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of oil trade at risk. that “ThPA S.A. is consistently implementing its
In 1990 and 2018, the level of the Rhine at the development strategy and investment plan with
Kaub point had also reached dangerously low lev- emphasis on upgrading the infrastructure and
els. However, in both cases this happened at the equipment of the Port while improving the rail
end of October. So, freight flows through the river connection of the Port of Thessaloniki with the
may also face challenges in the coming months. bordering countries “.
From September 2022, trains will depart
THESSALONIKI TRANSFORMED INTO A from both Thessaloniki and Niš every week on
COMBINED TRANSPORT HUB Wednesdays and Saturdays, arriving on the same
Thessaloniki Port Authority SA (ThPA) launched day at their respective destinations. ThPA S.A. is
a new regular service with block trains between ready to increase the frequency of the services,
Thessaloniki and Niš, Serbia. The first block- accommodating our partners’ demands in the
train carrying containers from CMA CGM SA, a dynamically growing Serbia.
French container transport company pioneering
from the Container Terminal of ThPA S.A. on the GEOPOLITICS
in the shipping and logistics sector, departed
morning of Wednesday, 17 August and arrived at
the Mbox terminal in Niš on the same day at a GREECE - SAUDI ARABIA STRENGTHEN
transit time of just 16 hours. RELATIONS
The service was made possible due to the coop- At the end of July, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos
eration between ThPA S.A. and the Greek-North- Mitsotakis met with the Crown Prince of Saudi
ern Macedonia-Serbia railway companies, Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al
namely Hellenic Train SA, MZ Transport A.D., Saud at the Maximos Mansion during his first
Kombinovani Prevoz D.O.O. respectively and 9 official visit to Greece.
other private and public entities. The meeting took place in a positive atmosphere,
The Executive Chairman of the BoD & Managing indicative of the strong interest of both sides in
Director of ThPA S.A., Thanos Liagkos, stated the further deepening of close bilateral relations

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