Port of Piraeus Port of Piraeus The Port of Piraeus is the largest Greek seaport and one of the biggest in the Mediterranean Sea and Europe. The Port of Piraeus served as the port of Athens since ancient times. Today, the Port of Piraeus is a major employer in the region and is operated by the Piraeus Port Authority S.A. (PPA). With about 18.6 million passengers Piraeus was the busiest passenger port in Europe in 2014. Since its privatization in 2009 the port's container handling is growing rapidly. Piraeus handled 3.67 million TEUs in 2016 (2015: about 3.32 million). According to Lloyd's list
Piraeus Bank (today Piraeus Bank Beograd with 42 branches), and the Egyptian Commercial Bank (today Piraeus Bank Egypt with 43). In 2007 PB purchased the Cyprus arm of Arab Bank and renamed it Piraeus Bank (Cyprus). On 13 September 2007 Piraeus Bank completed its acquisition of 99.6% of the share capital of "International Commercial Bank" in Ukraine, today named Piraeus ICB. In June 2012 PB signed an agreement with Investors Bancorp Inc, to transfer PB's shareholding in Marathon Banking Corporation in New York City, to Investors Bancorp. PB used the money it received for Marathon to finance the take over of the