PORT OF PIRAEUS

COSCO to resubmit Piraeus investment plan

COSCO’s Piraeus investment plan to be resubmitted for approval

China’s COSCO shipping consortium is expected in the coming days to re-submit its multi-million-euro investment plan for Piraeus to the country’s Committee of Planning and Development of Ports.

The submission will include the company’s comments on the previous report issued by the Piraeus Port Authority which, together with the country’s Central Archaeological Council, earlier this month derailed the initial plans. The reasons for the...

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Official visit of about 30 Ambassadors at Piraeus

The Ambassadors of approximately 30 countries in Athens made an official visit, in the presence of China Ambassador to Greece Mrs. Zhang Qiyue, at the headquarters of PPA and met with the CEO of PPA S.A. Captain Fu Chengqiu and other executives of the company. After the meeting, a tour at the port facilities followed.

The Management of PPA S.A. informed the Ambassadors for the possibilities of cooperation and the advantages offers the port of Piraeus as a gateway of trade and tourism.



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Hapag-Lloyd deploys vessel to handle shipment of broken down ship

According to Hapag-Lloyd’s statement, the company sent ‘Nordviolet’ in Venice, to take over shipments on the line’s Adria Express, since ‘Sadt Dresden’ suffered main engine failure when docking. The latter, unloaded its boxes to Venice, for Nordviolet to transfer them.

Mainly, the 2,700 teu ‘Stadt Dresden’ experienced engine problems due to a collision that took place on Port of Piraeus in September 2018.

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Port of Piraeus accommodates one of the world’s largest container ships

One of the world’s largest container vessels, ‘COSCO shipping Pisces’, that has a capacity of 20.000 TEU, was docked at port of Piraeus on February 15, after voyaging for one month from China. This is the vessel’s first voyage, after its delivery on January 15.

After the vessel’s docking, the management of port of Piraeus Container Terminal offered a souvenir to the Master of the ship wishing the future journey of the ocean-going ship to be safe and smooth.

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Ports of Piraeus, Venice and Chioggia to enhance cargo flows

The CEO of the Port Authority of Piraeus, Captain Fu Chengqiu and the President of the North Adriatic Sea Port Authority, Pino Musolino, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on February 11, to enhance relations and cargo flows between the two ports.

The two parties will establish a stable and mutual cooperation, aiming to develop their ports and port services, infrastructural connectivity policies and port services to foster the commercial flows between Europe, the Mediterranean and the...

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Port of Piraeus benefits from China-Greece cooperation

Port of Piraeus is for the time being the second largest port in the Mediterranean Sea. After COSCO’s enter in the port, its annual throughput capacity was increased from 0.68 million TEUs to 4.15 million in 2017. Mainly, the growth, the port of Piraeus has experienced in recent years, is the result of the cooperation between Greece and China, based on the Belt and Road initiative.

Also, in 2008, the former COSCO Group obtained a 35-year franchise right of No.2 and NO.3 container terminals of...

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D. Kopelouzos visited PPA S.A. Headquarters

The CEO of PPA S.A. Captain Fu Chengqiu had a cooperation meeting on December 18th, 2018 with Dimitris Copelouzos, Chairman and Managing Director of the homonymous group in the presence of PPA executives.

During the meeting, issues of mutual interest were discussed and Captain Fu Chengqiu informed about the positive developments taking place at the port of Piraeus as well as the prospects opened by the implementation of the of PPA S.A. investment plan.

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Greece, China confident about Belt and Road cooperation

Greek businessmen and Chinese scholars expressed their optimism regarding the cooperation between the two countries as far as the Belt and Road Initiative is concerned, during a forum on December 10 at Piraeus port.

The location was not random as Piraeus is Greece’s largest ports and represents the symbol of cooperation between Greece and China.

Some of the most powerful Chinese companies, like Cosco acquired the Port of Piraeus, and now the Greek port had made significant and fast growth,...

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Port of Piraeus: Investment plan should be approved soon

The Port of Piraeus wants the Greek government to approve an investment plan for the attraction of more business to the port, as soon as possible. Cosco owns the majority of the Piraeus port.

The Port of Piraeus is currently waiting Greece to continue with mandatory investments, Reuters informed. The Port wants this to happen soon, as in case of delay there will be legal means, such as clauses in the concession agreement.

China wants to make Piraeus its gateway to Europe, under the Belt and Road...

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