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 Authority SA tenders for overhaul of port equipment
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has tendered for a contract to overhaul port straddle carriers...
Thessaloniki Port Authority issues crane equipment due diligencetender
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the due diligence about the state of...
Piraeus Port Authority sets annual general meeting for June 22, 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – The annual general meeting of Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) will take place June 22, 2018. The agenda is:...
Piraeus Port Authority 2017 results presented to the Association of Institutional Investors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 23, 2018 – The annual update of the Association of Greek Institutional Investors for the results of Piraeus Port...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – April 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported April 2018...
Greek agency declares the pre-qualified investment schemes for the tender of Alimos marina
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 17, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has pre-selected the investment schemes to participate...
Terminal Link SAS executives visit the port of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Terminal Link SAS, a member of the consortium of companies which recently acquired 67% of Thessaloniki...
COREALIS project starts in Athens with the aim of defining the challenges of the ports of the future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 12, 2018 – The kick-off meeting of the COREALIS project, in which the Valenciaport Foundation participates, took place...
Unnamed U.S. group interested in privatisation of Alexandroupoli port
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Apparently, the same U.S. investors who were belatedly interested in the privatisation of Thessaloniki...
Financial results for 2017 of Piraeus Port Authority presented to government
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 8, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has presented its 2017 results to the government’s privatisation...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces administrative restructuring
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces the administrative restructuring of the company as follows:...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) May 4, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the appointment of Weng Lin as Deputy Chief Executive...
Thessaloniki Port Authority approves financial results for 2017
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – ON April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) approved the...
Yang Ming starts Koper port service
Koper, Slovenia (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – Yang Ming, a Taiwan-based shipper, has set up a new weekly service between Koper and the ports of Piraeus...
COSCO Shipping Ports Announces 1Q 2018 Results (European operations)
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, one of the world’s leading ports operator, has announced first quarter...
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...
Executive Chairman of HRADF, Aris Xenofos, visits Rhodes to explore privatisations
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 24, 2018 – Executive Director of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), Aris Xenofos, has visited the...