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Ancient Corinth’s Port Pushed Back by at Least Five Centuries

Scientists have pushed back the foundation of the port at Ancient Corinth, called Lechaion, by at least five centuries in a study published recently in the academic journal Marine Geology. Lechaion was the largest port in ancient Greece and was...

Massive Container Ship Docks at Piraeus, Greece

One of the largest ships in the world, the newly built "OOCL Piraeus", arrived earlier in the week for the first time in the port of Piraeus, Greece. The Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd (OOCL) vessel was greeted at a...

Oil Spill at Thessaloniki Port Alarms Greek Authorities

An oil spill from a cargo ship in the Port of Thessaloniki on Thursday has alarmed authorities who are racing against time to prevent pollution from spreading further. Although the spill is relatively small, covering an area of approximately seventy...

Ancient City of Ephesus to Reunite With Sea After 2,500 Years

The ancient Greek city of Ephesus on the coast of Ionia, located in the western province of İzmir, is set to once again have a harbor on the Aegean coast, according to an ambitious new project. Turkish daily Hurriyet reports...

Alexandroupolis Port in Greece to Fall Under American Control

Greece announced on Thursday it had received two offers for the majority stake of the Alexandroupolis port, a key point of entry to Europe for arms and energy imports. One is by Quintana, an American company with interests in the...

US Forces Prepare for Largest-Ever Military Landing in Greece

US forces are preparing for what is described as the largest-ever military landing in Greece, which is scheduled for November at Alexandroupolis. A large number of helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), tanks, cannons, and artillery are expected to reach the...

Piraeus Becomes Top Container Port in Entire Mediterranean

Greece's port of Piraeus has now become the Mediterranean’s top container-handling port, it was reported on May 19. The port, located just outside Athens, handled the equivalent of 5.65 million 20-foot long containers in 2019, rising to become the top...

US Deputy Assistant Secretary Palmer: America Stands in Solidarity with Greece

The U.S. State Department's Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Matthew Palmer, declared on Saturday from the border city of Alexandroupolis that "We are here to underscore our firm commitment to this project, to...