The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
Athens - A Greek court ruled on Tuesday that a dockworkers strike which has left thousands of containers stranded on cargo ships at the country's largest commercial port, is illegal. Workers in Piraeus began their strike on November 2 in opposition t...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Athens - Thousands of containers remained stranded on cargo ships at Greece's largest port, Piraeus, on Monday as workers extended by 48 hours a series of strikes in opposition to the takeover of the docks by China's COSCO Pacific. The current strike...
France 24 (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Dockers at the main Greek port of Piraeus on Tuesday launched a fresh 48-hour strike against the concession of container facilities to Chinese transport operator Cosco. Greece's port employees federation (OMYLE) which wants the deal scrapped said the governnment had failed to give assurances on labour relations and the extent of future state control over the facilities. The walkout began at midnight...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Athens - Thousands of containers piled up at Greece's largest port of Piraeus on Friday as a dockworkers' strike entered its third week. The strike, in protest at the takeover of the docks by Chinese company COSCO Pacific, is costing the country an e...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 10/12/2009
Athens - Thousands of containers remained stranded on cargo ships at Greece's largest port of Piraeus on Monday as workers launched a new 48-hour strike in opposition to the takeover of the docks by Chinese company COSCO Pacific. The strike, now in i...
lloydslist.com (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
EUROPEAN Commission believes Greece's plans "constitute state aid in favour of PPA [Piraeus Port Authority]”.
allvoices (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
As per my knowledge,the Athens-Piraeus train was started in 1869 and is the city's oldest public rail service. Masked youngs have destroyed an Athens city train on Tuesday,resulting millions of euros of damage in the latest arson attack in Greece. Approximately 20 youths, having hoods and carnival attire, ordered the few passengers on the last train from Athens to Piraeus to disembark before smashing...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
Athens - Nearly 2,000 protesting farmers from Crete called off their two-day standoff with riot police at Greece's main port of Piraeus Tuesday and boarded ships to return home. The farmers had arrived at Piraeus Monday with scores of tractors and fa...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
Athens - Nearly 2,000 protesting farmers from Crete called off their two-day standoff with riot police at Greece's main port of Piraeus Tuesday and boarded ships to return home. The farmers from the Greek island had arrived at Piraeus on Monday with ...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
Athens - More than 1,000 farmers from the southern Mediterranean island of Crete remained camped out at Greece's main port of Piraeus on Tuesday for the second day, determined to drive their tractors in protest through Athens demanding financial help...
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