Port of Piraeus

Port of Piraeus
Passenger/ferry section of the port
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Location
CountryGreece
LocationPiraeus
Coordinates37°56′31″N 23°38′10″E / 37.941944°N 23.636111°E / 37.941944; 23.636111
UN/LOCODEGRPIR[1]
Details
Operated byPiraeus Port Authority (COSCO (67%)), (AthexPPA)
Owned byCOSCO (67%)
HRADF (7.14%)[2]
Non-institutional investors (25.86%)
Type of harbourNatural/artificial
Size3,900 hectares (39 km2)
Employees991[3] (2020)
Chairman & CEOFu Chengqiu
Statistics
Annual container volumeDecrease5.43 million TEU (2020)[4]
Passenger trafficIncrease 17.4 million people (2019)
Annual revenueIncrease €149.22 million (2019)
Increase €132.93 million (2018)
(PPA figures)
Net incomeIncrease €35.447 million (2019)
Increase €27.883 million (2018)
(PPA figures)[5]
Website
Official website

The Port of Piraeus (Greek: Λιμάνι του Πειραιά) is the chief sea port of Athens, 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.[6]

The Chinese state-owned COSCO Shipping operate the port.

  1. ^ "UNLOCODE (GR) - GREECE". service.unece.org. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  2. ^ MarketScreener. "PIRAEUS PORT AUTHORITY : Shareholders Board Members Managers and Company Profile - GRS470003013 - MarketScreener". www.marketscreener.com.
  3. ^ ANNUAL_FINANCIAL_REPORT_2020.pdf Piraeus Port Authority S.A. p24
  4. ^ "Port of Piraeus holds". Metaforespress. 2021-01-19. Retrieved 2021-01-19.
  5. ^ "The financial results for the year 2019 of PPA S.A. were presented to the Hellenic Fund and Asset Management Association". Piraeus Port Authority. 2020-05-19. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  6. ^ "Greece to offer concessions but won't privatise 10 ports". Seatrade Maritime News. 2019.