Piraeus
Education
An Ephemeral Hanging City in Piraeus
Using scaffolding, ropes and membranes, 170 architects, engineers and designers from 11 European countries have started constructing a hanging city in Piraeus port pier E2 for the first Greek HELLASTOCK which will run until September 4.
HELLASTOCK is essentially the Greek version...
Economy
Record of Containers at Piraeus Port in July
A record number of containers were processed in July at Terminal 1, which is run by the Piraeus Port Authority (OLP). A total of 50,517 containers were handled during a single month, a record in OLP's history.
Management also revealed that...
Greece
145th Anniversary of Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway
This year marks 110 years of the Athens-Piraeus Electric Railway (ISAP) operation and the 145th anniversary since the first train inaugurated the urban railway.
On February 27, 1869, a steam train with six wagons carrying Queen Olga, Greek Prime Minister Zaimis, ministers,...
Greece
Libya Evacuees Reached Piraeus
AP - A Greek navy frigate carrying embassy staff and nearly 200 people from Greece, China and other countries evacuated from the conflict in Libya returned early Saturday to a port near Athens.
Passengers on the frigate Salamis described a...
Archaeology
World's Largest Solar Boat Sails into Corinth Port
The world's largest, exclusively solar-powered boat, the Swiss-flagged MS "Tûranor PlanetSolar", sailed into Corinth, Greece, on Thursday. The 31-metre-long catamaran will stay docked in Corinth for three days before continuing its journey to the Ermioni area to take part...
Economy
EU Commission Approves COSCO Investment in Piraeus
The European Commission gave the “green light” to Greece for COSCO’s new investment in Piraeus, Greece, as according to sources, the Competition Commission and the Internal Control Commission of the European Union approved a friendly settlement agreement between COSCO’s...
Greece
Eco-Friendly Trains in Athens Metro
The Greek company Attiko Metro S.A after completing all required tests and certifications, has delivered seventeen new trains to Greece's Urban Rail Transport S.A. (STASY S.A.), which will be soon put into service in the Metro network.
These seventeen new Metro...
Greece
New Bus to Link Cruise Ship Terminal in Piraeus to City Centre Sights
A new cyclical express bus route from the port of Piraeus, Greece to the Acropolis Museum and Syntagma, the X80, is to begin on Monday. The new bus route is estimated to make the trip from Piraeus to the...
Greece
Sikhs of Athens Offer Free Food to All
The Sikhs in Athens believe in one God, protect their heart from fear and evil, they are loyal to their partner, they are vegetarian and every Sunday they attend liturgy in a former warehouse in Piraeus.
Ntalzin is from India,...
Crime
3.5M Euros of Smuggled Cigarettes Found in Piraeus
The Narcotics Unit of Attica’s Police Department, in cooperation with the customs office in Piraeus, has uncovered a large amount of cigarettes that were being smuggled from Malaysia to Greece.
Greek police found two containers that had been shipped from Malaysia...