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.
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited – Overseas terminals see quarterly increase in 2020
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) January 19, 2021 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited’ overseas terminals reported a Q4 2020 increase in container...
Port of Elefsina Users Council meets to plan future
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 18, 2021 – The prospects for development, modernization and improvement of the services provided at the Port of...
Greek government promotes support for local shipping national register
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy promotes a package of new measures aimed at halting the leakage of ships from the National Register to registers...
Piraeus Port Authority announces election of Zhu Jianhui as vice-chairman
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2021 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has announced the...
Greece and Cyprus even closer – tender for the ferry connection announced
Giannis Plakiotakis: Greece and Cyprus even closer – The tender for the ferry connection was announced – December 19, 2020 The Minister of Shipping...
Alimos marina concession awarded to Aktor
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) has awarded a 40-year concession to use and manage...
Piraeus Port Authority reports reduced revenues in quarter three
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 24, 2020 – In the period January-September 2020, Piraeus Port Authority has reported revenues amounted to...
Rina opens office in Piraeus port
Rina has today inaugurated the Fleet Operating Center (FOC) in its new offices in Piraeus, with which the classification society will manage its fleet of...
Piraeus Port Authority awarded three ISO management system certificates
Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has been awarded with three ISO management system certificates by Lloyd’s Register (LR) in a virtual ceremony on 9th...
COSCO Shipping Ports – overseas terminals – Jan-Oct 2020 TEU throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 9, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has published TEU container throughput for October 2020. Below are the...
Piraeus Port Authority to proceed with ship repair facility development
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 9, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the signing of the agreement to proceed with the project:...
COSCO claims further 16% of Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 29, 2020 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has sent an official letter to the Greek government requesting a further...
New Greek-Cypriot ferry service to be tendered
Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – Cyprus is planning to issue a tender for a sea passenger connection line with Greece in early...
Piraeus Port Authority signs labour agreement
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2020 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced the successful completion of the negotiations between its...
Greek prime minister praises COSCO investment in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 16, 2020 – The investment of the Chinese COSCO Shipping in the largest Greek port is a mutually beneficial...
A digital presentation of Piraeus Port Authority at the China International Import Expo (CIIE)
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 6, 2020 – A digital meeting of the management of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) with representatives of Chinese and...
Piraeus Port Authority signs agreement with Attica region
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 3, 2020 – Following a meeting with the Governor of Attica Region Giorgos Patoulis, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA)...
Shuttle service commences between COSCO’s European hub and Vado Gateway
This month, the 700 TEU, MV ATLANTIC SOUTH feeder vessel made its first call in Vado Ligure, Italy as part of the new Diamond Line Vax service. The VAX service...
COSCO Shipping Ports – Overseas terminals – Q1,Q2,Q3 2020 TEU throughput
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) October 29, 2020 – Below is the container (TEU) throughput of COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals for the first...
COSCO SHIPPING Ports announces positive 2020 third quarter results
COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited, the world’s leading ports operator, today announced the results of the Company and its subsidiaries for the three months and...