Piraeus Port Authority recently released data on vehicle throughput in its car terminal for 2016, which shows a 6 percent increase over throughput in 2015.

According to the port authority, vehicle throughput for 2016 was 361,912, compared to 341,386 in 2015. This increase comes despite ongoing economic hardship in Greece, strikes and other factors that have had negative effects on passenger car imports.

The port authority noted that the second half of 2016 showed a marked increase on 2015’s vehicle throughput, rising by 20 percent. These gains have ranked Piraeus’ car terminal among the top terminals in the Eastern Mediterranean in terms of traffic despite Greece’s relatively low rate of car imports and growing competition among ports in the region, many of which are building new terminals.

In addition to increased car throughput, Piraeus’ car terminal was certified in 2015 by Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance/Hellenic Lloyd’s SA, where it attained International Quality Management Standards ISO 9001:2008 and Environment ISO 14001:2004.