Mediterranean · UN/LOCODE GR PIR
Piraeus, Greece
Large coastal (breakwater) on the Aegean Sea. Channel depth 23.2 m, cargo pier depth 15.5 m, cranes: fixed, mobile, floating. A discharge port of our Mediterranean trade.
Port facts
World Port Index record "Piraievs". A value of n/a means the index carries no figure; confirm with the agent before fixing.
Depths and limits
- Channel depth
- 23.2 m
- Anchorage depth
- 23.2 m
- Cargo pier depth
- 15.5 m
- Oil terminal depth
- 11.0 m
- Max vessel length
- n/a
- Max vessel beam
- n/a
- Max vessel draft
- n/a
- Tidal range
- n/a
Harbour
- Size
- Large
- Type
- Coastal (Breakwater)
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Tide restriction
- no
- Heavy swell restriction
- no
- Ice restriction
- no
- Pilotage compulsory
- yes
- Tug assistance
- yes
Facilities
- Wharves
- yes
- Solid bulk
- n/a
- Breakbulk
- n/a
- Ro-Ro
- n/a
- Liquid bulk
- n/a
- Container
- n/a
- Cranes
- fixed, mobile, floating
- Lifts
- 50–100 t, 25–49 t, up to 24 t
- Railway
- Medium
- Repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
Source: World Port Index, NGA Pub 150 (public domain), latitude 37.933333, longitude 23.65.
Sea distances from Piraeus
To reference ports of our trades, along the global shipping-lane network. Any other pair — in the voyage tool.
| To | Distance, nm | Days at 10 kn | Days at 12 kn | Days at 14 kn | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odessa, Ukraine | 711 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.1 | Open |
| Constanta, Romania | 563 | 2.3 | 2 | 1.7 | Open |
| Izmail, Ukraine | 631 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 | Open |
| Izmir, Turkey | 216 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.6 | Open |
| Barcelona, Spain | 1,105 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Open |
| Rotterdam, Netherlands | 2,835 | 11.8 | 9.8 | 8.4 | Open |
| Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | 1,324 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | Open |
| Jebel Ali, UAE | 3,587 | 14.9 | 12.5 | 10.7 | Open |
| Shanghai, China | 7,870 | 32.8 | 27.3 | 23.4 | Open |
Nearest ports of our trades
- Achladi, Greece about 70 nm as the crow flies
- Aliaga, Turkey about 164 nm as the crow flies
- Izmir, Turkey about 168 nm as the crow flies
- Bandirma, Turkey about 248 nm as the crow flies
- Marmara Sea ports, Turkey about 282 nm as the crow flies
- Burgas, Bulgaria about 325 nm as the crow flies