Piraeus Port Authority S.A., established in 1930, has the management and operations of Piraeus Port, the largest port in Greece and one of the largest ports in the Mediterranean. The country’s geographical position makes it an ideal Getaway and Distribution Center especially between Asia and Central & Eastern Europe. The Piraeus port with its ongoing investment plan aims within the next five years to be established as the main Gateway of cargoes from/to China or Far East to/from Central Europe and the Balkan countries, as a HUB for combined transport of cargoes re-distributing by road, rail and sea to the EMEA region, and as a main Cruise center in the East Mediterranean.
The cruise port of Piraeus, with approximately 1 million cruise passengers every year, its typical Mediterranean climate with extended periods of sunshine throughout most of the year, is an ideal hub for reaching the market center of Athens and the famous Parthenon as well as various tourist attractions in the East Mediterranean including several islands such as Santorini and Mykonos. Piraeus Cruise sector is certified with ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance. Piraeus Port has also been awarded with the title ECOPORT by ESPO and implements an integrated environmental management certified according to the European Environmental System focused in port sector: PERS (Port Environmental Review System).
Other main features:
- Berths for new generation cruise ships
- 3 air conditioned Passenger Terminals of 15.000m2 with 20 Xray machines
- Free shuttle bus service within the cruise port
- Available slots for tourist buses
- 24/7 operation throughout the year with tide free access
- 2 years in advance berth allocation system
- ISPS compliant
- Schengen Port
- Multiple daily Ferry connections with almost all Aegean islands
- Helipad available for VIP
- Favorable weather conditions throughout the year
- Implementation of environmental quality monitoring programs
- Reception facilities for all categories of ship wastes
- Faster turnaround and environmental benefits through permanent reception network
- Expansion of the southern port with 2 new cruise berths more than 400mtr each
