Piraeus
The Port of Piraeus is the main sea port of Athens, Greece, located on the Saronic Gulf on the western coasts of the Aegean Sea, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Piraeus Port Authority which is operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Ports Limited.
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Dec & 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 18, 2025 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) handled 4.22 million TEU in 2024, down -7.9% in 2023. Piraeus...
Greece wary of Washington move on COSCO
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The Greek government is currently considering the potential impact of the Chinese shipping company...
MSC Cruises sailings started at the Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 15, 2025 – The MSC Sinfonia cruise ship, owned by MSC Cruises, has visited the Port of Piraeus for its 2025...
Port of Piraeus reports 2024 drug seizures
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – The Port of Piraeus is one of the leading container ports in the Mediterranean with an annual...
Contraband cigarettes seized in Piraeus Container Terminal
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 10, 2025 – Yesterday, officers from the Directorate of Narcotics & Smuggling Enforcement of the Hellenic Coast...
Port of Piraeus welcomes first cruise ship of 2025
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) January 7, 2025 – The Port of Piraeus has welcomed the Viking Caturn cruise ship, the first cruise ship of the 2025...
300 kg of cocaine seized in Malta Freeport
Birżebbuġa, Malta (Ports Europe) December 30, 2024 – Around 300 kg of cocaine was seized in Malta’s Mediterranean Sea port of Freeport a week ago. The...
CMA CGM returns to Ukraine with Piraeus-Istanbul-Odessa line
Odesa, Ukraine (Ports Europe) December 28, 2024 – The French company CMA CGM, one of the three largest container shipping operators in the world, will...
Security exposed at Port of Piraeus
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 26, 2024 – Following investigations after the 1.2 kg cocaine seizure in Piraeus port in 2023, investigations have...
Employees at Piraeus Container Terminal arrested, drugs seized
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 19, 2024 – The Greek Coast Guard has reported that two employees were caught removing drugs from a container of...
Huawei sets up European logistics hub in Piraeus port
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) December 17, 2024 – Last week, Huawei Greece announced the launch of its European logistics hub in the port of Piraeus....
Piraeus Port Authority attends Shanghai fair
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 15, 2024 – Last week, Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) joined the 7th International Import Trade Exhibition (CIIE)...
Port of Piraeus wins Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024 award
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) November 13, 2024 – The Port of Piraeus has won the “Ferry Shipping Port of the Year 2024” award from the...
Southern Mediterranean shore transhipment hubs
Paris, France (Ports Europe) November 12, 2024 – From Tanger Med to Damietta, transhipment hubs in the Mediterranean are developing rapidly on the...
Piraeus Port Authority, Q3 2024 cargo volumes
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – The cruise sector grew traffic with a number of ships rising (+9.2%) and the total number of passengers...
Piraeus Port Authority reports improved Q3 results
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 31, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has announced its financial results for the third quarter of 2024. It is...
Piraeus Container Terminal – TEU traffic – Sep & Q3 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 27, 2024 – Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) has announced its container (TEU) for September 2024. PCT is part...
COSCO’s Piraeus subsidiaries sign contract
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 23, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority and Piraeus Container Terminal, both part of COSCO Shipping Ports Limited, have...
Piraeus dockers prevent ship with arms sailing to Israel
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) October 18, 2024 – Dock workers employed by China’s COSCO refused to handle a container which allegedly is carrying...
Piraeus Port Authority reports increased revenue, profit in H1 2024
Piraeus, Greece (Ports Europe) September 30, 2024 – Piraeus Port Authority has reported increased revenue and profit for the first half of 2024. Piraeus...