Port
Liagos to be appointed Thessaloniki Port president
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).
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Ferry protocols to be reviewed after June 15
The Shipping Ministry is expected to review the protocol governing passenger ferries after June 15 in cooperation with National Public Health Organization (EODY) and shipping companies, given that the reinstitution of air transport from 29 countries on that day, as well as the initiatives announced for boosting domestic tourism, are expected to lead to greater demand for services.
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Ferry passengers to fill out health questionnaires (attached)
Ferry passengers planning to travel to and from the Greek islands and other domestic ports on a journey of more than 30 minutes, as well as those traveling between Greece and Italy, will be obliged to fill out a health questionnaire prior to boarding.
Cosco implements investments in Piraeus
Cosco, the owner of Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), achieved a positive result in the volume of commercial activity at Greece's main port over the first quarter of the year despite the coronavirus pandemic. As the Chinese group has observed that container handling is the best activity for resisting the effects of the recession, it is accelerating its investments in Piraeus port.
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German naval mine retrieved in northern Greece
A German naval mine was retrieved from the seabed by a fishing boat off the coast of northern Greece Friday.
The captain of the boat took the mine to the port of Nea Michaniona and notified the local port authority.
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Cruise liners to berth at Greece’s ports
The Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) announced on Tuesday that it has reached an agreement with the Greek government for the creation of a framework so that cruise ships can carry out short-term berthing in Greeks ports at a time when cruise ports are closed for precautionary purposes.
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Some 160 Turkish nationals waiting on quarantined vessel at Greek port
A Greek ship that set off from the Çeşme district of the western İzmir province in Turkey on March 7 and on which 120 out of 383 people have been tested positive for COVID-19 is still waiting on the shores of the Greek city of Piraeus.
Piraeus Port not affected by virus measures yet
The measures Greece and other countries have taken to contain the spread of Covid-19 have not yet impacted trade in Piraeus, officials involved with business in Greece's main port told Xinhua.
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Cruise giants target Piraeus
As work got under way on Piraeus Port Authority's (OLP) new cruise terminal on Tuesday, top officials of global cruise tourism giants Carnival and Royal Caribbean expressed confidence that it would reposition Greece's main port at the center of the Mediterranean cruise market.
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Islanders divided over plans to expand Sifnos port
Sifnos appears divided over plans to expand the port of the Aegean island to accommodate increased tourism arrivals during the summer period as locals seek to strike a balance between sustainability and development.
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