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.
Cruise Shipping and Urban Development: The Case of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 2, 2017 – The International Transport Forum (ITF) has published a report which assesses the impacts of cruise...
Greece to invest €81,000 in installing equipment for power supply to vessels at Lefkada port
Lefkada, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Greece’s government has given the green light to the installation of equipment for the delivery of...
Piraeus Container Terminal profit declines 39.4% y/y in H1 2017
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 31, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., owned by Cosco, booked a profit of €10.845 million ($9.13 million) in the...
EU Sauron project to tackle cyber security
Valencia, Spain (Ports Europe) August 27, 2017 – The SAURON project (Scalable multidimensionAl sitUation awaReness sOlution for protectiNg european...
Piraeus Port Authority appoints new board director
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 26, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA) has announced that shareholder Hellenic Republic Asset Development...
Greek government acquires pilot vessels for Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Greek Ministry for Development, Competitiveness and Shipping has signed a €600,000 ($708,077) contract...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – July 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 24, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported July 2017 container...
Piraeus Port Authority announces new labour force regulations
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority SA has announced that after negotiations with the employees’...
Attica agrees purchase of majority stake in Hellenic Seaways Maritime
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Attica Holdings S.A., part of Marfin Investment Group (MIG), has announced an agreement in principle,...
Attica Group signs agreement to acquire 50.3% of Hellenic Seaways Maritime
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Greek company Attica Holdings S.A. has signed an agreement in principle with Piraeus Bank to...
Greece completes pier construction at Kos port
Kos, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – Greece’s government has completed a project for the construction of a pier at the port of Kos. The pier...
No asbestos pollution at Patras port following warehouse collapse
Patras, Greece (Ports Europe) August 16, 2017 – There was no air pollution from asbestos fibres after the collapse of the warehouse in the northern port of...
US Ambassador visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) August 9, 2017 – An informational meeting of the US Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt and other Embassy’s officials with the...
Cosco looks to hold Piraeus Port Authority board meetings in China
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 31, 2017 – Piraeus Port Authority S.A. has announced that on Friday 28/7/2017, the Adjourned Ordinary General Meeting...
China investment in Mediterranean ports
Milan, Italy (Ports Europe) July 28, 2017 – The Italian financial daily newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore has published an article looking at Chinese state...
Chinese navy visits Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 2, 2017 – A Chinese naval fleet has arrived on Sunday at Piraeus port for a four-day friendly visit to Greece. Three...
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.- June 2017 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) July 19, 2017 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of the Chinese Cosco shipping group, has reported June 2017 container...