Our history

The Company operates under the name Hellenic Environmental Center (HEC)

A 5-year contract is signed with the Piraeus Port Authority..

HEC gradually signed contracts with all major Greek ports.

Purchase of the 100,000 DWT Ecomaster vessel and conversion to floating treatment plant.

Global Green Ports Concept comes to life.

The Group acquires the old blending plant of BP, in Piraeus.

Waste Management patent “OILY WASTE TREATMENT ARRAY FOR USE IN MARPOL PLANT IN URBAN ENVIRONMENTS” is approved.

The Group is awarded the 35-year exclusive concession contract to act as a Port Reception Facilities provider in Piraeus

Green Ports Hamburg was founded after acquiring a state-of-the-art facility located in the strategic center of the port.

Green Ports Gibraltar begins operations as the exclusive Port Reception Facilities Provider in Gibraltar.

The Group commences operations of the state of the art Piraeus facility after an intensive renovation and conversion of the installation to bring it the the highest global waste management standards

HEC Group continues to invest in innovative technologies and expands its services across a broad spectrum of environmental streams. The company has also grown its business organically and through strategic collaborations, securing a dominant position in its field within the European market

Green Ports Malta begins operations as a Port Reception Facilities Provider in Malta.