Thessaloniki Port Authority

Greece's major port authorities are steaming through the installation of power supply systems for the ships docked there.

As of Monday this week, Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) and Motodynamics form part of the Athens Stock Exchange ESG index.

The administration of East Port Said, at the northern entrance of the Suez Canal, appears to "view" the port of Thessaloniki as a potential gateway to the Balkans and Europe for perishable Egyptian goods but also for Egyptian green hydrogen in the future, according to an Athens-Macedonian News Agency interview with East Port Said General Manager Aly Assem Ibrahim on Friday.

A new regular container train service between Thessaloniki and Nis in Serbia has been launched by the Thessaloniki Port Authority-OLTH SA.

An association of Greeks in Russia led by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis has sent cars and generators to pro-Russian separatist authorities in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, the Donetsk News Agency reported on April 10, saying that the donations would be used in providing medical aid and humanitarian assistance.

The transformation of the Port of Thessaloniki into a "smart port" through the use of smart technologies was discussed in the context of the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair, by executives of Thessaloniki Port Authority and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

This Friday is the deadline for bids in the final stage of the tender for the extension of Pier 6 of Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH).

Athanasios Liagos, the port project manager at state privatization fund TAIPED is to be appointed executive president at Thessaloniki Port Authority (OLTH), Kathimerini understands.
He will also have to leave the board of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP).

The port of Thessaloniki, Greece's second largest, is evolving into a key gateway for the entire Balkan peninsula's supply chain, while constantly becoming a more important part of China's maritime trade plans.

After appointing new administrations to the port authorities of Volos, Kavala, Igoumenitsa and Corfu, state sell-off fund TAIPED is expected to decide by end-October on the utilization of another 10 regional ports, including Alexandroupoli.