Piraeus in the lavish northern suburbs of Athens, many shipowners have opted once again to move their bases away from Piraeus to Northern Athens. Piraeus, nevertheless, is still a major centre for Greek and international shipping, and bi-annually acts as the focus for a major shipping convention, known as Posidonia, which attracts maritime industry professionals from all over the world. Piraeus today is one of the largest ports in Europe, and the annual number of 19 million passengers makes it the third largest worldwide in terms of passenger transportation. Piraeus is currently Greece's third-busiest port in terms of tons of goods
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