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.
Greek Investment Roadshow in the USA highlights privatisation opportunities
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
COSCO-managed Piraeus Port Authority holds annual general assembly to approve financials
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2018 – The Annual General Assembly of the Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) shareholders took place today Friday,...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – May 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 19, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported May 2018...
Elstat reports goods and passenger traffic at Greek ports in Q4 2017
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 18, 2018 – The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) has announced data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
Piraeus city to receive countervailing benefit from port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 17, 2018 – The municipality of Piraeus is set to receive €1.977 million in the form of countervailing benefits from...
Livorno-based AdSP attends Posidonia 2018
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) June 11, 2018 – Genoa-based Autorita’ di Sistema Portuale del Mar Tirreno Settentrionale (AdSP – North Tyrrhenian...
Thessaloniki Port Authority to ordinary general meeting June 28, 2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 7, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has invited shareholders to an Ordinary General Meeting on June...
Piraeus Port Authority participates in Posidonia 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 6, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) is taking part in Posidonia 2018 which runs in Athens, June 4-8, 2018....
Piraeus port reported back to normal after strike action
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 3, 2018 – A Greek court has ruled that strike action at Piraeus port was illegal and the action has ended. The strike...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2017 financial results
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 1, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has briefed financial analysts the authority’s 2017...
Minoan Lines applies to operate ferry service on Piraeus port-Chania line
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Minoan Lines SA has applied to operate a ferry service on the Piraeus-Chania (Crete) route. The Ministry of...
Hydra port in Greece set for repair works
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 30, 2018 – Panagiotis Chatziperos, Deputy Chief of Staff, has visited the island of Hydra to discuss the future of the...
EBRD invests in D Marinas B.V. marina business in Eastern Mediterranean
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) May 301, 2018 – The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing €70 million for a stake of...
The outcomes of Poseidon Med II event on May 21, 2018
May 18, 2018 – The outcomes of Poseidon Med II event on 21st May 2018 A truck loading station in Revithoussa LNG terminal, at least three new LNG-powered...
SUPAIR meeting takes place in Venice
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – A focus group of the SUPAIR project has met in Venice to discuss how to make port-logistics operations greener...
8th International UNWTO Meeting on Silk Road Tourism to take place in Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed an agreement Greece to co-organize the 8th...
Bari port and airport jointly promote INTER-PASS project
Brindisi, Italy (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Inter-Pass (Intermodal Passengers Connectivity between Ports and Airports) is a project funded under the...