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.
China’s long march on European ports
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – The daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has published in it Comments section, a long article by Simone...
Piraeus port hosts security in the Mediterranean event
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 19, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has organised an event which takes place at the port today...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – June 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 18, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported June 2018...
Thessaloniki port railway connections to benefit from NSRF investment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 17, 2018 – By 2022, Thessaloniki’s commercial harbour will be accessible via a modernized rail link to...
Greece looks at pubic-private partnership model for regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 11, 2018 – At the Jean Monnet symposium on “The Future of European Port Policy” on the island of Chios,...
Kalamata authorities discuss port development
Kalamata, Greece (PortSEurope) July 7, 2018 – The Municipal Council of Kalamata has reviewed a proposal for the implementation of a series of projects...
Thessaloniki Port Authority issues port equipment tender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the purchase of: one big-bag...
Bureaucracy and the Greek government are the major obstacles of Kalamata port
Kalamata, (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – The Mayor of Kalamata, Panayiotis Nikas, has visited government officials in Athens to discuss issues related to...
Hellenic Seaplanes invests in new waterways network
Elefsina, Greece (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – Hellenic Seaplanes SA has invested €250 million ($290.91 million) to develop a watercourse network for...
Greece’s Hydra port to proceed with development plan
Piraeus, (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – Following an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report for the implementation of the “Hydra Port...
Heraklion port seeks government help
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – A meeting with the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Panagiotis Kourouplis will be sought by...
Thessaloniki Port Authority updates local chamber of commerce on port progress
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 1, 2018 – President and Managing Director of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA/OLTH), Sotiris Theophanis, has...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2017 dividend
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 30, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2017 is €...
Rail Cargo Logistics Goldair services set to benefit Greek ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2018 – Rail Cargo Logistics Goldair, a joint venture between ÖBB (Autsrian Railways) and Goldair, has been...
Reference – AEOLIX
Reference –AEOLIX – Architecture for EurOpean Logistics Information eXchange – June 27, 2018 Many logistics-related data stores, information channels,...
Greek minister discusses possible Katakolo port cruise industry development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura has visited Katakolo, in the Peloponnese, western Greece, to...
OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, in Greece regarding the issue of Chinese imports at Piraeus port.
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 27, 2018 – OLAF, the European Anti-Fraud Office, has visited Greece for a second time regarding the issue of Chinese...