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 – Decisions of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of 25.01.2018
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Following an Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of January 25, 2018, Thessaloniki Port...
Piraeus Port’s car terminal reports 19.13% increase was reported at the car terminal
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – A 19.13% increase was recorded at the car terminal of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) in 2017, with...
Piraeus Port Authority contracts Huawei Technologies to modernise network infrastructure
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) SA has contracted Huawei Technologies SA to modernise of the PPA network...
Piraeus Port Authority has presented its proposals for the port master plan
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 22, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has presented at a public consultation its proposals for the...
Ports Europe – Reference – The EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR)
The EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) is a macro-regional strategy adopted by the European Commission and endorsed by the European...
Piraeus Port Authority receives certificate from EBETAM
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 20, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has received the internationally recognized Certificate from the...
Wan Min resigns as chairman of Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 20, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the resignation of Wan Min from the position of the...
Piraeus port expecting arrival of Chinese giga carrier container ship
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – On February 12, 2018, Piraeus port is expecting the arrival of the China Cosco Aries container ship....
Alexandroupoli set to emerge as an energy hub
Alexandroupoli, Greece (PortSEurope) January 16, 2018 – The Greek port of Alexandroupoli is gearing up for becoming energy and commercial hub. The port...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – December 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 15, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund to present regional port privatisation report
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – A study on the exploitation of the ten major ports of the country through the concession process is to...
Greece has high expectations for regional port privatisation
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – Following the privatization of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (now managed by China’s COSCO Shipping...
Piraeus port management visits Hellenic Coast Guard
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Captain Fu Chengqiu, CEO of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), has visited the Hellenic Coast Guard...
Piraeus port to soon receive new floating dock
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Piraeus port is scheduled to receive a new floating tank, to be named Piraeus III, end-February 2018....
Cruise passengers visiting Greece drops 11% in 2017
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – We are particularly pleased to present you this year, as in the last six years, the final list of Greek...
Announcement regarding amendments to articles of the statute of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – The new text of the Articles of the Statute seeks in general to codify and consistently restructure...
Project for installation of new floating cistern by COSCO starts in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – New data on the docking of vessels for shipbuilding and repairs will be made by the installation of the...