Greece · Europe · World ports
Piraievs
Athens, Dhrapetsdna · UN/LOCODE GRPIR · Scale rank #43 worldwide
- Container throughput 2024
- 4.79 m TEU
- Container port rank
- #43
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Largest vessel
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Overview
Piraievs is a large seaport in Greece – harbour type: coastal (breakwater). In 2024 it handled 4.79 m TEU, ranking No. 43 among the world’s container ports. Cargo pier depth up to 15.5 m; channel depth 23.2 m. Water body: Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean.
- Country
- Greece
- Water body
- Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean
- UN/LOCODE
GRPIR- WPI number
- 42230
- Coordinates
- 37.9333, 23.6500
- Harbour size
- Large
- Harbour type
- coastal (breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
Location
Infrastructure & depths
Berths & cargo facilities
- ✓ Wharves
Cranes & lifts
- ✓ Fixed cranes
- ✓ Mobile cranes
- ✓ Floating cranes
- ✓ Lifts 50–100 t
- ✓ Lifts 25–49 t
- ✓ Lifts 0–24 t
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Railway
- Medium
Services & access
Pilotage, tugs & traffic
- ✓ Pilotage compulsory
- ✓ Pilotage available
- ✓ Tug assistance
- ✓ Salvage tugs
- ✓ First port of entry
Services & supplies
- ✓ Longshoremen
- ✓ Electricity
- ✓ Electrical repair
- ✓ Navigation equipment
- ✓ Medical facilities
- ✗ Garbage disposal
- ✓ Dirty ballast disposal
- ✓ Provisions
- ✓ Potable water
- ✓ Fuel oil
- ✓ Diesel oil
- ✓ Deck supplies
- ✓ Engine supplies
- ✓ Airport nearby
- ✓ Rail connection
Entrance restrictions
- ✓ Tide: no
- ✓ Heavy swell: no
- ✓ Ice: no
- ! Other: yes
✓ available · ✗ not available; items without data are hidden (World Port Index).
Vessel schedules
No liner service calling at Piraievs in the schedule data yet.
Schedules & tracking of major carriers:
Trade with Vietnam
Vietnam and Greece share 1 FTA(s) – goods meeting the rules of origin enjoy preferential duties:
Greece market profile →International shippingSteel & steel structure manufacturing
Nearby ports
| Port | Country | Harbour size | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brindisi |  IT | Large | 573 km |
| Istanbul |  TR | Large | 571 km |
| Izmir | TR | Large | 311 km |
| Haydarpasa | TR | Medium | 573 km |
| Nemrut Limani Bay | TR | Medium | 300 km |
| Soudha | GR | Medium | 277 km |
| Gallipoli | IT | Medium | 544 km |
| Thessaloniki | GR | Medium | 306 km |
Sources: World Port Index (NGA Pub. 150) – retrieved 2026-10-14; TEU: Lloyd’s List One Hundred Ports. For reference – confirm with the port or agent before operations. · Sailing Directions Pub. 132 (Enroute) - Eastern Mediterranean ↗