Tassos Vamvakidis-Piraeus Container Terminal S.A the South East Gate of Europe
1. EUROPEAN MARITIME WEEK CONFERENCE
PORTS AND LOGISTICS
«Piraeus Container Terminal S.A the
South East Gate of Europe»
2. Piraeus Port
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A
Geographi
cal
Position
•Strategic geographical position at central point of intersection of key sea routes
•without significant deviation from main routes and at minimum cost.
Safe Port
•No Channels , No tides , No typhoons
•Safe Roads for the vessels
Physical
characteristics
•Infrastructure development and naturally deep drafts to accommodate the largest modern vessels.
•PCT Pier II, has a natural depth of 14.5 m - 16,5 m, 1487m quay
•Pier III under construction further 600 meters with natural depth 18.5.
Relation to
transport
systems.
•Major center as gateway to Greece and Balkans countries, and distribution to Europe
•Acceptable road connections
•Intermodal rail facility in PCT Pier II
3. State-of-the-Art Equipment
END 2013
PIER II PIER III TOTAL
NEW QUAY CRANES 6 5 11
EXISTING QUAY CRANES 12 12
TOTAL 18 5 23
NEW RMG 16 6 22
NEW RTG 12 12
EXISTING SC 58 58
TRACTORS 82 82
6. Existing Layout of Pier II and Future Layout of Pier III
RAIL FREIGHT
STATION
PCDC
DRAFT
18,5 m DRAFT
16,5 m
DRAFT
14,5 m
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.
7. Bridging East and West with the Best Quality Services
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.
965
1,359
1,867
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2010 2011 2012
vessels
Vessel calls per annum
Vessels Calls
685,440
1,118,147
2,108,087
0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2010 2011 2012
TEUS
Annual Throughput
Annual Throughput
December 2010
December 2011
December 2012
13.10
19.45
24.85
Average Moves per QC per Hour
8. 1. Multiple arrivals from China / Far East
2. Feedering Network to EMEA Ports
3. Railway Link with European Rail Network
4. Free Zone (Type I) free of duties during staying
5. Innovative VAT regime for big companies
6. Cross-docking in Free Zone Warehouse of PCDC
9. The only logistics facility in S. Greece located in and operating under a Free Zone type I customs
status.
- Being in the natural entrance/exit of all in/out shipments to/from Piraeus, PCDC is the hub to
accommodate multimodal transportation for both cleared and bonded cargo (under T1 or TIR
doc).
- Operation on 24/7 basis.
Services offered In its total 7000 sqm :
- Conventional and bonded storage
- Handling & Storage of ADR cargo
- National distribution
- Customs formalities (upon request)
- Full and Partial stuffing & unstuffing of containers & trucks (TIR)
- Cross docking / for multimodal transportation (from container to truck, from truck to container)
- Refrigerated storage / cross docking for multimodal transportation (container to truck, truck to
container)
- Sea & air transportation in cooperation with Athens International airport
On forwarding of cargo (bonded or cleared) from PCDC to Balkans & South East / Central Europe
Provision of logistics services within PCT for handling, break-
bulk, warehousing, freight consolidation, cross-docking facilities, etc.
10. o Shorter Vessel Turnaround Time
o Guaranteed Efficiency & Availability of Equipment Serving vessel
o Negotiable Transshipment Tariff and Volume Contribution
o Assisting to develop East & Central Mediterranean Feeder Network centered at Piraeus
Bridging East and West with the Best Quality Services
Piraeus Container Terminal S.A.
Tripoli
Misurata Benghazi
Odessa
Varna
11. The Port of Piraeus, linked with the
European Rail Network, and based on its
facilities - able to handle up to 10 trains
per day - is in a position to offer, reliable
transportation of single containers from
Piraeus Port to Central and Eastern
Europe, reaching:
• Hungary, Austria, Czech
Republic, Slovakia in 4-6 days
• Poland, Germany, Ukraine, Russia, in 7-
9 days
Dedicated BLOCK TRAIN facilities
from Piraeus Port to Central and
Eastern Europe, based on annual
agreements.