Thessaloniki tender attracts big port players

Thessaloniki tender attracts big port players    The Thessaloniki Port Authority said three of the largest port operators in the world have submitted bids to operate the container terminal at Greece's second largest port.
   They are:
   ' The COSCO Pacific Ltd. subsidiary of China Ocean Shipping Co.
   ' A consortium that includes Dubai Port World's Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co. subsidiary, Aktor Concessions and Piraeus Bank.
   ' A consortium that includes the Hutchison Port Holding and Hutchison Ports Investments subsidiaries of the Hutchison Whampoa Group, and Alapis Holding, Industrial & Commercial and L.Y.D. SA
   The port said, 'Participation of global container terminal operators in this tender consists a positive development for the port of Thessaloniki, as set in its strategic plan. The successful progress in the tender procedure can create the conditions for the port of Thessaloniki to develop into a solid regional in transit port.'