Piraeus port: Container traffic remains steady in Jan-Aug

Container traffic astatine Piers II and III of the Container Terminal astatine the larboard of Piraeus remained astatine astir the aforesaid levels arsenic past year successful the eight-month period, contempt the important diminution recorded successful August.

According to authoritative information from Cosco Shipping Port, from January 2025 to August 2025, a total of 2.716 cardinal containers were handled, compared to 2.720 cardinal successful the corresponding play successful 2024, signaling a marginal alteration of 0.2%.

On a monthly basis, a total of 316 thousand containers were handled successful August 2025 compared to 393 thousand TEUs successful the aforesaid period of 2024 (-19.7%).

The alternate routes adopted by instrumentality shipping companies, owed to the situation successful the Red Sea, are starring galore containerships to debar the traditional Asia-Mediterranean axis, choosing to spell astir Africa. This information increases transport clip and reduces the transition of transit cargo done Piraeus.

In the aforesaid context, respective companies are turning to competitory Mediterranean ports, such arsenic Valencia and Tangier, seeking stability and reduced costs.

Also, the seasonality of August, with reduced commercialized enactment owed to summertime holidays, acted arsenic an further aggravating factor.