Athens-Piraeus maintains eighth position among global shipping centres in 2025 ISCDI rankings, demonstrating remarkable resilience through strategic investments, technological innovation, and steady performance across cargo, cruise, and vehicle segments despite challenging market conditions
At the crossroads of commerce and conflict, Piraeus is more than a Mediterranean port—it’s a geopolitical juggernaut reshaping trade, power dynamics, and maritime innovation in a world racing toward digital and green transformation
Piraeus, Greece’s largest port, stands at a crossroads as it grapples with environmental, social, and economic challenges. With rapid development reshaping the city, local stakeholders demand sustainable strategies to balance port growth with residents’ quality of life
The Senior Advisor for the non-profit organization Green Global Future describes the port of Piraeus as the most polluted in Europe due to shipping and cruise activity
The container terminal of Piraeus port has come under the microscope of the CIA, but also other security authorities from Europe, over the last two years. Concern of Germans and Dutch over zero checks on containers