NAVIGATION INFORMATION
Latitude: 37°57’N
Longitude: 023°38’E
Time Zone: GMT +2
Max. Draft: 14.0m
UNCTAD code: GRATH
PORT DESCRIPTION
Location: Piraeus lies on the Saronikos Gulf towards the SE of the mainland.
General overview: It is the major port in Greece and is the port for Athens, handling most
cargoes in its main (central) port, Hercules port and subports, the latter occupying some
of the many bays in the area.
Traffic figures: Approx 10,000,000t of cargo including 426,000 TEUs are handled by the
port annually.
Max size: Largest vessel handled: 'Queen Elizabeth II' (in port), 'Happy Sailor' (in ship
repair base).
PRE ARRIVAL INFORMATION
ETA’s: Initial ETA to be sent to vessel’s agent on departure from last port.
Additional ETA’s to be sent 48, 24 and 12 hours prior to arrival to the vessel’s
agent. One hour prior to arrival, port authorities, pilot and agents should be contacted
by VHF giving exact time of arrival.
The ETA message should include: Ship’s particulars, cargo information, dangerous cargo
(if any on board, with details), health condition and stowaway details (if any).
Documentation required: The following documentation is required:
Port authorities (one copy of each):
1. Ship’s particulars
2. Training certificates
3. Master’s Health Declaration
4. Master’s Declaration concerning disposal of any slops and bunkers, if any.
5. RLM Form (state form) declaring all crew on board on arrival
6. No Stowaways declaration
7. Load Line certificate.
Customs authorities (two copies of each):
1. Ship’s Stores List Declaration
2. Officer’s and Crew’s Personal Effects Declaration
3. Master’s Declaration that all electrical items, not sealed, and other goods will
remain on board.
4. Masters Declaration for bunkers and cargo on board.
Special forms exist for all documents but apply only to liner vessels. These are delivered
on board on arrival.
Radio: Hellas Radio (SVA), Iraklion, Limnos or Corfu Radio can be used for passing
messages at long range. The stations work throughout 24 hours.
Inmarsat communication is possible.
Health regulations: Pratique should be applied for on arrival and cannot be applied for by
radio.
Customs and immigration: Customs allowances: Each officer and crew member is allowed 1
bottle of spirits and 1 carton of cigarettes each.
Immigration: Immigration authorities issue crew passes. For EC nationals there are no
immigration procedures. There are special regulations for nationals of countries such as
Russia, Poland, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Yugoslavia and South American
countries.
Crew being repatriated to non European countries must have a ticket which the agent must
show to the authorities, agent’s guarantees are requested by various authorities.
Notices of readiness: Can be tendered anytime but will only be accepted between
0800-1700hrs.
General notices & regulations: Landing from vessels arriving from a foreign port is
prohibited without the permission of the appropriate authority.
Explosives: The loading and unloading of explosive materials is prohibited.
NAVIGATION
Port limits: Except for the area lying within the port of Elefsis, the port of Piraeus
extends along the NE and N shores of Saronikos Kolpos from vicinity of Nisis Arsidha Lat
37°43’N, Long 023°54’E to Long 023°15’E.
Sea buoys, fairways and channels: The fairway of the approaches to Piraeus leads from the
vicinity of Lat 37°51’N, Long 023°39’E to the pilot boarding place off Piraeus
approx 5nm NNW. The fairway is deep and clear of dangers.
Caution: Heavy traffic is liable to be encountered in the approaches to Piraeus, with
small craft proceeding in all directions and numerous large vessels at anchor in the
roads.
Vessels entering and leaving the harbour are required to keep within an entrance channel
130m in width, the centreline of which extends from position Lat 37°56.2’N, Long
23°37’E in a 068.5° direction to Kendrikos Limin 8.5 cables ENE. The seaward end of
the channel is marked by the head of Provlis Socony Lat 37°56.8’N, Long 023°36.8’E
and the conspicuous chimney 5 cables NNW in line bearing 346.5°.
Vessels entering harbour should keep close SSE of the centreline. If proceeding to berths
in Prolimin they may leave the entrance channel when within the harbour entrance.
From position Lat 37°56.2’N, Long 023°37’E, the fairway of the entrance channel
leads ENE passing (with positions given from the head of Molos Themistokleous Lat
37°56.3’N, Long 023°37.3’E:
NNW of the head of Molos Themistokleous which should be given a berth of at least 15m.
Molos Themistokleous light (round concrete tower, green band) is exhibited on the head of
the mole. Then:
SSE of the head of Molos Vasileos Yeoryiou, 1.25 cables NNE, which should be given a berth
of at least 15m. Molos Vasileos Yeoryiou light (round concrete tower, red band) is
exhibited on the head of the mole. A foul area lies 60m S of the head of the mole. Then:
NNW of Akti Xaveriou, 4 cables ENE, a quay on the SE side of Prolimin. Then:
SSE of Ietonia Akra, 5.5 cables ENE, the point between Prolimin and Kendrikos Limin.
Pilot: Compulsory for all foreign vessels and any vessel over 150grt.
Vessels anchoring in Piraeus roads are not required to embark a pilot.
Anchorages: Outer anchorages: The principal outer anchorages are in:
Piraeus roads Lat 37°56’N, Long 023°35’E
Ormos Falirou Lat 37°56’N, Long 023°40’E
Poros Themistokleous Lat 37°56.8’N, Long 23°36.2’E.
Prohibited anchorage: Anchoring is prohibited within 800m of the head of Ormiskos
Baikoutsi Lat 37°55.8’N, Long 023°37.9’E, between the bearings of 343° and 064°,
due to the presence of submarine cables.
Anchoring is prohibited within 8 cables of the S coast of Nisis Psittalia due to the
presence of submarine outfall pipes.
An anchorage area extends 6nm SW of Nisidha Atalandi, off the SE coast of Nisos Salamina.
A fairway, 3.5 cables in width, separates the NE side of the anchorage area from an area
extending 7 cables S of the S coast of Nisis Psittalia.
The N part of the anchorage is encumbered by Vrakhoi Lhoiradhes (Skrofes), rocks above and
below water, lying 8.5 cables WSW of Nisis Atalandi. The rocks are covered by the red
sector, 065°-095°, off Nisis Atalandi light.
Tidal range and flow: Range 0.4m.
Dock density: 1025.
Weather: Prevailing winds: Variable. In general winds from S cause the sea level to rise
and winds from N cause it to fall, but the level seldom if ever varies more than 0.5m
above or below MSL.
VHF: Athens Radio (SVA); VHF ch 16.
Principal navigation aids: Major lights: Ellinikon areo light Lat 37°53.4’N, Long
023°44.2’E, Nisis Psittalia light Lat 37°56.7’N, Long 023°35.7’E.
Charts: 1087. Admiralty Pilot NP48.
Restrictions: Navigation is prohibited within 1 cable of the coast of Nisis Psittalia Lat
37°56.5’N, Long 023°35.4’E.
Vessels over 500grt are prohibited from entering an area within 8 cables of the S coast of
Nisis Psittalia except for reasons of safety or emergency, due to the presence of
submarine outfall pipes.
Vessels entering the harbour must proceed at as slow a speed as weather conditions permit,
and in no circumstances exceed 5kn.
Within the entrance channel it is forbidden to cross the track of an approaching vessel,
or to overtake another vessel.
Tugs: Compulsory for vessels over 1,000grt.
BERTHING INFORMATION
BERTHS AND CARGO
Names/Nos:
General cargo/Bulk berths: Total quayage about 9,000m, various depths:
| |
Draft (m) |
Length (m) |
| Up to |
5.0 |
1,486 |
| From |
6.0 - 9.0 |
995 |
| Up to |
10.0 |
3,588 |
| Up to |
11.5 |
636 |
| Up to |
12.0 |
110 |
| Up to |
12.5 |
2,181 |
The port of Piraeus consists essentially of three sections, the Central port, Hercules
port and the surrounding bays.
Central port: There is 3,800m of quays in commercial use, and a further 3,000m for
passenger traffic. Depths vary from 5.0-27m. Hercules port: Has 5,450m of quays for
vessels with up to 10.0m draft is used mainly for bulk coal and grain, but also handles
coastal traffic and fishing boats. The new container terminal is also in Hercules Port,
with two gantry cranes.
Foron Bay: Pier with length of 200m and depth of 7.0m serves an extensive fertilizer and
glass factories’ installation.
Drapetsona Bay: A quay of 1,000m length with a depth of 8.5m has a cement works and also
accommodates Mobil and Fina tankers.
Container berths: Hercules port: Two quays, 950m each and one 700m quay all have 14m depth
alongside.
Central port: One quay of 450m length, 12m depth.
Tanker berths: Seven tanker berths with the following max drafts:
No 1 Shell, 9.75m; No 2 BP, 10.97m; No 3 Elvyn, 7.92m; No 4 DEH, 10.97m; No 5 Petrolles,
8.84m; No 6 Purfina, 8.53m; No 7 Mobil, 14.63m. All these form a single oil jetty with
depths from 8.0-15m.
The berths are in Perama and Drapetsona, and at Hercules port where there is a terminal
for the State electricity corporation, DEH.
Ro-Ro berths: Hercules port has a ro-ro facility, length 350m and depth 10.5m; there are
four ro-ro berths, and a further two at Central port.
Storage: Total area 245,000sq m storage space for 500,000t. This includes grain silage for
40,000t, a 5-floor bonded warehouse, four other warehouses totalling 28,400sq m with a
capacity 149,950t, a passenger terminal and 1,663,000sq m of open storage.
Ballast/slop reception: Available.
GENERAL INFORMATION
GENERAL
Repairs: Well equipped repair yards and larger units are capable of undertaking any kind
of repair. The principal repair facilities in the port of Piraeus are:
Limin Piraeus Lat 37°56.3’N, Long 023°37.3’E.
Perama ship repair yard Lat 37°57.8’N, Long 023°33.5’E.
Ormos Ambelakia Lat 37°57’N, Long 023°33’E, for naval vessels.
Salamis naval base Lat 37°58.7’N, Long 023°32’E for naval vessels.
Skaramangas shipyard Lat 38°00.3’, Long 023°35.7’E.
Elevsis shipyard Lat 38°02’N, Long 023°30’E.
Docking facilities: A graving dock with 500,000t
capacity, 2 smaller graving docks with up to 10,000t capacity and 7 floating docks.
Bunkers/water/stores: Fresh water: Available.
Bunkering: All marine requirements can be met.
Provisions: Approx 300 ship chandlers serve the port.
Medical facilities: In town; Tzanion Hospital, Public Hospital and Mataxas Hospital.
Transport: Nearest airport: Athens, 14km.
Nearest railway: Piraeus.
Consuls:
Bangladesh +30 10 4283 315
Cyprus +30 10 4536 371
Ecuador +30 10 4122 361
Iceland +30 10 4294 379
Liberia +30 10 4524 825
Luxembourg +30 10 4224 926
Malta +30 10 4185 715
Norway +30 10 4292 296
Panama +30 10 4131 019
Poland +30 10 4290 640
Portugal +30 10 4110 011
Senegal +30 10 4290 000
Spain +30 10 4290 000
Banks:
ABN-AMRO Bank +30 10 4294 947
Alexandrakis Brandts (Hellas) Ltd +30 10 3630 544
American Express Intl Banking Corp +30 10 4284 410
ANZ Grindlays Bank plc +30 10 4221 115
Arab Bank Ltd +30 10 3255 401
Banca Commerciale Italiana +30 10 3246 014
Banco Ambrosiano Veneto +30 10 4291 176
Bank Credito Italiano +30 10 3644 343
Bank of America +30 10 3251 901
Bank of Nova Scotia +30 10 4118 711
Bank Saderat Iran +30 10 3249 531
Bankers Trust Company +30 10 3229 835
Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas +30 10 3255 021
Banque Franco-Hellenique +30 10 4186 633
Banque Indosuez +30 10 4292 154
Banque Nationale de Paris +30 10 4290 465
Barclays Bank plc +30 10 4290 030
Bayrische Vereinsbank +30 10 3639 315
Citibank NA +30 10 4292 860
Credit Commercial de France +30 10 3241 831
Deutsche Schiffsbank +30 10 4184 291
France-BBL +30 10 4131 898
Greyhound Marine Services Hellas +30 10 4525 547
Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co +30 10 3228 769
Midland Bank plc +30 10 4290 120
Morgan Grenfell Co Ltd +30 10 3606 456
National Westminster Bank Ltd +30 10 4117 415
Nedship Bank +30 10 4283 515
Societe Generale +30 10 3642 010
The Chase Manhattan Bank +30 10 4290 674
The Royal Bank of Scotland +30 10 4293 210
Public holidays: Jan 1, Jan 6, Whit Monday, Mar 25, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May 1,
Holy Spirit Day (Jun), Aug 15, Oct 28, Dec 12, Dec 25, Dec 26.
Working hours: Throughout 24 hours.
Developments: The container facility at Hercules Port is to be increased in length by
1,000m, with over 300,000sq m of parking. New warehousing has been constructed, and plans
for increased cold-storage and sheds proposed.
Pollution: The dumping of ballast, oil objects and rubbish is prohibited.
DUES & CHARGES
PORT DUES
(All rates shown in Greek Drachma)
Light dues:
Vessels entering the port pratique are charged light and anchorage dues based on
vessel’s net tonnage and on the cargo loaded and /or discharged. In case of passenger
ships, these dues are fixed in the same manner as for cargoships, each embarking or
disembarking passenger being considered two tons of goods, thus, Vessels of over 1,000nrt
loading or discharging goods of total tonnage:
Ratio of good’s tonnage Rate per net ton of cargo
to vessel’s nrt
Over 1/5th 23.72
1/10th to 1/5th 11.85
1/20th to 1/10th 5.92
Above rates do not apply to Greek flag ships, nor to ships beneficiary owned by Greeks but
flying foreign flags.
Port dues:
These apply per each arrival, on basis of gross tonnage as follows:
a) On floating means in general, from abroad per ton 6.44
b) On cruise vessels in general 6.44
c) On passenger vessels and craft exclusively serving domestic traffic 1.23
d) On coastal passenger vessels and craft extending their services to foreign ports 1.23
e) On cargo vessels exclusively serving domestic routes 1.74
f) On motor ships exclusively serving domestic routes 1.00
g) On domestic craft up to 100 grt, executing on or more trips each day, per arrival
910.00
h) On domestic craft 100 to 500grt, per arrival 910.00
i) On domestic craft over 500grt, per arrival plus the relative per tonne charges as
referred to above for each tonne over 500grt 910.00
Berthing dues:
These are estimated on a daily basis per foot-length of the overall length of vessel
berthing at quay-ways and at all technical installations in the port, especially as
follows:
a) On overseas vessels in general, per foot per day 29.51
b) On cruise vessels in general, per foot per day 29.51
c) On passenger vessels exclusively serving domestic routes, per foot per day 7.47
d) On coastal passenger vessels extending their services to foreign ports, per foot per
day 12.13
In the case of cruise vessels executing tourist cruises starting from the port of Piraeus,
the above dues for arrival and berthing are reduced by 25%. Vessels and other floating
means berthing at PPA port quays and technical installations without prior application are
charged berthing dues at a fixed rate of Drs 36.80 per grt per day, until such time as
they are evicted or are granted permission to remain at berth.
Pilotage:
| Charges per net ton |
Rate |
| Up to 500: |
5,500 |
| 501 - 1,000: |
8,150 |
| 1,001 - 2,000: |
13,650 |
| 2,001 - 3,500: |
21.800 |
| 3,501 - 5,000: |
30,100 |
| 5,001 - 7,000: |
38,450 |
| 7,001 - 10,000: |
46,600 |
| 10,001 - 15,000: |
54,700 |
| 15,001 - 20,000: |
65,800 |
| 20,001 - 30,000: |
76,600 |
| 30,001 - 40,000: |
87,600 |
| 40,001 - 50,000: |
98,500 |
For vessels of 50,001 to 100,000nrt an extra Drs 4,600 is payable for each 10,000nrt over
50,000. An extra charge of Drs 6,900 is made on each 10,000nrt over 100,000 but it should
be noted that these extra charges are not imposed for extra tonnage units of less than
10,000.
Vessels arriving at the port to receive orders, make crew changes, take on fuel and /or
supplies, for repairs, fumigation or to be laid up as well as those manoeuvring in the
port, entering or leaving dry dock and any vessels moving outside the port itself but
within the area under control of the pilot station are subject to the above piloting dues
reduced by 50%. Greek naval vessels also pay reduced rates, these being Drs 2.50 per ton.
Pilot dues are remitted for entry and exit inclusive, min charge Drs 5,000.
Vessels berthing along the water front also pay berthing dues in addition to the piloting
dues as follows:
| Charges per net ton |
Rate |
| Up to 500: |
2,050 |
| 501 - 1,000: |
3,200 |
| 1,001 - 2,000: |
4,000 |
| 2,001 - 3,500: |
5,100 |
| 3,501 - 5,000: |
6,300 |
| 5,001 - 7,000: |
8,000 |
| 7,001 - 10,000: |
10,250 |
| 10,001 - 15,000: |
12,300 |
| 15,001 - 20,000: |
14,250 |
| 20,001 - 30,000: |
16,500 |
| 30,001 - 40,000: |
18,550 |
| 40,001 - 50,000: |
20,550 |
Towage fees:
Basic towage fees, including tying up or casting off charges, for each towboat used,
either on arrival or departure of vessels of over 1,000grt within the PPA port area or any
point within the jurisdiction of the Piraeus Central Harbour Master’s Authority on
working days and normal working hours, are as follows:
| Grt |
Rate |
| From 1,000 - 2,500: |
13,040 |
| 2,501 - 4,000: |
16,600 |
| 4,001 - 7,000: |
24,280 |
| 7,001 - 10,000: |
30,200 |
| 10,001 - 15,000: |
37,920 |
| 15,001 - 25,000: |
40,100 |
| 25,001 - 35,000: |
43,250 |
| 35,001 - 50,000: |
57,300 |
| 50,001 - 100,000: |
64,450 |
| 100,001 - 150,000: |
71,600 |
| 150,001 and over: |
93,100 |
Charges for work on container vessels:
For all vessels turned around by the port’s means:
For 20 foot containers 17,813
For 40 foot containers 28,802
For all vessels turned around by their own means:
For 20 foot containers 16,675
For 40 foot containers 27,111
Roll-on/roll-off:
For 20 foot containers 8,149
For 40 foot containers 12,763
Dues and charges as at June 1995.
Port Authority:
Piraeus Port Authority
2 II Merarchias Street &
Akti Miaouli
185 35 Piraeus
Greece
Tel: +30 10 452 0910
Fax: +30 10 452 0852
Tlx: 212187 OLP GR
Civil Authority:
H M Customs
Attica Region
Agiou Nicolaou Square
Piraeus
185 37
Greece
Tel: +30 10 4511 031
Piraeus Port Authority
2 II Merarchias Street & Akti Miaouli
185 35 Piraeus
Greece
Tel: +30 10 452 0910
Fax: +30 10 452 0852
Tlx: 212187 OLP GR
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