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Greek authorities seized a huge number Captagon pills from a freighter at Piraeus port on Wednesday, which may prove to be the largest haul ever achieved in the country.
The drugs were stashed inside 60 pallets loaded with lumber products found in three containers. Officials have so far counted 1.4 million pills in just one of the pallets. Counting is expected to take a few days.

One of the largest port operators in the world - Dubai Port World - has shown interest in investing in Bulgarian ports and in creating high-tech logistics centers in different cities in the country.

The state of infrastructure at Greek ports is a major concern for cruise companies, it emerged from the 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum that concluded on Wednesday in Athens.

Piraeus, Greece's largest port, is interested in securing more Chinese cruise passengers while acknowledging that the potential of the Chinese market is huge, a senior Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) official said on Tuesday.

The Air France KLM Group will once again be supporting the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Athens on May 28-29, where it will be promoting its corporate program BlueBiz on the exhibition floor.

Experts in Greece hailed the growth of Piraeus Port under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) during a two-day seminar in the city.

Port of Baku gives much importance to the cooperation with foreign partners to increase the transport and logistics potential of the region, reports AzerNews. 

Cosco's 580-million-euro investment program for Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) has suffered a serious blow after the members of Greece's powerful Central Archaeological Council (KAS) voted to declare part of the area in question to be of archaeological interest.

Passenger ferries remained docked in ports around Greece Friday, cutting off connections between the islands and the mainland, as winds reached speeds of 9 and 10 on the Beaufort scale.

There were no ferry services from the main ports of Piraeus, Rafina or Lavrio.

The Association of Mediterranean Cruise Ports (MedCruise) will have an active role in the 5th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum in Athens on May 28-29.