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 looks to €200 million investment to drive growth
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Following its privatisation in March 2018, Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) and its leading...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new manager of Internal Audit Service
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the appointment of Evgenia Pantelopoulou as Manager of...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – November 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Piraeus is the head of the dragon
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Crisis? In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, it is not felt. In the first nine months of 2018,...
Alexandroupolis port set to benefit from regional port privatisation
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – This month, the Greek parliament aims to pass legislation to allow the privatisation of a number...
Greek agency selects preferred bidder for €6.2 million Chios marina development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Thessaloniki Port sees increased cargo traffic in 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has reported improved general cargo and container traffic in...
Air quality is the top priority of European ports – ESPO
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Air quality has remained the top priority of the European ports since 2013, according to the annual...
DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...
Greek regional ports of Alexandroupolis and Kavala set to issue concession tenders
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek...
Greek agency requests improved binding offer for Chios marina
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Piraeus Chamber of Commerce hosts New Silk Road event
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – The challenges, the great contribution and the next steps of China’s five-year initiative...
Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voice confidence in Sino-Greek cooperation in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voiced confidence in the prospects of Sino-Greek cooperation in...
Over €5 million invested in Nafplio port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Thessaloniki Technical Projects Company (ETETh SA) has started work on project to deepen the harbour...
First e-charging of commercial vessel at Greek port of Kyllini this month
Kyllini, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2018 – Greek shipping will enter a more eco-friendly “electricity era” this month with the charging...
Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean
Shaping the framework for LNG as a marine fuel in the Eastern Mediterranean A Poseidon Med II event at the University of Patras on December 7, 2018 The use of...
Alexandroupolis Port Authority managers meet Italian ambassador
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) December 5, 2018 – Executives of the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis attended on Thursday 29 November 2018 at a...