Piraeus from across the country. A number of events contributed to the development of the city ; among these were its ultimate declaration as the leading port of Greece, the completion of the Athens-Piraeus Railway in 1869, the industrial development of the area in the 1860s, and the creation of the Corinth Canal in 1893, all of which left Piraeus more strategically important than ever. New buildings were constructed to cover the necessities of this growth, such as educational institutions, churches, the Stock Exchange Building, the Town Hall, the Central Market, the Post Office Building and charity institutions; the port was
Port of Piraeus the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund 23,14 % and other investors 25,86 % of Piraeus Port Authority. As of April 2016 the port ranks 39th globally in terms of container capacity. The container part of the port is made up of three terminals: The total capacity is hence now standing at 6,7m TEUs. The cargo terminal has a storage area of 180,000 m and an annual traffic capacity of 25,000,000 tonnes. The Port of Piraeus has two car terminals of approximately 190,000 m, storage capacity of 12,000 cars and a transshipment capacity of 670,000 units per year. In 2017 the