"Our vision is to emerge Piraeus as a driving force for growth and a better future for its people and for its stakeholders"
Piraeus Port Authority S.A. is an Athens Stock Exchange listed company engaged in the management and operation of Piraeus port, Greece’s largest port and one of the largest integrated harbours in Europe, providing a complete range of services.
On behalf of Piraeus Port Authority S.A., proud member of the COSCO SHIPPING Group I would like to thank you for this award. It is a great honor for the Board of Directors and for all employees, PPA to be included in the “The Most Sustainable Companies in Greece”.
In PPA we strongly believe, that our tremendous growth in recent years, which is still underway, can only be sustainable when linked with green development concepts. Therefore, environmental and social responsibility has evolved for the Port of Piraeus into a top strategic priority.
On a long-term basis, we want to further improve our performance regarding the ESG standards and to ensure a balance between environmental, social, and economic development, enabling the perfect dialogue of the Port with the city and the communities it serves.
In the year 2022, PPA achieved new impressive financial results generating an ever-increasing direct benefit to the surrounding municipalities. Especially, the cruise business sector of the Piraeus Port recorded a strong comeback as preferred cruise destination. More specifically, in 2022 there were 677 arrivals compared to 379 in 2021 and 622 in 2019, an increase of 79% and 9%, respectively.
Our vision is for PPA is to enhance our mutual beneficial relationship with the local society and to emerge Piraeus as a benchmark for responsible Port operations in SE Europe and as a driving force for growth and a better future for its people and for its stakeholders.
Mr. Yu Zenggang, PPA Chairman
