The Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Yiannis Plakiotakis, spoke about a new era for the port of Igoumenitsa with his statement, on the occasion of the awarding of 67% of the share capital of the Igoumenitsa Port Authority to the Grimaldi Euromed-Minoan Lines consortium.

As Mr. Plakiotakis mentioned, this development brings “a strong development perspective and significant benefits for the local society and economy”.

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“The result of the tender process exceeded all expectations with the price for the concession for 40 years of 67% of the shares exceeding 84.2 million euros”, he noted and added that “the government’s strategy for the utilization of regional ports is vindicated”.