Description

The port of Piraeus, the largest in Greece, is one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean Sea but also in the world. The port of Piraeus is the port of Athens since ancient times and has been linked with the history of the city and Greece in general. Has more than 20 million passengers a year and is always crowded and lively with different faces in the morning and evening. Connected to Athens and to the rest of Greece through the train stations it has. In the region of the port, the market of Piraeus that literally you can find everything you might ask.

The port is also a major employer in the region, with over 30000 employees and over 24,000 ships a year. The region also hosts the headquarters of many Greek shipping companies, which cover an important sector for the Greek economy.

Piraeus port has four terminals. The first is the passenger one, which receives ships and boats from Crete, the Aegean Sea and the Saronic islands and cruise ships from other countries. The second is the terminal for cars and other vehicles. The third is the trading terminal, in which commercial ships carry goods to and from Piraeus. It has a capacity of  900,000 square meters and has two berths and there is a third under construction. The fourth is the terminal for Cargo which has a capacity of 180,000 square meters and annual load of 25 million tons. Run by the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), in recent years it has been sold to the Chinese Cosco.