{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Place","additionalType":"https://schema.org/Port","name":"Thessaloniki","identifier":"GR SKG","unlocode":"GR SKG","city":null,"country":"Greece","waterBody":"Aegean Sea; Mediterranean Sea; North Atlantic Ocean","harborSize":"Medium","harborType":"Coastal (Natural)","channelDepthMeters":0,"confidenceLevel":null,"coordinates":{"latitude":40.633333,"longitude":22.933333},"description":"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 ","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/en/information/seaports/thessaloniki-port-gr-skg","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/seaports/en/thessaloniki-port-gr-skg","source":null,"provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Freight Academy","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Thessaloniki · (UN/LOCODE: GR SKG) · Greece · Medium"}