Plans to move ahead with the privatization of Piraeus port are expected to top the agenda in Brussels today, when Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis meets his eurozone counterparts.
The Chinese foreign ministry has said it is looking into the intentions of the newly-elected Greek government following its decision to halt the privatization of the country’s biggest port, which it said must return to state control as part of plans to reconstruct the country's...
2015 is expected to be a good year for the cruise industry and especially for Piraeus Port, according to the president of the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), Giorgos Anomeritis.
Minoan Lines has announced an alteration to the departure and arrival time on the Piraeus-Heraklion-Piraeus route effective from 20 November to 5 December 2014.
The Queen Elizabeth, one of the most luxurious cruise ships in the world, was in Piraeus Port in Greece on 8 August. Piraeus was the ship's starting point for a seven-day cruise that will end in Istanbul, Turkey.
The representative of Norwegian Cruise Lines in Greece, Orange Cruises Hellas, has announced the launch of vacation packages for cruises in the Mediterranean and Baltic countries for Greek travelers.
Visitors to Athens arriving by cruise ship will soon be able to access the city center in just 60 minutes from Piraeus Port and see popular sites such as the Acropolis.
The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) was once again honored with the "EcoPort" label, certified by Lloyd’s Register and awarded by the European Sea Ports Organization (ESPO).
Passenger traffic in the port of Piraeus 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 percent to 2,296,457 departure-arrivals from 2,066,925 in 2012.
The value-added tax (VAT) charged on Greek passenger ferry tickets may be reduced soon, according to an announcement made by Merchant Marine Minister Militadis Varvitsiotis.
Amphitrion Group of Companies will give Greek travel agents the grand tour of the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship that will be docked in Piraeus Port on 4 October.
The Greek Environment Ministry recently approved the environmental terms for the creation of a "cruise liner center" at the south side of Piraeus Port to accommodate large cruise ships.
The second international cruise passenger terminal was inaugurated at Piraeus Port on 27 May. The terminal is at Gate E12 and can serve up to 25,000 passengers per day.
Piraeus is now an international transit hub following the signing of an agreement on Friday, 1 March, between American IT firm Hewlett-Packard (HP), Chinese shipping giant Cosco and Greek state railway Trainose for the use of Dock II in Piraeus Port.
