Thessaloniki Port Signs Cooperation Agreement with Israel’s Ashdod

Photo source: Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA)

The Thessaloniki Port Authority (ThPA) in Greece has entered into a new cooperation agreement with Ashdod Port Company Ltd., the national port of Israel.

According to an announcement by ThPA, the new cooperation is pioneering for the international port industry, as it focuses on innovation, with particular emphasis on the areas of cybersecurity and operational efficiency.

The two parties will also undertake joint initiatives, aiming to respond to issues related to sustainability, which concern the broader port and maritime transport sector.

In addition, the agreement provides for the joint implementation of networking activities, the participation in international projects and the exchange of knowledge and best practices enabling ThPA S.A. to test innovative technologies and ideas through Ashdod port’s maritime technology hub.

According to ThPA, the signing of the agreement with Ashdod inaugurates a strong regional cooperation between two of the most important ports of the wider Mediterranean region, also further strengthening the bilateral relations between Greece and Israel.

The port of Thessaloniki is the largest conventional cargo transit port of Greece and one of the leading ports in the Eastern Mediterranean. Strategically located in Northern Greece, close to the major trans-European motorway and railway networks, Thessaloniki’s port offers direct access to the countries of Southeast Europe and is the main gateway port to Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe.

Israel’s port, Ashdod, is the leading economic gateway to the State of Israel with a strategically advantageous location, about 40 km from Tel Aviv and close to the country’s major commercial centers and motorways. Ashdod Port provides customers with specialized services for the vast majority of industrial segments, backed by technological innovation.

The cooperation between the two ports was sealed with the signing of an agreement between Thanos Liagkos, Executive Chairman and Managing Director of ThPA, and Shaul Schneider, Chairman of Ashdod Port Company.