Port Planning and Development Commission

Cosco’s Piraeus plan approved, in part

Published by Kathimerini on Sun, 10/13/2019 - 20:05

Greece's Port Planning and Development Commission (ESAL) last week approved an investment plan by Chinese shipping giant Cosco for its subsidiary, Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), in essentially the same form that it had been agreed upon with the previous administration - with a reduction to the planned size of a shopping center and car terminal - but put a freeze on a proposal for an additional i

Piraeus port owner Cosco to submit investment plan

Published by Kathimerini on Thu, 08/22/2019 - 14:22

Cosco, the Chinese-owned owner and operator of Piraeus port, is expected to resubmit its 800-million-euro investment master plan to the state Port Planning and Development Commission Friday.
The resubmission comes after the change in government and the dozens of obstacles the previous administration's decisions raised.

Relations between Cosco and gov’t close to breaking point

Published by Kathimerini on Tue, 05/28/2019 - 19:10

Relations between the government and the operator of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) could reach breaking point just weeks before the general election as an informal meeting between OLP and members of the Port Planning and Development Commission last Friday not only failed to resolve the problems for the implementation of Cosco's investment but probably generated new ones too.