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