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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.

Cosco division acquires 60% of the share capital of Piraeus-based PEARL

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 11, 2019 – Ocean Rail Logistics, part of the COSCO Shipping group, has acquires 60% of the share capital of...

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas reports of prime minister’s visit to China

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas made the following speech to parliament regarding the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to China this week...

Athens-Shanghai direct airline agreement discussed to increase tourism

Shanghai, Greece (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – As part of the efforts of the Greek delegation in Shanghai to promote business between the two...

Meeting of Greek Prime Minister with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phrase “I am reluctantly stopping this debate here, but fortunately we...

Speech by Greek Prime Minister at opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019

Speech by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the opening ceremony of the China International Import Expo 2019 in Shanghai- Government of Greece –...

Thessaloniki Port Authority: tax compliance report for the tax year 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A., has announced that the Τax Audit for the tax year 2018 was...

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visits COSCO headquarters in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis warmly welcomed the President, executives and employees of COSCO’s...

Greek Prime Minister promotes country at China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Shanghai attending the second China International...

COSCO Shipping Ports announces 2019 third quarter results – profits down

Hong Kong, China – 29 October 2019 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, the has announced third quarter results of the company and its subsidiaries for the...

Piraeus port says “PIRAEUS I” floating tank delivered

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 28, 2019 – The Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has reported that the “PIRAEUS I” floating tank has been...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 13.3% rise in September 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 24, 2019 – In September 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...

Greece presents island policy at CPMR General Assembly in Palermo

The island policy of Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy was presented by the Secretary General. Aegean and island policy lady Christiana Kalogirou at the...

Alexandroupolis Port Authority appoints new board

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 17, 2019 – A meeting of the Board of Directors of Port Authority of Alexandroupolis SA (OLA) has appointed...

Greece and Cyprus discuss shipping issues

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) October 15, 2019 – At the Maritime Cyprus 2019” Conference, the Greek Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Ioannis...

Greece awards design contract for railways linking Thessaloniki and Kavala ports

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) has awarded a €2.16 million contract to Omega Consulting...

Piraeus Port Authority – Investments of €611.8 million were approved by ESAL

Investments of €611.8 million ($675.12 million) were approved by ESAL – October 10, 2019 Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) announces that the Committee...

Piraeus Port Authority receives Master Plan expansion approval

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 11, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced that...

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