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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.

8th International UNWTO Meeting on Silk Road Tourism to take place in Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 27, 2018 – The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has signed an agreement Greece to co-organize the 8th...

Thessaloniki Port Authority SA tenders for overhaul of port equipment

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has tendered for a contract to overhaul port straddle carriers...

Thessaloniki Port Authority issues crane equipment due diligencetender

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 24, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has issued a tender for the due diligence about the state of...

Terminal Link SAS executives visit the port of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 16, 2018 – Terminal Link SAS, a member of the consortium of companies which recently acquired 67% of Thessaloniki...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces administrative restructuring

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 7, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces the administrative restructuring of the company as follows:...

Thessaloniki Port Authority approves financial results for 2017

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) May 2, 2018 – ON April 30, 2018, the Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) approved the...

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. – financial calendar for the year 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) April 25, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (THPSA) announces the financial calendar for the year 2018 in...

Thessaloniki Port Authority announces board members and audit committee

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA announces that the new Board of Directors of ThPA SA was constituted...

Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. – Notification of significant change of voting rights

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 27, 2018 – Τhe Ministry of Finance of the Greek Government has announced that as a result of the stock market...

Thessaloniki Port Authority is announce investment plan in May 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 26, 2018 – The new management of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) is expected to announce investment...

The new Board of Directors for Thessaloniki Port Authority

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 23, 2018 – The new Board of Directors of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA SA) was constituted into a...

Thessaloniki port sees increased traffic in January 2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 19, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has reported total tonnage at ThPA piers of 471,621 in...

Thessaloniki port link to pathe motorway moves forward

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) March 4, 2018 – By October 30, 2018, Egnatia Odos SA will have completed the study linking the port of Thessaloniki...

Greece’s parliament approves €1.1 billion privatisation of Thessaloniki port

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 23, 2018 – Greece’s parliament has approved the €1.1 billion ($1.35 billion) privatisation of...

Thessaloniki Port Authority receives occupational health and safety management system certification

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has been certified according to the ELOT 1801:2008/BS...

Thessaloniki Port Authority elects new board of directors

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) February 18, 2018 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has elected a new board of directors. It constitutes:...

Thessaloniki Port Authority – Decisions of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of 25.01.2018

Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 29, 2018 – Following an Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of January 25, 2018, Thessaloniki Port...

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