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.
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...
Analysis – Cruise ships businesses face hard challenges. COVID-19 takes business “offline”
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 25, 2020 – Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. has announced it is to extend the suspension of cruise sailings of its...
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...
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...
Analysis – Is Alexandroupolis port the new trump card in the Trump administration’s Mediterranean Great Game?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2020 – On March 7, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Assistant Secretary at U.S....
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...
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt visits Alexandroupoli port
U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Assistant Secretary Matt Palmer Statements to Press at Alexandroupoli Port – March 7, 2020 Καλημέρα...
Greek Minister at the annual conference of Poseidon Med II
News – Greek Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy – February 28, 2020 The proceedings of the annual conference of the Poseidon Med II program...
Proceedings of the Fourth Supreme Cooperation Council of Greece – Bulgaria
The excellent level of Greek-Bulgarian bilateral relations and their promising prospects were confirmed during the work of the two countries’ Supreme...
Bulgarian prime minister in Alexandroupolis: cooperation with Greece guarantees the prosperity of the region
Greek and Bulgarian prime ministers meet in Alexandroupolis, Greece – February 26, 2020 We are glad that you are here, it is important that we meet in...