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.
Greek Prime Minister visits Washington as U.S. boosts East Mediterranean interests
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the United States between January 5-8 and met with the...
Thessaloniki port sees increased traffic in 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) has reported that in the financial year 2019, container...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces management appointment
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) January 9, 2020 – “Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. has announced that Mr. Antonino Spezzano is appointed...
Passenger & cargo sees small rise in April-June 2019 in Greek ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2019 – The Greek statistics authority (ELSTAT) has released data on traffic of passengers, goods and mobile...
Greek and Serbian leaders discuss ports
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 12, 2019 – At a meeting between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the President of Serbia Aleksandar...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Interview with CNN.gr
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) December 9, 2019 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, has given an interview to CNN Greece at the Economic...
Supair – Cross-dissemination at H2020 PIXEL project meeting
On November 7, 2019, SUPAIR project team of Thessaloniki Port Authority, represented by Eva Vafaki, presented the SUPAIR project at the plenary meeting of...
Greece awards design contract for railways linking Thessaloniki and Kavala ports
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2019 – Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE) has awarded a €2.16 million contract to Omega Consulting...
Bulgarian minister clarifies Black Sea port strategy
Varna, Bulgaria (PortSEurope) October 8, 2019 – Speaking at the “Ship Traffic Management in Bulgaria” conference, Rosen Zhelyazkov, Minister...
Thessaloniki Port Authority reports improved results for first half 2019
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 2, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has published its results for the first half of 2019, which...
Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development
G. Plakiotakis: Greek ports are leverage for national and regional economy development – September 23, 2019 The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy,...
Greek Foreign Minister attends “No Deal Brexit” event in Thessaloniki
Foreign Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis attends “No Deal Brexit, Preparation of Public Administration and Business on EU Departure Case” without...
Port Authority of Thessaloniki hires consultants to analyse Pier VI expansion
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 6, 2019 – Port Authority of Thessaloniki S.A. (ThPA) has signed a contract with a joint venture of Hill...
Thessaloniki Port Authority to reduce number of independent directors
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) September 2, 2019 – At an extraordinary general meeting of Thessaloniki Port Authority SA it was agreed to reduce the...
Greece presents maritime priorities, including ports strategy
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) August 9, 2019 – The Ministry of Maritime and Island Policy has announced the five “pillars” of its priorities...
Greek privatisation agency comments on regional ports
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 26, 2019 – Speaking at the “2nd Athens – International Investment Synergies – Joint Ventures...
Thessaloniki Port Authority announces dividend
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) June 28, 2019 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced a dividend for the financial year 2018 amounts...