Shipping and Island Policy Ministry

Concerns are growing over the impact of the coronavirus on tourism and shipping, the two pillars of the Greek economy.

Dozens of Greek and foreign tourists have been stranded since Saturday on three small islands off the coast of Corfu due to mechanical failure on the ferryboat connecting Mavraki, Areikousa and Othonoi to the bigger Ionian Sea island.

The Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry and the Shipping and Island Policy Ministry in cooperation with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) are planning to grant immediately licences for the construction of waterways on the islands of Paxoi, Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Lefkada as well as in Patras aiming to create the first network of waterways in Greece.