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Greek Environment Ministry Opens the Way for New Cruise Centre at Piraeus Port

Piraeus port is on its way to acquiring a "Cruise Centre" for larger cruise ships after Environment, Energy and Climate Change Minister Yiannis Maniatis signed an order approving the environmental terms for its construction. The new cruise centre will built...

Royal Princess Arrives in Piraeus

The Royal Princess, the youngest and one of the biggest cruise ships in the world, arrived in Piraeus Port, Greece on July 1 for the first time. It had begun its journey on June 23 from Barcelona, Spain. The new...

Greek Port Workers Walk Off on June 26

A walk out has been announced by the nationwide federation of port employees (OMYLE) together with the unions of Piraeus port employees, for June 26th, as a protest against the scheduled privatization of all Greek ports. The walkout will...

All Nissos Mykonos Passengers Safe in Samos

Τhe adventure the 174 passengers of  the ship Nissos Mykonos had on board came to an end as they have all safely been transferred to Karlovasi,  a town on the island of Samos, North Aegean. The ship traveling to...

Ferry Services Resume at Piraeus Port

There was disruption to ferry and hydrofoil services at Piraeus on Wednesday morning due to a protest by seamen who were demanding unpaid wage. Several crossings were delayed as the sailors demonstrated against six ferry companies that they said owed...

Greek PM Samaras to Visit China

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will pay an official visit to China on May 15-19, according to sources. Samaras is likely to be the second European leader of state that will meet with the Chinese government following the French...

Chinese Push Piraeus' Port Growth

The takeover of the port of Piraeus by the Chinese company Cosco, which was fought by unions, is proving to be a money-maker, expected to bring in 5.1 billion euros ($6.59 billion) by 2018, or about 2.5 percent of...

Japanese "Peace Boat" Enters Piraeus Port

The Japanese “Peace Boat” entered the port of Piraeus Wednesday at about 11am. The ship carried on board some 1,000 passengers, with survivors from the Holocaust of Hiroshima and Nagasaki among them. In a campaign towards a nuclear weapon-free zone...