Piraeus top container port in the Eastern Mediterranean. The city hosted events in both the 1896 and 2004 Summer Olympics held in Athens. The University of Piraeus is one of the largest universities in Greece. Piraeus, which roughly means 'the place over the passage', has been inhabited since the 26th century BC. In prehistoric times, Piraeus was a rocky island consisting of the steep hill of Munichia, modern-day Kastella, and was connected to the mainland by a low-lying stretch of land that was flooded with sea water most of the year, and used as a salt field whenever it dried up.
Port of Panama City Port of Panama City The Port of Panama City is a port located on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Panama City, Florida. The port is overseen by the Port Authority of Panama City which was initiated in 1945. Originally the deed for the land of the Port Panama City was conducted for Panama City Shipbuilding Corporation on January 21, 1939. The land was known as the Wainwright Shipyard because of the high production of ships and tankers created for World War II which lasted from July 1942 to 1945. At the time, the shipyard had 18,000 to 30,000 workers who