Port of Piraeus
Encyclopedia
The Port of Piraeus, as the largest Greek
seaport, is one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea
basin and one of the top ten container ports in Europe
. The port is also a major employer in the area, with more than 1,500 employees who provide services to more than 24,000 ships every year. Port of Piraeus
has been the port of Athens
since Archaic times.
and 1,373,138 TEU's
making it the busiest cargo
port in Greece
and the largest container
port in the country and the East Mediterranean Sea Basin
.
The container terminal
has two pier
s with a total length of 2.8 km, a storage area of 626,000 m2 and an annual capacity of 1.6 - 1.8 million TEUs.
Pier I is currently expanding and at completion in 2009 it will increase its container
traffic capacity to 1,000,000 TEUs.
Pier II is also expanding and will have a container traffic capacity of 1,000,000 in 2012.
There are plans to build another pier, Pier III which at completion in 2015 will have a high density stacking system with a container capacity of 1,000,000 TEUs per year.
with a total length of 1.4 km, a land area of 180,000 m2, storage capacity of 12,000 cars and a transshipment
capacity of 670,000 units per year.
In 2007 the automobile terminal
handled 260,605 truck
s, 612,840 cars
and 9,920 bus
es.
port in Europe
and one of the largest passenger ports in the world with a total traffic of 21,522,917 people in 2007.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
seaport, is one of the largest seaports in the Mediterranean Sea
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
basin and one of the top ten container ports in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
. The port is also a major employer in the area, with more than 1,500 employees who provide services to more than 24,000 ships every year. Port of Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
has been the port of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
since Archaic times.
Statistics
the Port of Piraeus handled 20,121,916 tonnes of cargoCargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
and 1,373,138 TEU's
Twenty-foot equivalent unit
The twenty-foot equivalent unit is an inexact unit of cargo capacity often used to describe the capacity of container ships and container terminals...
making it the busiest cargo
Cargo
Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:...
port in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and the largest container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
port in the country and the East Mediterranean Sea Basin
Mediterranean Sea
The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by North Africa, and on the east by the Levant...
.
| Year | 2007 |
|---|---|
| RoRo RORO Roll-on/roll-off ships are vessels designed to carry wheeled cargo such as automobiles, trucks, semi-trailer trucks, trailers or railroad cars that are driven on and off the ship on their own wheels... * |
1,108,928 |
| Bulk cargo Bulk cargo Bulk cargo is commodity cargo that is transported unpackaged in large quantities. This cargo is usually dropped or poured, with a spout or shovel bucket, as a liquid or as a mass of relatively small solids , into a bulk carrier ship's hold, railroad car, or tanker truck/trailer/semi-trailer body... * |
606,454 |
| General cargo Cargo Cargo is goods or produce transported, generally for commercial gain, by ship, aircraft, train, van or truck. In modern times, containers are used in most intermodal long-haul cargo transport.-Marine:... * |
6,278,635 |
| Containers Intermodal container An intermodal container is a standardized reusable steel box used for the safe, efficient and secure storage and movement of materials and products within a global containerized intermodal freight transport system... * |
12,127,899 |
| Total* | 20,121,916 |
-
- figures in tonnes
Container terminal
The terminal has a storage of 900,000 m2 and an annual traffic capacity of around 1.8 million TEUs.The container terminal
Container terminal
A container terminal is a facility where cargo containers are transshipped between different transport vehicles, for onward transportation. The transshipment may be between container ships and land vehicles, for example trains or trucks, in which case the terminal is described as a maritime...
has two pier
Pier
A pier is a raised structure, including bridge and building supports and walkways, over water, typically supported by widely spread piles or pillars...
s with a total length of 2.8 km, a storage area of 626,000 m2 and an annual capacity of 1.6 - 1.8 million TEUs.
Pier I is currently expanding and at completion in 2009 it will increase its container
Containerization
Containerization is a system of freight transport based on a range of steel intermodal containers...
traffic capacity to 1,000,000 TEUs.
Pier II is also expanding and will have a container traffic capacity of 1,000,000 in 2012.
There are plans to build another pier, Pier III which at completion in 2015 will have a high density stacking system with a container capacity of 1,000,000 TEUs per year.
Cargo terminal
The cargo terminal has a storage area of 180,000 m2 and an annual traffic capacity of 25,000,000 tonnes.Automobile terminal
The Port of Piraeus has three car terminalsAutomobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
with a total length of 1.4 km, a land area of 180,000 m2, storage capacity of 12,000 cars and a transshipment
Transshipment
Transshipment or Transhipment is the shipment of goods or containers to an intermediate destination, and then from there to yet another destination....
capacity of 670,000 units per year.
In 2007 the automobile terminal
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
handled 260,605 truck
Truck
A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo. Trucks vary greatly in size, power, and configuration, with the smallest being mechanically similar to an automobile...
s, 612,840 cars
Automobile
An automobile, autocar, motor car or car is a wheeled motor vehicle used for transporting passengers, which also carries its own engine or motor...
and 9,920 bus
Bus
A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...
es.
Passenger terminal
The Port of Piraeus is the largest passengerPassenger
A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination....
port in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and one of the largest passenger ports in the world with a total traffic of 21,522,917 people in 2007.
| Years | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic passengers Passenger A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.... |
11,713,269 | 11,159,274 | 11,484,763 | 11,668,647 | 11,572,678 |
| Ferry passengers Passenger A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.... |
8,397,292 | 8,393,053 | 7,977,880 | 7,636,426 | 8,395,492 |
| Foreign passengers Passenger A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.... |
823,339 | 757,552 | 925,782 | 1,202,190 | 1,554,747 |
| Total traffic' | 20,933,900 | 20,255,879 | 20,388,425 | 20,507,263 | 21,522,917 |