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.
Maersk Line online platform rolled out to China-based customers in Ningbo, Qingdao and Shanghai exporting to Mediterranean ports
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Maersk Line is to expand its online platform ship.maerskline.com to cover more major trades, covering...
Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction
Press Release – The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...
Greek government allocates funding to Symi island port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Greek Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis, has announced that €510,000...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus (Greece)...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
China’s Yang Ming sets up unit to service Mediterranean region
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Chinese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new regional centre in the Mediterranean...
COSCO Shipping Ports results highlight Piraeus Container Terminal contribution
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has announced its financial results for the year ended 31 December 2017 and...
Greece amends Pylos marina privatisation terms
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A., the Greek privatisation agency, launched on 19 July...
EU Project AUGGMED complete training at Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The EU Project AUGGMED (AUtomated serious Game scenario Generator for MixED reality training) has...
Piraeus Port Authority completes PERS environmental certification review
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has successfully completed the environmental certification review in...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – February 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported February 2018...
New Piraeus III dry dock arrives at port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 12, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced the arrival, with the specialized cargo ship “XIN...
Turkish company Arkas Line attracts new business to Terminal Container Ravenna
Ravenna, Italy (Ports Europe) March 11, 2018 – Arkas Container Transport S.A., the Turkish container shipping company, is to start offering weekly...
Three investors prequalify for the next phase for the Marina of Chios, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 10, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) Board of Directors has said that three investment...
Greece to host electric bunkering infrastructure
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 8, 2018 – It has been reported that the port of Kyllini, western Greece, will be the site of a pilot project to...
Piraeus port announces tender for sale and removal of hazardous and harmful ships
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 1, 2018 – The Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the tender procedure for the sale and removal of the...