Thessaloniki in cooperation agreement with Ashdod portThessaloniki in cooperation agreement with Ashdod port

The cooperation focuses on innovation, with particular emphasis on the areas of cybersecurity and operational efficiency.

At the same time, both port companies will 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. (Thessaloniki) to test innovative technologies and ideas through Ashdod port’s maritime technology hub.

Signing of the agreement 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.

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, offering direct access to the countries of Southeast Europe and is the main gateway port to Southeast, Central and Eastern Europe.

Ashdod is the leading economic gateway to 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 specialised services for the vast majority of industrial segments, backed by technological innovation.

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