOPORTIL – March 6, 2020 The ECOPORTIL project, in which Frederick Research Center in Cyprus is a key partner, was officially presented in...

M/V Bernadette – the largest container vessel ever to call at Port of Thessaloniki

News – M/V Bernadette – The largest container vessel ever to call at Port of Thessaloniki – March 30, 2020 In another groundbreaking event, the...

Ensuring smooth supply chains through the port of Thessaloniki

Press Release – Ensuring smooth supply chains through the Port of Thessaloniki – March 30, 2020 Despite the current difficult situation, ThPA S.A.,...

COSCO to manage Pier I at Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 2, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced that Piraeus Container Terminal SA (PCT) will assume...

Greece pushes ahead with regional port privatisation

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – State-owned Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Piraeus Port Authority – financial support for passenger shipping companies

News – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) – March 24, 2020 Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that in the context of Corporate Social...

Piraeus Port Authority donates locally

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 24, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has offered a donation of sanitary material to the Tzaneio General Hospital...

China sends medical support to Greece

News – Greek Parliament – March 21, 2020 Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis has participated in a ceremony held at El. Venizelos...

Greece takes measures to minimize passenger travel to the islands

Measures to minimize passenger travel to the islands announced by Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Mr Yiannis Plakiotakis – March 20, 2020...

ESPO calls for EU to keep goods moving

Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) March 18, 2020 – The European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO) has called on the European Commission to implement plans to...

COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd sees big fall in February 2020 container throughput

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 17, 2020 – In February 2020, COSCO Shipping Ports Ltd handled a global total of 14.52 million TEU, down 12.2% on the...

Greek ports see increased cargo in Q3 2019

Hellenic Statistical Authority – Traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in greek ports: 3rd quarter 2019 (Provisional data) – March 17, 2020...

Piraeus Port Authority board member resigns

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 14, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced the...

First post ΙΜΟ 2020 Sulphur Cap Poseidon Med II conference in Piraeus successfully concluded

LNG; A compass for sustainable shipping in the Eastern Mediterranean” The first post ΙΜΟ 2020 Sulphur Cap Poseidon Med II conference in Piraeus...

Greek Prime Minister meets with German investors

During his stay in the German capital, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had several meetings with German investors – March 9, 2020 Mr Mitsotakis met...

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