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Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki is a port in Northeast Greece in the North Aegean Sea. It is operated by Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA). It was privatised in March 2018, and was operated by South Europe Gateway Thessaloniki (SEGT) Ltd, a consortium, in turn, then owned by Germany’s Deutsche Invest Equity Partners (DIEP) 47%; France’s CMA CGM (Terminal Link) 33% and Savvidis Group (Cyprus-registered Belterra Investments) 20%. Terminal Link is 49% owned by China Merchants Port Holding, which is controlled by the Chinese state. In February 2021, Russian billionaire of Greek origin, born in Georgia, Ivan Savvidis, acquired the 47% stake in the port owned by DIEP. Savidis, “the Russian tsar of Thessaloniki”, according to local media, now controls 67% of Greece’s second largest port.

Underwater cleanup of Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 28 – Piraeus, Greece headquartered Antipollution company supported the underwater cleanup of the...

Government gives a present to Thessaloniki port under proxy Russian and Chinese control

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 27, 2024 – Despite vastly improved financial results in the first half of the year, Thessaloniki Port Authority...

ThPA & government amend concession agreement

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2024 – The government and Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) have agreed to changes to the concession...

Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 12, 2024 – Yesterday, the Deputy Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Stefanos Gikas, visited...

Regulatory Authority for Ports visits Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 10, 2024 – A delegation of the state Regulatory Authority for Ports (RAL) visited the Thessaloniki Port...

German delegation visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 9, 2024 – A German delegation of politicians and businessmen has today visited Thessaloniki Port Authority...

Deputy minister visits Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2024 – The Deputy Minister for Social Security, Konstantinos Karagkounis, has visited Thessaloniki Port...

Customs agents find 93 kg of cocaine on port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 11, 2024 -Two days ago, Greek customs agents seized around 93 kilograms of cocaine at the port of Thessaloniki. The...

Wireless reefer monitoring system at the Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 25, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) is improving its reefer container handling capabilities by...

Four NATO countries’ ports linked in a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor

Washington, United States (Ports Europe) July 12, 2024 – Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania have decided to establish a Harmonized Military Mobility Corridor,...

Port of Thessaloniki welcomes largest-ever cruise ship

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) June 28, 2024 – Two days ago, the port of Thessaloniki welcomed two cruise ships simultaneously...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend for 2023

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) May 13, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced a dividend payment of €1.30 per share (gross) for...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces financial results for 2023

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 17, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced its financial results for 2023. Consolidated...

Landlocked Serbia seeks stake in Piraeus or Thessaloniki port

Belgrade, Serbia (Ports Europe) February 28, 2024 – Landlocked Serbia is interested in buying a 5-10% stake in Greece’s Aegean ports of Thessaloniki or...

Government representatives visit the Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 27, 2024 – The Director of the Prime Minister’s Office in Parliament and Head of the Prime...

Port of Thessaloniki to handle electric buses from China

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Next month, the Port of Thessaloniki is set to receive 110 new, electric buses. The vehicles were...

Cruise season starts in Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Last Saturday, the cruise season started in Port of Thessaloniki with the arrival of...

Thessaloniki Port Authority appoints CFO

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 6, 2024 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has appointed Spyros Stamou as its Chief Financial...

Four parties interested in Pier 6 expansion – Port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 25, 2023 – The process of submitting offers for the 1st Stage – Pre-qualification of the Tender for the...

Thessaloniki Port Authority has joined the ATHEX ESG Index

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) December 19, 2023 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has joined the ATHEX ESG Index. Run by the Athens Stock...

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