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.
“Russian tsar of Thessaloniki” now owns 71.85% of city’s port. Russia and China via proxies now control Greece’s second largest port
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) December 24, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has reported that Belterra Investments Ltd., owned by a Russian...
Thessaloniki Port Authority is the first Greek port to adopt blockchain technology
Thessaloniki Port Authority, Thessaloniki, December 2 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) S.A.-Port of Thessaloniki is the first Greek Port to adopt...
Thessaloniki Port Authority presents improved nine-month performance
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 28, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) has announced it results for the third quarter of 2021...
Greece announces timetable for port and marina privatisation
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) November 24, 2021 – The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), responsible for privatising Greek state-owned...
Greek Ambassador Pyatt’s Fireside Chat with Athanasios Ellis, Editor in Chief, Kathimerini English Edition
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) November 5, 2021 – U.S. Ambassador tp Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has given an interview to Athanasios Ellis, Editor in...
Agreement between ThPA, the International Hellenic University & the German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Memorandum of Understanding between ThPA S.A. the International Hellenic University and the German Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce – November...
Thessaloniki Port Authority holds meeting of Users’ Council
The Thessaloniki Port Users’ Council meeting took place for the second time this year today, Thursday, October 21, 2021 Via teleconference, it was chaired by...
Cisco opens new centre in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 15, 2021 – The Greek government and U.S. company Cisco have launched a collaborative framework under Cisco’s...
Pfizer opens two new centres in Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece (PortSEurope) October 13, 2021 – In an important development for the port-city, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis yesterday...
Greek Secretary General of Transport holds radion interview
The Secretary General of Transport, Giannis Xiafaras, referred to the more than doubling of the Thessaloniki Urban Transport Organization (OASTH) fleet but...
Greece’s Kalamaria marina tender attracts six parties
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 23, 2021 – The Greek authorities have announced that six parties have pre-qualified in the tender to manage and...
Thessaloniki Port Authority and University of West Attica sign agreement
Thessaloniki, September 21, 2021 Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A. (ThPA) and the Department of Business Administration of the Management Economics and Social...
Greece plans investment in rail network connections to ports
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 17, 2021 – Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Costas Karamanlis, speaking at a European Year of Railways...
Thessaloniki port receives HCAP government delegation
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) September 15, 2021 – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has received a delegation on September 13 from the Hellenic...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – Information circular for the mandatory public tender offer
News – Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – July 28, 2021 Approval and publication of the information circular and commencement of the acceptance...
Delegation of the Association of ASEAN Committee in Athens visits Port of Thessaloniki
The strategic role of the Port of Thessaloniki as the gateway port for South East and Central Europe as well as the development projects of the port, were...
Thessaloniki Port Authority – Correct Repetition – Announcement of the Composition of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee
Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) – Correct Repetition – Announcement of the Composition of the Board of Directors and Audit Committee –...
Ambassador of India visits Thessaloniki Port Authority
The visit of the Ambassador of India, Amrit Lugun, to Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) took place today, Tuesday July 6, 2021 During the meeting, the...