Port profile · GRPIR
Piraeus
Piraeus is a large coastal harbour behind a breakwater on the Aegean Sea, in Greece. Its UN/LOCODE is GRPIR. Pilotage is compulsory, tugs are available and it is a first port of entry. Piraeus offers fuel oil and diesel, provisions, ship stores, fresh water, major repairs and a large dry dock. Vessel Hunter tracks its live arrivals and the vessels heading its way.
Port profile
Live at Piraeus
What members see for Piraeus, updated as vessels move.
Heading here
MembersEvery vessel bound for Piraeus, with ETA, owner, operator and the contact who decides.
In port now
MembersThe vessels alongside or at anchor at Piraeus right now, and who runs them.
Arrival profile
MembersHow many vessels arrive at Piraeus day by day over the next two weeks, by type.
Port calls and time in port
MembersRecent calls at Piraeus and how long each vessel stayed.
Services and supplies
What Piraeus offers a visiting ship, as the port index records it. Lines the index does not state are left out.
Supplies
- Fuel oil
- Yes
- Diesel
- Yes
- Fresh water
- Yes
- Provisions
- Yes
- Deck stores
- Yes
- Engine stores
- Yes
Repair
- Ship repairs
- Major
- Dry dock
- Large
- Slipway
- Medium
- Electrical repair
- Yes
Harbour
- Pilotage
- Compulsory
- Tugs
- Yes
- Stevedores
- Yes
- Mobile cranes
- Yes
- Floating cranes
- Yes
Waste and health
- Garbage reception
- No
- Dirty ballast reception
- Yes
- Medical facilities
- Yes
Approach and berths
Shelter, entrance, clearance and cargo berths at Piraeus, as the nautical port index records them. Depths are not shown: the index gives them as broad bands for one point in the port, too coarse to plan a call on.
Approach
- Shelter
- Excellent
- Entrance restrictions
- Other
- Pilotage available
- Yes
- Pilotage advisable
- Yes
- Tug assistance
- Yes
- Salvage tugs
- Yes
- ETA message required
- Yes
- Good holding ground
- Yes
Entry
- First port of entry
- Yes
- Free pratique
- Yes
- Sanitation inspection
- Yes
Cargo and berths
- Wharves
- Yes
- Med mooring
- Yes
- Fixed cranes
- Yes
Connections
- Airport nearby
- Yes
- Rail connection
- Yes
Port state control at Piraeus
Inspections of foreign ships carried out at Piraeus, counted per year.
| Year | Inspections | Detentions | Detention rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 so far | 4 | 0 | 0% |
| 2025 | 17 | 0 | 0% |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 0% |
Over the last two years an inspection here found 0.7 deficiencies on average. Most often found: fire safety, safety of navigation, emergency systems, certificates & documentation, life-saving appliances.
See which ships were inspected and detained at Piraeus, and what was found.
Ports near Piraeus
Other Greece ports on the same stretch of coast.
- MegaraGreece · GRMGR
- LavrioGreece · GRLAV
- AliverioGreece · GRLVR
- LarimnaGreece · GRLRY
- SpetsesGreece · GRSPE
- KimásiGreece · GRKYM
- GavrioGreece · GRGAV
- AchladiGreece · GRACL
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Questions about Piraeus
What is the UN/LOCODE of Piraeus?
The UN/LOCODE of Piraeus is GRPIR.
Is pilotage compulsory in Piraeus?
Yes. The nautical port index lists pilotage in Piraeus as compulsory.
Can ships take bunkers in Piraeus?
Yes. Piraeus offers fuel oil and diesel, according to the nautical port index.
Does Piraeus have a dry dock?
Yes. Piraeus has a large dry dock and major ship repairs.
Is Piraeus a first port of entry?
Yes. Ships arriving from abroad can clear in at Piraeus.
How many port state control inspections are there in Piraeus?
17 port state control inspections were recorded in Piraeus in 2025, and 0 of them ended in a detention.
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