Gikas: 585 million plan for the upgrade of Greek ports

The authorities is proceeding with an ambitious upgrade program for Greek ports totaling 585 cardinal euros that will transform them into pillars of connectivity, greenish transition and security.

At the opening of the 8th Infrastructure & Transport Conference, Deputy Minister of Shipping Stefanos Gikas clarified that the instauration and upgrade of larboard infrastructure is simply a “key priority” so that the land state tin summation adjacent terms of competitiveness with mainland Greece and the planetary market.

He said that backing exceeding 180 cardinal euros for the upgrade of 30 land ports has been secured, with an accent connected small and distant islands. A total of 21 projects person been included successful the Growth Fund. In addition, within the model of the Recovery and Resilience Fund, implicit 80 cardinal euros person been secured for interventions aimed astatine upgrading land and determination ports.

He besides referred to the greenish transition of ports – particularly those belonging to the Trans-European Transport Network, emphasizing that: “10 cardinal euros person already been allocated for acold ironing studies successful 4 ports (Lavrio, Rafina, Kavala, Corfu) while 12 large ports successful the state will person this capability by 2029. The Ministry’s readying foresees a total of 23 ports having acold ironing capabilities.”