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.
Greece-China, meeting of the 12th Interministerial Committee in Athens
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) September 20, 2017 – Greece and China discussed strengthening trade and investment exchanges during the 12th...
Customs issue reduces work hours at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 17, 2017 – Due to no agreement being reached between the Greek association of customs officers (OTYE) and...
Minister visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 14, 2017 – Greek Minister of Economy and Development, Dimitris Papadimitriou, has received Thessaloniki...
Ferrovie dello stato Italiane to takeover TrainOSE
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 13, 2017 – Italian state-owned railway company Ferrovie dello stato Italiane will sign a final agreement to take...
AMNA organises “New Silk Road” forum
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 11, 2017 – Representatives of 25 national news agencies from China, the Balkans, Central and Southern...
HRADF participates in the 82nd Thessaloniki International Fair
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 8, 2017 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF/TAIPED) will participate in the 82nd...
Board of Directors member resigns from Thessaloniki Port Authority
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 7, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that George Tozidis has submitted his resignation...
Bulgaria-Greece port railway connection project needs investment of €5 billion
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Bulgaria’s transport minister Ivaylo Moskovski has said the total investment in the railway...
Bulgarian PM says port link project with Greece will boost energy, transport, tourist sectors
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – Bulgaria’s prime minister Boyko Borisov has said the launch of a railway connection between...
New railway connection agreement between Greece and Bulgaria
Kavala, Greece (Ports Europe) September 6, 2017 – A memorandum of understanding between Bulgaria and Greece for a new railway connection will be signed...
Greece hopes to attract interest of French investors in Thessaloniki port privatisation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 23, 2017 – The Greek government prepares for the visit of French president Emmanuel Macron on September 7-8 in a...
Shipping agents warn against elimination of customs’ night shift at Thessaloniki port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 22, 2017 – The Association of Shipping Agents of Thessaloniki has expressed its concern with the decision of...
Greece’s Thessaloniki port can face problems with customs service
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) August 21, 2017 – Thessaloniki port can face problems with the delivery of customs service, as the Greek association of...
Six port multimodal corridor between Greece and Bulgaria
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 17, 2017 – By the end of July, Greece and Bulgaria will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – annual general shareholders meeting
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 15, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. announced the results of its Annual General Meeting of the...
Re-positioning Greece as a global maritime capital
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – Ernst & Young (EY) has produced a report entitled “Re-positioning Greece as a global maritime...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces 2016 dividend
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) July 14, 2017 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (THPA) has announced that the dividend for the financial year 2016...