Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways I.S.A.P. or Athens–Piraeus Electric Railways (, "Ilektrikoi Sidirodromoi Athinon-Pireos") was the oldest urban rapid transit system of Athens metropolitan area in Greece. Opened as a suburban railway line connecting Athens with the nearby major port city of Piraeus, it was gradually converted to full rapid transit operations, making it one of the oldest metro lines in the world. The current line evolved from the older "Athens & Piraeus Railway" and "Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway". In June 2011 ISAP was absorbed by a new transport company, STASY S.A. The line from Piraeus to Thision was inaugurated on February 27,
Port of Thessaloniki Port of Thessaloniki 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