Greece names Thessaloniki port operator preferred bidder for Volos port (updated)

Thessaloniki Port Authority SA

28/09/2023 12:21

(Add second highest bidder in paragraph 3)
       ATHENS, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Greece's privatisation
agency has named the operator of Thessaloniki port as the
preferred bidder for acquiring a 67% stake in the port of Volos,
it said on Thursday.
    Thessaloniki Port Authority  OLTr.AT  has offered 51 million
euros ($53.74 million) for the stake, the agency said in a
statement. 
    The agency unsealed all four bids and named a consortium of
Goldair Cargo and Goldair Handling as the second-highest bidder,
it added.
    Under the terms of the tender Thessaloniki Port Authority
will need to show that it has secured financing for the deal.
    The announcement comes as the port city of Volos is
struggling with flooding from torrential rain, just three weeks
after Storm Daniel killed 16 people in the wider region of
central Greece.

($1 = 0.9489 euros)

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