Thessaloniki port starts new freight line with Serbian city of Niš

In a statement, it said that ThPA ran the first block train , transporting containers for leading French manufacturer CMA CGM SA. The single-commodity train left Thessaloniki’s Containers Terminal in the morning (August 17) and arrived at the terminal station Mbox in Niš 16 hours later the same day. Collaborating on the schedule, besides ThPA, were the railway companies of Greece (Hellenic Train SA), North Macedonia (MZ Transport AD), Serbia (Kombinovani Prevoz DOO), and another nine private and public entities. 
ThPA Executive Chairman of the BoD & Managing Director Athanasios Liagkos said the Port Authority is implementing its development and investment strategy by upgrading facilities while improving the linkage of the port of Thessaloniki with neighboring countries.