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.
Event – Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum – May 23-24, 2017, Athens
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 8, 2017 – The Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, the Cruising and Yachting Event of the East Mediterranean, will takes...
Event – 4th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 23-24 May 2017, Athens
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) February 2, 2017 – With more than 700 participants and 39 exhibitors from 20 countries and territories participating in a...
Investors have until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 31, 2017 – Greece has given investors until March 24 to submit binding bids for Thessaloniki port. The sale...
An increase of 6% recorded the vehicle throughput at the Piraeus Car Terminal
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 28, 2017 – According to the final data, in 2016 the vehicle throughput amounted to 361,912, in comparison with...
Sinking Panagia Tinou vessel to be removed from Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 28, 2017 – The project of stabilization and the removal of the Ro-Ro/Passenger ship Panagia Tinou has started and...
New report confirms positive economic trends in EU fishing fleet
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 – The economic performance of the EU fleet improved significantly again in 2014, according to the latest...
MedCruise Board of Directors meeting to be held in Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 – The 111th meeting of the MedCruise Board of Directors (The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports)...
Grimaldi interested in Mediterranean acquisitions
Naples, Italy (PortSEurope) January 24, 2017 – Speaking during the 3rd Naftemporiki shipping conference in Athens, Grimaldi managing director President...
Hellenic Ports Association reports an increase in cruise passengers in 2016
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 – Cruise passengers to Greece recorded a 5% increase in 2016, making it a ”good year” for the industry...
Greek cruise traffic set to fall in 2017
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 25, 2017 – Despite forecasts of robust growth for the international cruise travel industry, the Greek cruise sector...
Palau International Ship Registry opens Piraeus office
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 23, 2017 – Houston-based Palau International Ship Registry (PISR) has announced it will open an office the Greek...
Cosco continues to develop Piraeus operations
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 22, 2017 – Cosco, the Chinese shipping group which operates Piraeus port, is adding to the port’s capacity...
Cosco presence in Greece yet to be exploited
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 22, 2017 – At Naftemporiki’s 3rd annual shipping conference last week, Tassos Vamvakidis, the commercial...
Greek shipping ministry announces plan for regional ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 17, 2017 – The Greek Minister of Shipping & Island Policy has announced privatisation plans for the ports...
Russian government to examine Greek port, railway projects cooperation proposals
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) January 20, 2017 – Russia is ready to promptly examine the Greek proposal for port and rail projects, the Ministry of...
Minoan replaces Trieste with Venice in ferry route connecting Ancona to Greece
Venice, Italy (PortSEurope) January 19, 2017 – Minoan Grimaldi Lines has changed the route of its ferry line connecting Ancona to the Greek ports of...