Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA)

Port of Thessaloniki acquires majority stake in another Greek port

The Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA), which manages the second largest port in Greece, has announced the acquisition of 67% of Volos Port Authority, the managing company of another greek port.

The transaction price was €51 million (US$53.6 million).

ThPA’s participation in the tender for the utilisation of the Port of Volos was decided by the Company’s Board of Directors following a comprehensive market analysis and an assessment of the Volos port’s development prospects.

The expansion of ThPA’s...

https://container-news.com/port-of-thessaloniki-acquires-majority-stake-in-another-greek-port/

New cooperation between Greek and Israeli ports

Greece’s Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) announced a new partnership with Ashdod Port Company, an Israeli government company that operates the largest port in Israel.

Thanos Liagkos, executive chairman of the Board of Directors and managing director of ThPA, and Shaul Schneider, chairman of Ashdod Port Company, led by Eli Bar Yossef, acting CEO of Ashdod Port Company, Spyros Nikolaou, director of ICT and Digital Transformation of ThPA, and Roy Avrahami, chief innovation officer of Ashdod Port...

https://container-news.com/new-cooperation-between-greek-and-israeli-ports/

Thessaloniki Port appoints new board member

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has announced that Panagiotis Stampoulidis, executive director and executive member of the board of directors of the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), will assume the role of a non-executive member of the Greek port’s board.

Stampoulidis is a seasoned and experienced executive who has held management roles in commercial and public sector firms and organisations. Stampoulidis will also serve on the Audit Committee as part of his work on ThPA’s...

https://container-news.com/thessaloniki-port-appoints-new-board-member/

New rail service launches between Greece and Serbia

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) has launched a new regular service with block trains between Thessaloniki, Greece) and Nis, Serbia.

The first block train carrying containers from the French carrier CMA CGM left the container terminal of the Port of Thessaloniki on 17 August and arrived at the Mbox terminal in Niš within 16 hours.

“ThPA S.A. is consistently implementing its development strategy and investment plan with emphasis on upgrading the infrastructure and equipment of the Port, while...

https://container-news.com/new-rail-service-launches-between-greece-and-serbia/

Port of Thessaloniki partners with Greek university for maritime research

Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) SA and the Department of Business Administration of the Management Economics and Social Sciences School of the University of West Attica (UNIWA) in Greece, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focusing on the fields of education, consulting, information, exchange of know-how and research.

The study will be conducted through UNIWA’s Postgraduate Program (MSc) “Organisation, Operation, Development and Administration of Ports” in collaboration with the...

https://container-news.com/port-of-thessaloniki-partners-with-greek-university-for-maritime-research/

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