The port of Thessaloniki is a European port and the natural gateway for the economic activities of the inland markets beyond Greece. It serves the growing needs of those countries for the import and export of raw material, consumer products and capital equipment. The port is a vital element of the country's economy while it also plays a substantial role in the effort of Northern Greece and its centre city to be established as the economic centre of the Eastern Mediterranean.

The port enjoys a privileged position being located at the crossroad of land transportation networks:

• East-West via the Egnatia Highway
• South-North via the P.A.Th.E. highway network
• The European corridors V and X.

Moreover, Thessaloniki's port is at a driving distance of 16 kilometers from the International "Macedonia" Airport and at a mere kilometer from the Railway Station.

Thessaloniki's port has a total quay length of 6,200m and a sea depth down to 12 meters. It has 600,000 m² of indoor and open storage area and modern mechanical equipment for the secure and prompt handling of all kinds of cargo, general, bulk and containers. ThPA S.A. is currently one of the major employers of Northern Greece with a workforce of more than 600 people while over 2,000 people work daily on its premises.

Thessaloniki's port handles over 16.000,000 tons of cargo per annum (out of which 7,000,000 dry cargo and 9,000,000 liquid fuel cargo), 370,000 TEUs containers, 3,000 ships and 220,000 passengers.