Greece announces millions-euros-plan to upgrade Greek ports | Hellenic shipping news

The maritime ministry has already secured over 180 million euros from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF, or ESPA in Greek) Transport 2021-2027 program to upgrade 30 island ports, with priority given to small and remote islands.

Twenty-one of these projects are included in the Growthfund, the national fund of Greece.

At the opening of the 8th Infrastructure and Transport Conference, deputy minister of maritime affairs and insular policy, Stefanos Gikas clarified that the creation and upgrade of port infrastructure is a ‘key priority’ so that the island country can become equally competitive with the mainland.

“We have secured, through the NSRF “Transport 2021-2027” Program, funding exceeding 180 million euros