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.
Statement by Greek Foreign Minister on conclusion of meeting with U.S. counterpart, Michael Pompeo
Statement by Foreign Minister N, Dendia on the conclusion of his meeting with his U.S. counterpart, Michael Pompeo – October 5, 2019 N. DENDIAS: (In...
Greek Deputy Foreign meets with Ambassador of China Zhang Qiyue
Meeting of Deputy Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China Zhang Qiyue – October 4, 2019 The...
Greek Minister of Maritime and Island Policy meets Deputy Minister of Maritime Cyprus
Meeting of the Minister of Maritime and Island Policy Mr. Yiannis Plakiotakis with the Deputy Minister of Maritime Cyprus – October 6, 2019 The Minister...
Greece and USA sign defence pact – Alexandropoulis port privatisation on hold?
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 7, 2019 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is visiting Greece and the two countries have signed an...
Italy’s Grimaldi may be interested in Greek shipping and port assets
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 6, 2019 – Naples-based Grimaldi Group is the organiser of the XXIII Euro-Med Convention “From Land to...
Keratsini municipality objects to COSCO Piraeus port expansion
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) October 6, 2019 – The Municipality of Keratsini, a suburb in the western part of Piraeus, has objected to the expansion of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved results for first half 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has published its results for the first half of 2019, which...
Alexandroupolis port set to benefit from updated Greece-U.S. defence agreement
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) October 1, 2019 – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is expected to visit Athens early next month to sign an...
Greece hosts Cyber-MAR project start-up meeting
Valencia, Spain (PortSEurope) September 30, 2019 – Porto Cheli, Greece, has hosted the start-up meeting of the European Cyber-MAR (Cyber...
Piraeus Port Authority: prospects, expected developments, main risks and uncertainties in 2nd semester
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – As part of its second half financial results for 2019, the Board of Directors of Piraeus Port...
Piraeus Port Authority reports on evolution of business activities in 2019
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – The Board of Directors of Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports...
Piraeus Port Authority sees 11.2% rise in turnover in first half of 2019
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 27, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced its...
Greek Foreign Minister meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New York
Statement by Foreign Minister Nikos Dendia following his meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi – New York, September 25, 2019 I had the pleasure...
Alexandroupolis officials meet to discuss port development
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 25, 2019 – The Mayor of Alexandroupolis Monday, Giannis Zampokis, and the President and Managing Director...
Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development
G. Plakiotakis: Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development – September 23, 2019 The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy,...
Greece to review PPA-COSCO plan this week
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 23, 2019 – It has been announced that on September 25, the Port Planning and Development Committee (ESA) will...
Greek ports see cargo throughput up by 2% in first quarter of 2019
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 19, 2019 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has published traffic figures for passengers, goods and...