Piraeus port’s new managing director has set out his target for Greece’s biggest port to be placed among the world’s 30 largest container hubs.

Fu Cheng Qiu told Reuters that Cosco Shipping plans to increase container volume in Piraeus by 35% by 2018.

Cosco officially took over a majority stake in the container-focused port last month for EUR 280.5m ($315.5m).

“If we reach that level...