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.
Memorandum of Understanding between Piraeus and ports of Venice and Chioggia to strengthen cargo flows
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 11, 2019 – The CEO of Piraeus Port Authority Sa (PPA), Captain Fu Chengqiu, and the President of Autorita’ di...
MSC and Heraklion port discuss cooperation
Heraklion, Crete, Greece (Ports Europe) February 7, 2019 – The Port Authority of Heraklion SA and MSC – Mediterranean Shipping Company have met to...
COSCO’s Piraeus Container Terminal sees 2018 container throughput up 19.4%
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 30, 2019 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, gas reported...
Piraeus port turning into a gate for counterfeit and undervalued Chinese goods
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Greece will be fined more than €200 million ($226.76 million) by the European Union’s Anti-Fraud...
Analysis – China on port shopping spree in Europe and globally
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 24, 2019 – Since the start of the 21st century, Chinese companies have acquired stakes in some 15 ports in Europe,...
Greek ports cruise traffic rises 3.5% in 2018
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 22, 2019 – Greek ports handled 4.79 million cruise passengers in 2018, up 3.5%, the association of Greek ports...
Duisburg port chairman visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 21, 2019 – Erich Staake, Chairman of the Board of Duisburger Hafen AG, has visited Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA)...
Livorno port discusses cooperation with Piraeus, China
Livorno, Italy (Ports Europe) January 16, 2019 – Livorno port’s management has held a meeting with the Honorary Consul of the People’s...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new manager of Internal Audit Service
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 9, 2019 – Piraeus Port Authority SA (PPA) has announced the appointment of Evgenia Pantelopoulou as Manager of...
Piraeus is the head of the dragon
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 4, 2019 – Crisis? In Greece’s largest port of Piraeus, it is not felt. In the first nine months of 2018,...
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...
Copelouzos group chairman visits Piraeus port authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 21, 2018 – Dimitris Copelouzos, Chairman and Managing Director of the Copelouzos group, has visited the Piraeus...
DEPA opens the way for the use of LNG in Greek shipping
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – DEPA has announced that it has pioneered the development of the necessary supply chain for the supply...
Hapag-Lloyd enhances its Adriatic Service with call at Trieste port
Trieste, Italy (PortSEurope) December 19, 2018 – German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd AG will add the North Adriatic port of Trieste to its Adriatic...
Piraeus Chamber of Commerce hosts New Silk Road event
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – The challenges, the great contribution and the next steps of China’s five-year initiative...
Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voice confidence in Sino-Greek cooperation in the context of the Belt and Road Initiative
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 11, 2018 – Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars voiced confidence in the prospects of Sino-Greek cooperation in...
Cosco to launch new service from Bari port on Dec 11
Bari, Italy (PortSEurope) November 29, 2018 – Cosco Shipping Lines has announced the upcoming launch of a new service to and from the port of Bari. The new...