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An Ephemeral Hanging City in Piraeus
Using scaffolding, ropes and membranes, 170 architects, engineers and designers from 11 European countries have started constructing a hanging city in Piraeus port pier E2 for the first Greek HELLASTOCK which will run until September 4.
HELLASTOCK is essentially the Greek version...
Greece
Strike at Cosco Dock in Greece Ends
On Friday, employees at the container terminal at the port of Piraeus run by Chinese shipping giant COSCO, went on strike. On Saturday, the company promised it will meet some of their demands and will negotiate the rest, so the...
Greece
Luxurious Regal Princess Cruise Ship Arrives at Piraeus Port
The luxurious Regal Princess, the youngest vessel in Princess Cruises' fleet and one of the biggest cruise ships worldwide, arrived Tuesday at the port of Piraeus, on Greece during its maiden voyage.
Built in Italy, the Regal Princess is 330 meters long...
Greece
New Bus to Link Cruise Ship Terminal in Piraeus to City Centre Sights
A new cyclical express bus route from the port of Piraeus, Greece to the Acropolis Museum and Syntagma, the X80, is to begin on Monday. The new bus route is estimated to make the trip from Piraeus to the...
Greek News
Possible Greece-China Collaboration on ‘Silk Road’
Chinese President Xi Jinping, during a visit in Indonesia, proposed the building of a new "Maritime Silk Road" that would enhance a partnership with other European and Asian countries.
The Greek ambassador to China, Vassilios Costis, believes that Greece can help...
Business
Greece Completes Piraeus Port Sale Terms
Greece has completed work on terms for an invitation to investors to express interest in a 67% stake in Piraeus Port Authority.
Minister of shipping and the Aegean, said in a statement yesterday that the terms will be presented to...
Business
Piraeus, Fastest Growing Port in 2013
The total number of containers handled in 2013 at the port of Piraeus exceeded all expectations, making Greece’s largest port the fastest growing in the world.
According to an article in Greek newspaper Kathimerini, the subsidiary of the Chinese company...
Economy
Piraeus Port Remains Top Passenger Port in Europe
Passenger traffic in the port of Piraeus, Greece, fell to 17,669,774 passengers in 2013, from 17,978,728 in 2012, although passenger traffic in the sea cruise sector jumped 11.10 pct to 2,296,457 departure-arrivals from 2,066,925 in 2012, official figures showed.
According...
Business
Greeks Celebrating Chinese New Year
Two of the world’s most ancient civilizations, China and Greece, are tied by recent acts of goodwill and employ every occasion to further strengthen their good relationship and cooperation. This time, on the occasion of the Chinese Lunar Year,...
Economy
COSCO to Invest Additional 230 mln Euros at Greek Port
Chinese-owned COSCO subsidiary Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) and Piraeus Port Organisation (OLP) have reached an agreement in principle for an additional investment of 230 million euros (308.9 million U.S. dollars) at Piraeus, Greece's largest port, Greek Shipping Minister Miltiades...