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 Announces 1Q 2018 Results (European operations)
Hong Kong, China (PortSEurope) April 29, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, one of the world’s leading ports operator, has announced first quarter...
CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service linking Mediterranean ports
Marseille, France (PortSEurope) April 27, 2018 – CMA CGM has started its Adrimed service, which will connect Koper, Piraeus, Limassol, Alexandria, Beirut...
EU authorities look at possible tax fraud by Chinese criminal organizations at Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 23, 2018 – It has been reported that the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and the Italian Central Anti-fraud Office...
Piraeus Container Terminal passes 1 million TEU traffic in Q1 2018
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. (PCT) passed the one-million TEU barrier in the first quarter of 2018, a...
Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli visits Piraeus Port Authority
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) April 20, 2018 – The Chinese ambassador Zou Xiaoli has visited the premises of the Ship Repair Zone in Perama, Piraeus....
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A. – March 2018 container terminal statistics
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – Piraeus Container Terminal S.A., part of China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, has reported March 2018...
COSCO Shipping Ports Limited reports container throughput for March 2018
Hong Kong, China (Ports Europe) April 16, 2018 – COSCO Shipping Ports Limited has reported container throughput statistics for March 2018. Total...
European Parliament – Briefing – Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
Brussels, Belgium (Ports Europe) April 11, 2018 – This briefing is one in a series of ‘implementation appraisals’, produced by the European...
Maersk Line online platform rolled out to China-based customers in Ningbo, Qingdao and Shanghai exporting to Mediterranean ports
Beijing, China (Ports Europe) April 9, 2018 – Maersk Line is to expand its online platform ship.maerskline.com to cover more major trades, covering...
Union of Greek Shipowners supports Initial IMO Strategy for GHG emissions reduction
Press Release – The Union of Greek Shipowners – March 28, 2018 The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the...
Greek government allocates funding to Symi island port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – The Greek Deputy Minister of Economy and Development, Alexis Charitsis, has announced that €510,000...
Ranking: leading Mediterranean and Black Sea TEU ports for the period 2005-2017
Rome, Italy (Ports Europe) April 8, 2018 – Assoporti, the Italian ports association, has published full statistics for TEU traffic at leading Mediterranean...
New Ocean Network Express links Koper, Damietta, Piraeus ports
Koper, Slovenia (Ports Europe) April 6, 2018 – ONE (Ocean Network Express) has started a new service connecting the ports of Koper, Piraeus (Greece)...
BPI gathers international experts on the ECOPORTIL project in Sofia
Sofia, Bulgaria (Ports Europe) April 5, 2018 – The second partners’ workshop in the framework of the recently launched project Environmental...
China’s Yang Ming sets up unit to service Mediterranean region
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) April 3, 2018 – Chinese company Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation has set up a new regional centre in the Mediterranean...
COSCO Ports Shipping Limited – 2017 throughput of European container terminals
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – As part of its 2017 financial results, COSCO Ports Shipping Limited has reported 2017 container...
Greece amends Pylos marina privatisation terms
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) March 31, 2018 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund S.A., the Greek privatisation agency, launched on 19 July...