Port News & Information Mediterranean, Black & Caspian Seas

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 certificate from EBETAM

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 20, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has received the internationally recognized Certificate from the...

Wan Min resigns as chairman of Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 20, 2018 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the resignation of Wan Min from the position of the...

Piraeus port expecting arrival of Chinese giga carrier container ship

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 17, 2018 – On February 12, 2018, Piraeus port is expecting the arrival of the China Cosco Aries container ship....

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – December 2017 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 15, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported...

Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund to present regional port privatisation report

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – A study on the exploitation of the ten major ports of the country through the concession process is to...

Greece has high expectations for regional port privatisation

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 11, 2018 – Following the privatization of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (now managed by China’s COSCO Shipping...

Piraeus port management visits Hellenic Coast Guard

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – Captain Fu Chengqiu, CEO of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA), has visited the Hellenic Coast Guard...

Cruise passengers visiting Greece drops 11% in 2017

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 10, 2018 – We are particularly pleased to present you this year, as in the last six years, the final list of Greek...

Project for installation of new floating cistern by COSCO starts in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 7, 2018 – New data on the docking of vessels for shipbuilding and repairs will be made by the installation of the...

COSCO sets up OceanRail Logistics in Greece

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – Chinese COSCO Shipping and Ports Limited has announced the setting up of OceanRail Logistics S.A. The...

Resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO of Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) January 3, 2018 – The management of Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the resignation of Deputy CEO and CFO...

Signing of new collective agreement in Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 29, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced the signing of the new Collective Labour Agreement...

Cosco looks at further investments in Italian ports

Milan, Italy (PortSEurope) December 28, 2017 – Chinese businesses continue to explore further investments in Mediterranean ports and in particular in...

First TAP turbo compressors delivered in Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 20, 2017 – The first gas turbine turbo compressor units to be installed in the Trans Adriatic Pipeline’s (TAP)...

Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – November 2017 container terminal statistics

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) November 17, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco Shipping Ports group, has reported November...

EU rules that Greece should recover state aid from Piraeus port

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2017 – Greece’s appeal against the European Commission, the EU Court, for Piraeus Port Authority...

CPMR takes part in BLUES project’s kick-off meeting on December 13-14, in Piraeus

Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions, December 13, 2017 The CPMR took part in the BLUES project’s kick-off meeting on 13-14 December in Piraeus, Greece....

Subscribe to weekly news

We keep you informed on the top European port news.