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Lavrio is the third-largest passenger port in Athens and serves about 180,000 passengers annually. It is located on the southeast coast of Attica and serves ferry routes from Athens to the Cyclades and the islands of the Northeast Aegean. The port is only about 30 km from Athens’ international airport “Eleftherios Venizelos”. the port is managed by Lavrio Port Authority SA.

Greek regional port privatisation progressing slowly

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) June 24, 2020 – President of the Port Authority of Alexandroupolis, Konstantinos Hadjimichael, has met with the...

Tenders for the ports of Alexandroupolis-Igoumenitsa set to progress

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) May 12, 2020 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Greece pushes ahead with regional port privatisation

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) April 1, 2020 – State-owned Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Analysis – Is Alexandroupolis port the new trump card in the Trump administration’s Mediterranean Great Game?

Alexandroupolis, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2020 – On March 7, 2020, U.S. Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and Deputy Assistant Secretary at U.S....

Hellenic Chamber of Commerce of Transport reviews Elefsina port progress

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 21, 2020 – The Hellenic Chamber of Commerce of Transport (EESYM) has met to discuss the future of Elefsina port....

Greek government progresses towards port privatisation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 27, 2020 – At a meeting on January 24 between Maritime and Island Policy Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis and managers...

Greece set to tender ten regional ports in 2020

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 12, 2020 – Greek Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis said this week that the government would be...

Greek minister wants to speed up regional port exploitation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 7, 2019 – Minister of Maritime and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, has said that the government plans to...

Igoumenitsa Port Authority announces new board

Igoumenitsa, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – The composition of the new Board of Directors of Igoumenitsa Port Authority (OLIG SA) has been...

Volos Port Authority has new board members

Volos, Greece (PortSEurope) October 10, 2019 – In September, the composition of the new Board of Directors of the Volos Port Authority (OLV SA) was...

Alexandroupolis officials meet to discuss port development

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 25, 2019 – The Mayor of Alexandroupolis Monday, Giannis Zampokis, and the President and Managing Director...

Greece to review PPA-COSCO plan this week

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 23, 2019 – It has been announced that on September 25, the Port Planning and Development Committee (ESA) will...

Greece to produce regional port sustainability reports

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) September 7, 2019 – The Greek Minister of Maritime Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, has said that the government will carry out...

Analysis – Alexandroupolis is leading port of interest in Greek regional harbour privatisation

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – Greece’s portfolio of 10 regional ports slated for privatisation includes...

Greek and Turkish officials inaugurate new Lavrio-Cesme ferry line

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 3, 2019 – Greek Minister of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Christos Spirtzis and Turkish Ambassador to Greece,...

Greek government makes statement on regional port privatisation

Statement by the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy on the exploitation of regional ports by the method of sub-porting to investors March 3, 2019...

Greek parliament debates regional port privatisation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 19, 2019 – The Greek government has started debating the issue of regional port privatisation which could lead...

Alexandroupolis port set to benefit from regional port privatisation

Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2019 – This month, the Greek parliament aims to pass legislation to allow the privatisation of a number...

Greek agency selects preferred bidder for €6.2 million Chios marina development

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

Greek agency requests improved binding offer for Chios marina

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...

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