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.
Government officials visits Piraeus port’s Perama Ship Repair Zone
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – In the presence of P. Kouroumplis, Minister of Shipping and Insular Policy, S. Pitsiorlas, Deputy Minister...
Kombiverkehr reports on Greek and Turkish ports traffic
Frankfurt, Germany (PortSEurope) July 3, 2017 – At a shareholders meeting, Kombiverkehr (Kombiverkehr Deutsche Gesellschaft für kombinierten...
Greece has biggest merchant fleet globally
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Data from Clarksons Research show that Greek shipowners have taken the lead among merchant ship owners...
Piraeus Port Authority announces management changes
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 29, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has held its Annual Regular General Meeting, with shareholders representing...
Piraeus Port Authority announces dividend
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2016 amounts to...
Piraeus Port Authority holds general assembly
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA SA) has held its annual general assembly and main issues were the...
Poseidon Med II holds LNG event in Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2017 – The present and the future of the shipbuilding industry in Greece towards LNG as fuel era, was the focus...
Foundation forecasts state benefits of Thessaloniki port privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 25, 2017 – A report by the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research (IOBE) says that the privatisation...
Piraeus Port Authority docks operate at full capacity
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 24, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the completion of extensive repairs to the Perama floating dock...
Deutsche Invest, Belterra Investments,Terminal Link nominated preferred investor for Τhessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 21, 2017 – On June 19, 2017, the Board of Directors of Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF)...
TEN-T – Connecting Europe – Core network corridors
Brussels, Belgium (PortSEurope) June 19, 2017 – TEN-T (Trans-European Transport Networks) envisages coordinated improvements to primary roads, railways,...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – shareholders meeting
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 18, 2017 – The Board of Directors of the Limited Company with the corporate name Organismos Limenos...
Piraeus, Shanghai ports sign cooperation agreement
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed today between Piraeus Port Authority (PPA SA) and Shanghai...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints internal auditors
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPASA) has announced the appointment of Sofia Kalakou and Evgenia Koilakou as...
Thessaloniki port authority presents 2016 financial performance
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 12, 2017 – Thessaloniki port authority (ThPA SA) CEO, Dr Dimitrios Makris has presented the company’s...
Serbia, China, Hungary start talks on transport corridor to Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) June 9, 2017 – Serbia, China and Hungary have agreed to start talks as soon as possible on the modernization of the transport...
Egypt and Greece agree to launch cruise services
Port Said, Egypt (PortSEurope) June 1, 2017 – Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has been taking steps to revive the local tourism industry which has failed...