Deutsche Post

Brightly colored rectangles of cardboard fill almost every wall of Gesa Funke's apartment in southern Berlin, with piles more stashed in corners and drawers - some from places as far-flung as French Polynesia.

The 29-year-old student has been sending and collecting postcards for years.

Now that Cosco Shipping has secured a foothold in Piraeus, China is expected to activate plans to route the new Silk Road through the country's largest port, making Greece the gateway to the rest of Europe and setting the Greek logistics sector on the path toward expansion.