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Piraeus

The Port of Piraeus is the main sea port of Athens, Greece, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Piraeus Port Authority which is operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited.

Piraeus Port Authority receives two local awards

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. received two for its contribution to the Greece’s economy at the...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – June & Q2 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for June and Q2 2024. In June 2024, the...

Stena orders two multi-fuel RoPax ferries for Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 11, 2024 – Stena has ordered two new multi-fuel RoPax ferries that aim to set new sustainability standards for the...

Piraeus Port Authority announces dividend

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 4, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced a dividend of 1.34 euros per share for the financial year 2023....

Lack of container control, non-application of ISPS Code at Piraeus – Reporter

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – The absence of container control infrastructure and non-application of the International Ship-Port...

Piraeus Port Authority recognised for ESG standards

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 21, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has been recognized by the QualityNet Foundation as one of the most...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – May 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for May 2024. In May 2024, the terminal...

Piraeus Port Authority holds a workshop about tugboat regulation

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 18, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held a two-day workshop to prepare for tugboat regulation. A presidential...

ONE updates the Egypt Lebanon Turkey (ELT) service

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) June 5, 2024 – Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced an update to the Egypt Lebanon Turkey (ELT) service. This service...

Piraeus Port Authority reports traffic figures for Q1 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 31, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority, operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported cargo and...

Port of Piraeus receives permission to continue dredging

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – The Council of State, the Supreme Administrative Court of Greece, has ruled that dredging of the port of...

Police seize 210 kilos of cocaine in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 24, 2024 – The police have seized over 210 kilos of cocaine in the port of Piraeus. The illegal drugs were discovered...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – April 2024

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) May 18, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for April 2024. In April 2024, the...

Piraeus Port Authority announces management appointments

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced changes to the board of directors (BoD). The resignations...

Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – March & Q1 24

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 29, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) throughput for the first quarter of...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces results for Q1 2024

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports logistics service provider, today announced the First Quarter results of the Company and its...

The NeXTraIn.PortS project launched in Livorno

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe)- April 26, 2024 – The European Union project NeXTraIn.PortS has been launched in the Port of Livorno. The project’s...

Cocaine found in port of Piraeus

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 26, 2024 – Inspectors from the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (AADE) have seized a huge...

Oldendorff Carriers contracts with Harbor Lab on Greece

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – Oldendorff Carriers, a dry bulk shipping company, and Harbor Lab, a global leader in maritime technology...

Piraeus port subject to a workers strike

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2024 – The General Workers’ Confederation of Greece has announced a countrywide workers strike starting on...

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