Piraeus

The thick smoke in Greece's Eleftherios Venizelos Ferry that caught fire in the middle of the sea is still visible in new emerging images from the port of Piraeus, after the fire fighters managed to get deeper into the...

Chinese giant Cosco reported profits for the first half of 2018 in excess of US$13 million from Greece's Piraeus Terminal, where the group has a controlling stake. Due to the appreciation of the euro, profit recorded by Piraeus Terminal from...

Greek police are investigating a blast at the center of Piraeus, south of Athens, that caused damage to buildings and cars in the early hours of Wednesday. No injuries were reported. Witnesses say that a man placed a package outside an...

Picketing of a Chinese-run cargo terminal at Piraeus this week, has sparked diplomatic tensions between Athens and Beijing. Greek media reports on Friday claimed China's embassy in Athens complained to the government about an incident that took place on Thursday....

Piraeus has been ranked 7th biggest among Europe's 20 largest ports in 2017, according to new study by a leading industry journal. According to Port Economics, the total traffic of containers at Piraeus reached above 4,057 20-feet equivalent units (TEUs), rising...

The citizens of Piraeus have had the opportunity to take a ride on antique buses and trolley buses. The vehicles, which once upon a time were roaming the streets of Greece’s largest port connecting the city with nearby Athens, opened...

Greek riot police used tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of football fans who had gathered to protest the state's handling of crisis-hit Greek soccer. Angry Olympiacos supporters gathered outside a conference center where Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was...

Monday was another red-letter day for Greece's shipping sector as the largest ever cargo vessel to dock at Piraeus was welcomed by a high-level Sino-Greek team of executives and ministers. The giant Cosco Shipping Taurus made its maiden call in...

Five people were injured, three hospitalized, when a gang of suspected neo-Nazis attacked an anti-fascist center in the Greek port of Piraeus on Sunday. The attackers stormed the Favela Free Social Center in the Piraeus suburb of Keratsini, wielding iron bars...

  “Contrasts” at Piraeus’ Archaeological Museum is an exhibition that tells the story of the Greek port city. Piraeus' unique characteristics are shaped by the differences which have always coexisted among the inhabitants of the area. This contrast is the main idea...