Thessaloniki Port Authority SA

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Thessaloniki Port Authority SA

• The Port of Thessaloniki
• Miltiadis Arvanitidis
• BSc Mathematics, MA Statistics, MBA Marketing
• Head of Marketing and Sales
• Ohrid May 22, 2009

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City of Thessaloniki

• Founded in 316 BC by King Cassander
• Named after his wife, sister of Alexander the
  Great
• Population1 million
• Continuously a significant city for 24 centuries

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Port
City Center
The port is located in close proximity to the
city center, towards the west
White Tower
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Port of Thessaloniki
Pier 6

• 316 BC Establishment of the ancient port, along
  with the ancient city
• 1901 Beginning of the construction of the modern
  Port of Thessaloniki (Pier 1)
• Gradually extending from Pier 1 to Pier 6
• Core port business operations moving from pier 1
  to the new piers towards the west

Pier 1
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The company

• Thessaloniki Port Authority SA
• Port operator
• Exclusive right to use and exploit the
  infrastructure and superstructure of the Port of
  Thessaloniki
• Under a concession agreement with the Greek
  state, signed in 2001 for 50 years.
• Listed on ATHEX since 2001 (OLTH GA)
• Services provided
• Cargo (Containers Conventional)
• Ships
• Passengers

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Infrastructure - Superstructure

• 6,200 meters quay length, sea-depth up to 12
  meters

• Total land port area1,55 million m2, Cargo
  Storage 600,000 m2

• Container TerminalConventional PortPassenger
  Terminal, Free Zone

• Private facilities (Oil and oil products, cement
  pipeline)

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Quality Standards

• Port Environmental Review System (PERS)
  Certificate, by ECOPORTS
• ISO 9001 2000 Container Terminal Bulk
  Terminals
• Dockworkers ISO 9002 ILOs PDP program
• ISPS Code certified
• Waste (ship and cargo) reception facility

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Markets served by the port
Population served 15 million
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Road and Railway Networks
European
National
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Ports Comparative Advantages

• Prime location

• Link to the European road and rail networks

• Rail network reaching all quays

• Ro-Ro facilities

• Natural sea entrance no need for dredging

• Container Terminal operating 24/7 year round
  with flat rates for 3 shifts fully operational
  MIS

• All major shipping lines calling weekly at the CT

• Conventional port operating with flat rates for
  two shifts and overtime rates the third shift

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Free Zone

• Legislated in 1914 and started its operation in
  1925
• Commercial and Industrial Free Zone
• Operation in accordance to EU customs code
  (Council Regulation EEC 2913/92 and EEC 2454/93),
  since 1995
• Facilitation of international trade
• Contribution to the growth of in transit cargo
• No tax or duty
• No custom formalities
• No trade policy measures (prohibition and/or
  limitation (quotas) of entry), but yes to embargo
  
• Unlimited period of stay
• Free storage period for conventional cargo in
  transit
• Maximum safety and security

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Statistics
Year 2009 2008 2007
Period Jan-Mar Jan-Dec Jan-Dec
Total Cargo (million tons) 3.6 15.5 17.9
Conventional (million tons) 1.2 4.5 5.0
Containers (thousand TEUs) 63 239 447
Vessels 397 2,225 2,985
Passengers (thousand) 5 164 150
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Recent developments (1/2)

• Port back to NORMAL operation, after the long
  period (15 months) of employees mobilization
• Container Terminal
• The basis for the extension of the container
  terminal (600 meters 60 meters) completed in
  August 2008
• Additional 40,000 m2 storage area added Free
  zone extension
• All four container gantry cranes in full
  operation after their refurbishment
• Almost no waiting time for container vessels no
  congestion
• Same day containers delivery during the first
  shift
• Smooth all day operations for trucks and train
  wagons no delays
• New reach stacker in operation
• All major container lines gradually coming back
  to normal calls (direct services, own vessels,
  etc)

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Recent developments (2/2)

• Conventional Cargo
• Conventional cargo crane in full operation after
  its complete renovation
• Addition of 2 new train lines in the middle of
  pier 6 and improvement of existing lines at quay
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• New cargo handling equipment (loaders, lift
  trucks (gas, electric), hoppers, etc) in
  operation
• No waiting time for conventional cargo vessels
  no congestion
• Smooth all day operations for trucks and train
  wagons no delays
• Improvement surface works to certain cargo areas
  and roads of the port
• Dredging of the sea in front of quays 14,15 and
  16 (dry bulk cargo collection)-increase of sea
  depth to nominal

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Short term actions

• Final configuration of the direct road
  connection, bypassing the city, to international
  highways (Kalohori junction) through gate 16
  under construction, to be finished soon. Truck
  travel time to the borders to be reduced.
• Greek Customs to operate shortly until 8 pm and
  later 24 hours a day-Facilities to be transferred
  to Container Terminal from the 2nd Customs Office
• Customs simplification processes to be introduced
  by July 1st 2009 (electronic documents)
• Under consideration of incentives for containers
  destined or originated to the Balkan countries
• Service of containers to be loaded to vessels
  from the container terminal storage area
  improvement of the information system
• Reconstruction of railway lines at quays 17,18,
  21 and 22
• 4 new conventional cargo gantry cranes (25 tones)
• New harbor mobile crane (gottwald) (100 tones)

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Extension of Pier No 6 (CT)

• Completion of works 2014
• Extension of quay No 26 by 500 meters - total
  length 1120 m
• Total CT area 550,000 m2
• Sea depth 15.8 m
• Capacity 1.2 m TEUs
• Additional equipment
• Birth window

500m
Total investments (infra-super structure,
equipment, IT) 200m , to be funded by THPA SA
and EIB
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