Port of Piraeus

Ten years after COSCO became the controlling shareholder of the Port of Piraeus, the Chinese shipping giant can point to a transformation that has helped make Greece’s largest port one of the Mediterranean’s most important maritime hubs. However, the anniversary...

Piraeus rose to second place among the Mediterranean’s leading cruise home ports in 2025, strengthening its position as one of the region’s most important passenger gateways. The Greek port recorded 1,091,364 home-porting passenger movements during the year, according to the...

Greece has urged Chinese shipping giant COSCO, which manages the Piraeus Port, to upgrade the passenger facilities at the country's largest port to enhance passenger services and improve the quality of life in Piraeus city. Greek Maritime Minister Vasilis Kikilias...

Greece is emerging as a top contender among the world's largest shipping centers, with the area of Athens and Piraeus, where the country's largest port is located, ranking seventh globally in 2024. According to the 2024 Xinhua -Baltic International Shipping...

Greece and India are working to enhance cooperation in shipping, with the Port of Piraeus potentially serving as a central hub for India’s exports to Europe. This was discussed during a meeting between Sarbananda Sonowal, the union minister for ports,...

China is considering to build a canal trade route from Greece to Europe through the Balkans in order to expedite the shipping of goods

Statues of Confucius and Socrates were unveiled in Athens on Thursday to mark an event launching the "Greece-China Year of Culture & Tourism in 2021." The installation of sculptures titled "Confucius & Socrates: a Meeting" was donated by the Art...

A bidding war is expected to break out for the ownership of Greek ports that are now up for sale to the highest bidder after being privatized. The ports of Igoumenitsa, Heraklion and Patra, which are all being privatized, are...

Piraeus, Greece's largest port, is looking forward to a much improved cruise tourism season over last year, according to Port officials.

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...