Nine sediment samples from Filippos B port, Kavala, northern Greece, were collected, sieved under 200 μm and analyzed for their content in 14 potentially toxic trace elements (Ag, As, Ba, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, U, V and Zn). The results indicate that the majority of the elements are found in concentrations similar to other national and international coastal regions. However, Cd seems to be highly enriched in the sediments of the present study. The samples with the highest concentrations of Cd, as well as for the rest of the elements, are found in front of the local, anthropogenic activities. According to their distribution, the elements of the present study can be divided into two groups; group A includes the elements Ag, As, Cd, Hg, Pb and U, group B the elements Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, V and Zn. The former are influenced mainly by the activities of a fertiliser plant, while the latter by all the local anthropogenic activities.