High Court Decision Stops Key Investments at Piraeus Port

By admin 23 Μαρτίου 2022 No comment

© Piraeus Port Authority A decision by Greece’s highest court has temporarily halted important investments at the country’s largest port in Piraeus, including a highly anticipated upgrade of a cruise terminal affecting at the same time other key projects at smaller ports. The ruling by Greece Council of State not only stops landmark investments at […]

Port Authority Takes Actions to Make Piraeus Sustainable

By admin 16 Αυγούστου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @Piraeus Port Authority Piraeus Port Authority is aiming to implement a series of actions that will upgrade the country’s largest port bringing it in line with “green” policies. The port authority is aiming among others to reduce the energy footprint of its activities and slash operating costs. In this direction, the company, majority […]

New Stations for Athens Metro Line 3 Ready by Summer 2022

By admin 16 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis visited Piraeus’ metro station under construction. Three new stations of the Athens metro (blue) line 3 will open to commuters by the summer of 2022, according to Greek Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis. According to the minister, 90 percent of construction work has been completed – ahead of schedule – with the […]

GNTO: Covid-19 An Opportunity to Move Towards Sustainable Tourism

By admin 7 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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The Covid-19 pandemic could serve as a springboard to accelerate Greece’s transition to more sustainable tourism practices, Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) President Angela Gerekou said on the sidelines of the 66th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Europe (CEU), which took place in Athens last week. Participating in the “Sustainable

Greece Praised for Cruise Tourism Restart Initiative

By admin 7 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Global cruise industry stakeholders praised Greece for its actions and initiatives to help restart cruise travel after Covid-19 within the framework of the 66th Meeting of the World Tourism Organization Commission for Europe (CEU), which took place in Athens last week. Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) said the Greek tourism ministry had taken decisive action

Piraeus Port Gets Passenger Disembarkation Platform for Emergencies

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The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) has created a new passenger disembarkation platform at the Piraeus port. The new platform can be used safely on ships of various sizes calling at the port of Piraeus and improves the operational capacity of the port to deal with emergencies. According to a company announcement, the platform was constructed […]

Piraeus Port Container Handling Leader in the Med

By admin 31 Αυγούστου 2020 No comment

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Piraeus port. Photo Source: Lloyd’s List Piraeus port leads the way in container handling capacity in the Mediterranean, holding fourth spot in Europe, and 26th rank globally, according to the One Hundred Container Ports 2020 report released by Lloyd’s List. More specifically, the Cosco-managed Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) handled a total of 5.65 million teu

Piraeus’ Landmark Tower to Get New Lease on Life

By admin 7 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo Source: Pila Studio / Konstantinos Koudounis An abandoned tower in the heart of Piraeus will get a new lease on life after the Piraeus Municipality signed a concession deal this week – under Piraeus Tower SA – with Prodea Investments, Dimand SA – European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (aka Cante Holdings Ltd), and […]