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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.

COSCO SHIPPING Ports – Overseas terminals – Throughput – Q1 2022

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited (CSP), a leading global ports operator, has announced first quarter container...

Scandro Holding will operate new ferry service between Limassol and Piraeus this summer

Limassol, Cyprus (PortSEurope) May 2, 2022 – Scandro Holding Ltd will operate the new ferry service between the Cypriot city of Limassol and the Greek...

Piraeus Port Authority holds annual meeting with government privatisation authority

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 14, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has held the annual meeting with government privatisation authority, the...

Piraeus Port Authority attends Delphi Economic Forum 2022

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) honored with a strong presence the 2022 Delphi Economic Forum, the flagship event gathering top leaders from across sectors in an...

Hapag-Lloyd to stop providing services that connect the Port of Latakia in Syria with Piraeus and Damietta

Hamburg, Germany (PortSEurope) April 6, 2022 – Hapag-Lloyd has announced it will stop providing services connecting the Port of Latakia in Syria with the...

Piraeus Port Authority announcement regarding the Supreme Court Decisions

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 23, 2022 – Two weeks ago, the Greek Council of State canceled the approval framework of the Master Plan of Piraeus...

Piraeus Port Authority receives setback to investment plan

Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) March 16, 2022 – The Greek Council of State has canceled the approval framework of the Master Plan of Piraeus Port...

Piraeus Port Authority MONEY Business award

Another important distinction for Piraeus Port Authority in this year’s MONEY Business Awards, achieving second-highest investment ranking in 2021...

Piraeus Port Authority reports increase in January 2022 TEU throughput

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 22, 2022 – Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) handled 386,800 TEU in the month of January 2022, compared to 363,700 TEU...

Workers at COSCO’s Piraeus Port Authority strike for 24 hours

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) February 9, 2022 – Members of the Union of Container Workers carried out a strike for 24 hours on February 7. The workers...

Piraeus Port Authority is on the list of the most Sustainable Companies in Greece for 2022

The Piraeus Port Authority is on the list of the most Sustainable Companies in Greece for 2022 according to the announcement of the Quality Net Foundation for...

Rotterdam tops ranking of port carbon polluters

Transport & Environment – Press Release – February 2, 2022 The port of Rotterdam is associated with almost 14 million tonnes of CO2 each year,...

Greek cruise ship sector shows signs of recovery

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 25, 2022 – The Covid-19 coronavirus crisis placed more of the global cruise ship industry in the “deep...

COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited – Overseas terminals container throughput 2021

Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) January 21, 2022 – COSCO SHIPPING Ports Limited has published TEU throughput for 2021, with its overseas terminals which...

MSC Lirica will homeport in Piraeus for Summer 2022 cruise season

Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2022 – The MSC Lirica vessel, operated by MSC Cruises, will use the Port of Piraeus as a homeport for the...

COSCO Ports Shipping sees 11-month container handling up 4.1%

Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) December 21, 2021 – In the first 11 months of 2021, COSCO Ports Shipping Ltd has reported total global TEU handling of...

Hellenic Statistical Authority announces traffic of passengers, goods and mobile units in Greek ports for Q2 2021

Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) December 16, 2021 – ELSTAT, the Greek statistical authority, has published cargo & passenger figures for quarter 2,...

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