Port operating companies

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

The Port Planning and Development Commission is meeting on Wednesday to approve Cosco's investment master plan for Piraeus port, whose budget comes to 800 million euros.

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has praised his country's "win-win cooperation" with China as he renews efforts to rebuild the country.
He made the remarks on Saturday at the opening ceremony of the 84th Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the country's largest annual commercial exhibition.

Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), operator of Greece's largest port, has increased its investment plans to attract more business to what is one of Europe's biggest harbors, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
OLP, majority owned by China's Cosco Shipping, has submitted an 800-million-euro plan to Greece's Shipping Ministry, government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters.

Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), operator of Greece's largest port, has increased its investment plans to attract more business at one of Europe's largest harbors, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.
OLP, majority owned by China's COSCO Shipping, has submitted to Greece's shipping ministry an 800-million-euro plan, government spokesman Stelios Petsas told reporters.

Construction company Tekal SA has provisionally won the tender to build the extension of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) passenger terminal.

The U.S. has blacklisted the Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 and sanctioned its captain, the Treasury Department said on Aug. 30.

Turkey's one of the largest container terminal, DP World Yarımca was connected to China and London by rail on July 30.         

The Chinese ownership of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) pledged to seek the progress and prosperity of its asset, during Friday's annual general meeting.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' presence at the Belt and Road Initiative Forum in Beijing Friday and Saturday, in addition to Greece's joining the initiative of 16 countries of Eastern and Southeastern countries with strong relations with China, shows how far Greece has come since 2009. That was when China's state-owned Cosco took over part of Piraeus's container port.