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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.

Floating dock “Piraeus II” is available again for ship repair works

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that the “Piraeus II” floating dock has been...

Passenger & cargo sees small rise in April-June 2019 in Greek ports

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – The Greek statistics authority (ELSTAT) has released data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...

Greek and Serbian leaders discuss ports

Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2019 – At a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Serbia Aleksandar...

Statement by Greek Prime Minister after meeting with President of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić

Statement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis after the meeting with the President of the Republic of Serbia Aleksandar Vućić – December 11, 2019...

JinkoSolar signs agreement with COSCO to use Piraeus port as a distribution hub for Europe

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 11, 2019 – China’s JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd., one of the largest global solar module manufacturers, has...

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...

COSCO Shipping Ports’ overseas terminals see 12.1% rise in October 2019 traffic

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 29, 2019 – In October 2019, the overseas terminals of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited saw container...

Livorno port looks to increase business with Piraeus

Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) November 21, 2019 – First economic and commercial adviser of the Greek embassy, ​​Panagiotis Zaragkas, has met with...

Piraeus Port Authority handles 5 million TEU so far in 2019

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 19, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA announced that on Monday, November 18, 2019, reached 5 million Teu for the...

Ukraine ambassador to Greece visits Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 17, 2019 – The Ambassador of Ukraine to Greece, Sergii Shutenko, has visited the Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA)...

European Investment Bank to provide finance to Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 12, 2019 – The European Investment Bank (EIB) has agreed to provide €140 million to support expansion and...

Visit of Prime Minister Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping to COSCO’s premises in Piraeus

Government of Greece – November 11, 2019 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and President of China Xi Jinping, accompanied by their spouses Mareva...

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas reports of prime minister’s visit to China

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas made the following speech to parliament regarding the visit of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to China this week...

Athens-Shanghai direct airline agreement discussed to increase tourism

Shanghai, Greece (Ports Europe) November 8, 2019 – As part of the efforts of the Greek delegation in Shanghai to promote business between the two...

Meeting of Greek Prime Minister with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Shanghai

Government of Greece – November 4, 2019 Chinese President Xi Jinping’s phrase “I am reluctantly stopping this debate here, but fortunately we...

Piraeus Port Authority attends China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (Ports Europe) November 6, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA), operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has joined again...

Greek Prime Minister promotes country at China International Import Expo

Shanghai, China (PortSEurope) November 4, 2019 – The Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is in Shanghai attending the second China International...

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