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.
Piraeus Container Terminal passes 1 million TEU traffic in Q1 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT) passed the one-million TEU barrier in the first quarter of 2018, a...
Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli has visited the premises of the Ship Repair Zone in Perama, Piraeus....
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported March 2018...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
Piraeus port launches the new “Piraeus III” floating tank
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announces that after the completion of its permanent...
A delegation of the Greek B5 Directorate of Ministry of Foreign Affairs visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 15, 2018 – A delegation of the Greek government’s B5 Directorate of International Economic Relations with...
LNG station at Patras port will begin construction in 2020
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) April 12, 2018 – The LNG (liquefied natural gas) station at the port of Patras is expected to begin construction in 2020. It...
Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction
Press Release – The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...
Greek government allocates funding to Symi island port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Greek Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis, has announced that €510,000...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus (Greece)...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
Public consultation launched over future of Patras port
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – The Port Authority of Patras is launching public consultation on the concession to operate and manage the...
China’s Yang Ming sets up unit to service Mediterranean region
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Chinese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new regional centre in the Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
COSCO Shipping Ports results highlight Piraeus Container Terminal contribution
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017 and...
Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. – Notification of significant change of voting rights
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Τhe Ministry of Finance of the Greek Government has announced that as a result of the stock market...