Giant containerships radically change the port map

The planetary larboard representation will beryllium reshaped successful the coming play by Ultra-Large Container Ships (ULCS), gradually consolidating their dominance successful instrumentality shipping, displacing smaller categories and creating excess capacity.

The planetary displacement to containerships implicit 18,000 TEUs, which are present the caller “norm” successful ample shipyards, increases demands connected larboard infrastructures internationally.
The larboard of Piraeus – and specifically the Piraeus Container Terminal (PCT) – is simply a pioneer successful this regard, arsenic it was 1 of the archetypal successful the Mediterranean to marque large investments to beryllium capable to accommodate ULCS, adjacent earlier these types of ships adjacent near the shipyards of Asia.

PCT, with a large concern program, managed to utilize depths successful the larboard of up to 18 meters and equipped its piers with Super-Post-Panamax cranes, susceptible of handling up to 24 rows of containers successful width.

The larboard of Piraeus has already managed to stand retired arsenic 1 of the astir modern and strategic hubs.

This dynamic was confirmed by the accomplishment successful 2023 of the containership “OOCL Piraeus”, 24,188 TEUs, 1 of the largest instrumentality ships successful the world.

At the aforesaid time, the larboard of Thessaloniki is besides entering the mega-ship game. The signing of the declaration for the enlargement of the 6th pier is expected within two weeks.