# Thessaloniki (GR SKG)

**UN/LOCODE:** GR SKG  
**Country:** Greece  
**Water Body:** Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean  
**Harbor Size:** Medium  
**Harbor Type:** Coastal (Natural)  
**GPS:** 40.6333, 22.9333

Boxes rolling off a vessel at Pier 6 in Thessaloniki (GR SKG) are often bound not for Greece but for Skopje, Belgrade or Sofia. Handling around 566,000 TEU in 2024 (up 9% year on year), this northern Greek port on the Thermaic Gulf is the country's second container port after Piraeus and the principal maritime gateway to the Balkans. In 2025 port authority ThPA signed the construction contract for a €195.6 million expansion of Pier 6 that will more than double box capacity from about 650,000 to 1.5 million TEU and allow vessels of up to 24,000 TEU. Cargo spans containers, breakbulk, dry bulk and project loads, with reefer traffic for regional agricultural produce. Hinterland reach depends heavily on rail along Pan-European Corridor X toward Belgrade and Central Europe, backed by the motorway network. Customs and transit clearance for the landlocked western Balkans is well established and a genuine competitive edge. Shippers chasing large Aegean transhipment volumes lean toward Piraeus, while Thessaloniki plays to its strength in direct hinterland traffic.

## Transit Times & Routes

- [Piraeus → Shanghai](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-shanghai)
- [Piraeus → Shenzhen](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-shenzhen)
- [Piraeus → Guangzhou](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-guangzhou)
- [Piraeus → Hong Kong](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-hong-kong)
- [Piraeus → Tokyo](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-tokyo)
- [Piraeus → Busan](https://www.freight-academy.com/en/transit-time/piraeus-busan)

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