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 announces management appointment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – “Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that Mr. Antonino Spezzano is appointed...
Ambassador Pyatt supports Greek-USA relations after leaders meet
Ambassador Pyatt’s statement following the meeting of President Trump and Prime Minister Mitsotakis – January 7, 2020 President Trump and Prime...
Meeting of Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis with US President Trump at the White House
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had an excellent meeting with President Trump, during which he analyzed the whole network of relations between the two...
Greek, Israeli and Cypriot leaders issue joint statement on Turkish agreement with Libya
Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Greece, Mr. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the Prime Minister of Israel, Mr. Benjamin Netanyahu, and the President of the...
Greek Prime Minister joins a panel with Atlantic Council during US visit
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 8, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis departed for the United States on Sunday, for a visit between...
Meeting of Greece-South Korea parliamentary group with ambassador of South Korea
Parliament of Greece – Athens, December 16, 2019 The Chairman of the Greece-South Korea Friendship Group, Hara Kafantari, the Vice-President of the...
Piraeus Port Authority issues tender for Car Terminal C2 project
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced a tender for the project: Restoration of operational depths...
Floating dock “Piraeus II” is available again for ship repair works
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that the “Piraeus II” floating dock has been...
Passenger & cargo sees small rise in April-June 2019 in Greek ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – The Greek statistics authority (ELSTAT) has released data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
Greek and Serbian leaders discuss ports
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2019 – At a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Serbia Aleksandar...
Statement by Greek Prime Minister after meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić
Statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the meeting with the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić – December 11, 2019...
Declaration on strategic partnership between Serbia and Greece signed
Government of Serbia – December 11, 2019 The President of Serbia, Alexander Vucic, and the Prime Minister of Greece, Kirijakos Micotakis, signed today in...
JinkoSolar signs agreement with COSCO to use Piraeus port as a distribution hub for Europe
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 11, 2019 – China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest global solar module manufacturers, has...
Meeting of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt
Government of Greece – December 10, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met today with Maximos in the U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt in...
U.S. ambassador attends reopening of Neorion shipyard in Greece
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has presented a speech at the event celebrating the...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview with CNN.gr
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has given an interview to CNN Greece at the Economic...
Christian Kalogirou, General Secretary of the Aegean and Island Policy, visits Volos port
Greece (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – Yesterday, the General Secretary of the Aegean and Island Policy, Christiana Kalogirou, visited the offices of...