ThPA S.A. announces that the Master Plan for the Port of Thessaloniki has been approved, with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 12/2025 (Government Gazette 18/A/10-2-2025) by the President of the Republic.
The issuance of the Presidential Decree is an important milestone for the Port of Thessaloniki, as the company is now able to proceed with the full implementation of its development planning, through specific projects and investments. Specifically, following the approval of the updated Master Plan and the Strategic Environmental Impact Assessment, ThPA S.A. is now ready to fully implement the mandatory investments related to the port’s upgrade and modernization.
The expansion of Pier 6 has a central role among the significant investments that will be further promoted by ThPA S.A. This flagship investment will further enhance the competitiveness and the commercial activity of the port, significantly upgrading its international position and enabling it to serve main liner container vessels with a capacity of up to 24,000 TEU.
Following the issuance of the Presidential Decree for the Master Plan, the procedures for the implementation of the investment in Pier 6 will be initiated immediately, with the receipt of all necessary permits for the relevant construction projects, a development that is expected to take place in the next months.
In addition, the mandatory investment program includes the restoration and utilization of the Old Customs Station Building, as well as projects for the improvement, repair, maintenance, upgrade, and reconstruction of the existing port infrastructure.
These investments, combined with the completion of the port’s interconnection with the railway and road network (Patras – Athens – Thessaloniki – Evzoni network and Egnatia Motorway), as well as with additional non-mandatory investments, shall foster cross-border synergies and further enhance the port’s competitive advantage, contributing substantially to the development of Thessaloniki and the wider region.
“The issuance of the Presidential Decree marks a new era for the upgrade and growth of the Port of Thessaloniki, through significant infrastructure projects and major investments. Having made mandatory and non-mandatory investments worth over €71.3 million since March 2018, ThPA S.A. is fully prepared to proceed with its development planning and the Master Plan’s projects, which will have a significant contribution to and multiplying effects on the economy and society, both at a local and at a national level. For our part, we would like to thank all the competent government and state bodies, with whom we have worked harmoniously all this time for the approval and promotion of the Master Plan of the port”, said the Executive Chairman of the BoD of ThPA S.A., Athanasios Liagkos.
The upcoming important projects of the Master Plan will give further impetus to the successful growth course recorded by ThPA S.A. from its privatization to date. It is noted that the company has recorded strong performance in the areas of container and bulk cargo management, cruise, as well as its expansion in intermodal transport. The investments that will be implemented in the coming period are forward-looking and will create multiple benefits and positive synergies for the company itself and the port, for the national and local economy, as well as for the city of Thessaloniki and society in general.
