Port of Thessaloniki

Port of Thessaloniki
The passenger terminal
Location
Country	Greece
Location	Thessaloniki
Details
Operated by	Thessaloniki Port Authority (Athex: OLTH)
Owned by	Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (74.27%)^[1] Shareholders (25.73%)^[1]
Type of harbor	Natural/Artificial
Size	155 ha (1.55 sq km)
Employees	2,200^[2] (2014)
General manager	Lazaros Kanavouras
Statistics
Vessel arrivals	▲ 3,064 vessels (2014)^[3]
Annual cargo tonnage	▲ 18,127,224 tonnes (2010)^[3]
Annual container volume	▲ 293,282 TEU's (2014)^[3]
Passenger traffic	▼ 180,755 people (2010)^[3]
Annual revenue	US$ 293 million (2014)^[4]
Net income	US$ 82 million (2014)^[4]
Website www.thpa.gr

The Customs House, now passenger terminal, in the early 1900s.

The port today.

The Port of Thessaloniki is one of the largest Greek seaports and one of the largest ports in the Aegean Sea basin, with a total annual traffic capacity of 16 million tonnes (7 million tonnes dry bulk and 9 million tonnes liquid bulk). As a free port, it also functions as a major gateway for the Balkan hinterland and southeastern Europe.

The Port of Thessaloniki also contains the second largest container port in Greece, after the Port of Piraeus.

Statistics

In 2007 the Port of Thessaloniki handled 14,373,245 tonnes of cargo and 222,824 TEU's, making it one of the busiest cargo ports in Greece and the second largest container port in the country.

**General statistics between 2007 and 2008 (in tonnes)**^[5]
Years	2007	2008
Cement	871,936	810,311
Liquid bulk	7,618,622	7,347,922
Dry bulk	7,740,920	6,215,012
Containers (TEU's)	408,212	222,824
Total	16,231,478	14,373,245

Terminals

Container terminal

The port's container terminal has a storage area of 350,000 m² and a storage capacity of 4,696 TEU's in ground slots.^[6]

The container terminal is currently being expanded by 36 hectares, following an investment of around US$600 million by the Hong Kong-based company, Hutchison Port Holdings.^[7] The Hong Kong-based company won the tender after surpassing a first offer made by COSCO Pacific, which offered around US$500 million for the development of the container terminal. In 2009 Hutchinson didn't find the money to pay for the concession of the port and so they lost it.

Cargo terminal

The cargo terminal has a total storage area of 1,000,000 m² and specializes in the handling of wide cargo that ranges from metal products, ore, chemical products (chloroform, asphalt, chemicals, mineral oils), general cargoes, timber, bulk cargoes and food products.^[8] The terminal also serves as a major transshipment hub in the Aegean — Black Sea area being used by other Balkan countries such as Serbia, the Republic of Macedonia, Albania and Montenegro.

Oil and gas terminal

The oil and gas terminal has a total storage capacity of 500,000 m³^[9] and an annual traffic capacity of 9,000,000 tonnes per year.

Passenger terminal

Passenger terminal

The Port of Thessaloniki has one of the largest passenger terminals in the Aegean Sea basin. The passenger terminal handled around 162,731 passengers in 2007,^[10] and it is recently being upgraded, as Thessaloniki is also slowly turning into a major tourist port for cruising in the eastern Mediterranean.

References

1 2 "Invitation to submit an expression of interest for the acquisition of a majority stake in the share capital of Thessaloniki Port Authority S.A." (PDF). hradf.com. Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund. 14 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
↑ Port of Thessaloniki number of employees
1 2 3 4 "Statistical Data 2010" (PDF). Thessaloniki Port Authority. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
1 2 Annual report
↑ Official figures
↑ Container terminal
↑ HPH preferred bidder for the Port of Thessaloniki
↑ Cargo terminal
↑ Oil and gas terminal storage capacity
↑ Port of Thessaloniki passenger terminal

Coordinates: 40°38′10″N 22°55′19″E / 40.636°N 22.922°E / 40.636; 22.922

Shipping in Greece

Shipyards	Basileiades Elefsis Shipyards Hellenic Shipyards Co. (Skaramagas) Neorion

Major ports	Port of Piraeus Port of Thessaloniki Port of Patras Port of Hermoupolis

Companies	ANEK Lines Atlas Maritime Attica Group Blue Star Ferries Ceres Hellenic Shipping Enterprises Costamare Danaos Corporation DryShips Inc Epirotiki Line Euroseas Excel Maritime Ionian Ferries Maritime Company of Lesvos Libra Group Lykiardopoulo Minoan Lines Navios Maritime Holdings Superfast Ferries Ventouris Ferries Former Chandris Line Festival Cruises Greek Line Greek Steamship Company

Other	Greek Merchant Navy List of ports in Greece

Landmarks of Thessaloniki

Roman period	Arch of Galerius Navarinou Square Roman Forum

Paleochristian and Byzantine	Agias Sofias Square Byzantine Bath Church of the Acheiropoietos Church of the Holy Apostles Church of Hosios David Church of Panagia Chalkeon Church of Saint Catherine Church of Saint Nicholas Orphanos Church of Saint Panteleimon Church of Prophet Elijah Hagios Demetrios Hagia Sophia Rotunda Walls of Thessaloniki

Ottoman period	Alaca Imaret Mosque Upper Town Bey Hamam Fountain Square Karipeion Melathron Konak New Mosque White Tower of Thessaloniki

Modern period	Alexandreio Melathron Aristotelous Square Gregory Palamas Metropolis Ladadika Modiano Market National Theatre of Northern Greece OTE Tower Port of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki Concert Hall

Streets	Egnatia Street Nikis Avenue Tsimiski Street Vasilissis Olgas Street

Villas	Villa Allatini Villa Bianca Villa A.Kapanci Villa Modiano Villa Mordoch Gategno-Florentin mansion Palataki

Museums	Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki Atatürk Museum Balkan Wars Museum Museum of Byzantine Culture Cinema Museum Museum of Ancient Greek, Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Instruments Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki Museum for the Macedonian Struggle NOESIS Museum of Photography Railway Museum State Museum of Contemporary Art War Museum

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