Thessaloniki signs construction contract for Pier 6

Terminal Link controlled Thessaloniki Port Authority has signed the construction contract for its Pier 6 container terminal expansion with the preferred bidder, the local METKA/TEKAL S.A. joint venture (see also DL 07/25). The navigation channel will be dredged and quayline extended by 513 meters so that the facility can accept vessels of up to 24,000 TEU. Capacity will be increased from 650,000 TEU to 1.5 million TEU. The construction will cost EUR 195.6 million (around USD 226mn) and last 40 months (3.33 years). Terminal Link is a 51/49 joint venture of CMA CGM and China Merchants Ports.

 

Source: DynaLiners 47/25 – 21 November 2025