Piraeus Port Authority released its Annual Financial Report 2017 according to which PPA's turnover amounted to € 111.5 million compared to € 103.5 million in 2016, showing an increase of 7.7%.
News ID: 78572 Publish Date : 2018/02/18
Within days of the launch of 2018, China Cosco Shipping launched a number of new projects to upgrade Piraeus to further strengthen the Greek port as Asia’s gateway to Eastern and Central Europe.
News ID: 78055 Publish Date : 2018/01/10
China and Greece have vowed to strengthen cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative. This commitment was made during a visit to Athens by Chinese Vice Premier Ma Kai.
News ID: 77634 Publish Date : 2017/12/11
As tanker and bulker newbuilding vessel orders begin to rise, there has still been an overall drop in newbuilding orders in first-half 2017 across shipping segments compared to the same period last year. This as it maybe, Greek shipowners have doubled their contracting in the first half, according to data from VesselsValue.
News ID: 75434 Publish Date : 2017/08/06
The Greek shipping community is confident that Greece can be a maritime center in near term, said a research report.
News ID: 75008 Publish Date : 2017/07/17
the captain of a Turkish freighter said on Monday that the Greek coast guard had fired on his vessel after he refused an order to dock at a port on the Greek island of Rhodes.
News ID: 74757 Publish Date : 2017/07/04
Greek ship owner and operator Euroseas Ltd. has signed a memorandum of agreement to purchase the EM Astoria, a 2004-built feeder-size containership.
News ID: 74267 Publish Date : 2017/05/31
Globally 119 new bulkers and tankers have been ordered since the start of 2017, according to data compiled by VesselsValue Deals. Of those orders, 35 come from Greek ship owners (14 bulkers, 21 tankers) – by far the most of any nation.
News ID: 73956 Publish Date : 2017/06/02
Greece's coastguard said on Saturday that it had uncovered an international ring that transported large quantities of drugs from Albania to Italy using high-speed boats.
News ID: 73345 Publish Date : 2017/04/09
George Economou’s Dryships has acquired a further six vessels for $268m as it lines up a $226.4m possible share sale to Kalani Investments
News ID: 73235 Publish Date : 2017/04/05
Privatisations have been a key plank of Greek international bailouts since 2010, but have reaped only EUR4bn ($4.23bn) so far versus an original target of EUR50bn due to political resistance and red tape.
News ID: 72865 Publish Date : 2017/03/08
Privatisations have been a key plank of Greek international bailouts since 2010, but have reaped only EUR4bn ($4.23bn) so far versus an original target of EUR50bn due to political resistance and red tape.
News ID: 72865 Publish Date : 2017/03/08
The March 2017 edition of Maritime Reporter & Engineering News focuses on SINGAPORE, as this maritime powerhouse struggles to maintain balance and influence through the offshore oil and gas downturn.
News ID: 72549 Publish Date : 2017/02/22
INCREASED earnings from Cosco Group's 35-year operating concession at its container terminal helped the Piraeus Port Authority to increased earnings for 2016.
News ID: 72457 Publish Date : 2017/02/19
George Economou is rumoured to have continued a productive week with the addition of a 10th vessel in quick succession.
News ID: 72427 Publish Date : 2017/02/18
Greece has given investors until March 24 to submit binding bids for a majority stake in its second biggest port, Thessaloniki Port (OLTr.AT)
News ID: 72045 Publish Date : 2017/02/01
Switzerland - International organization for migration (IOM) reports that 1,159 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2017, through 12 January, arriving mostly in Greece and Italy, compared with 22,590 through the first 12 days of January, 2016.
News ID: 71607 Publish Date : 2017/01/16
A new 24-hour general strike, which could affect commercial vessel calls at Greek ports, is scheduled to start at 11 am on December 8, according to the Greek Dockworkers’ Union.
News ID: 70723 Publish Date : 2016/12/07
A federal judge ordered two companies owned by a Greek shipping magnate to pay $1.5 million after a jury found that a cargo ship deliberately pumped oil-polluted water into the ocean.
News ID: 69791 Publish Date : 2016/10/24
Charter Rate Cuts Demand:
Athens-based containership owner Danaos Corporation has started the negotiations on charter rate cuts with South Korean shipping company Hanjin Shipping.
News ID: 67970 Publish Date : 2016/08/03