Christos Stylianides

Shipping and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides spoke about the possibilities of utilizing European financing tools for the green transition of ports and ships at an event held at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens on Friday afternoon.

The infrastructure upgrade works at the port of Alexandroupoli are proceeding, following a decision by Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides.

Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Christos Stylianides and German Minister of Digital Governance and Transport Volker Wissing decided to strengthen the partnership between Greece and Germany in shipping, during their meeting in Berlin on Thursday.

The channels of communication with Ankara are working, which is why tension was avoided at the most recent incident to take place near the uninhabited Imia islets in the southeastern Aegean, Greece's minister of maritime affairs and island policy, Christos Stylianides, tells Kathimerini.

Communication with Turkish authorities is constant and cooperation is smooth, Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides tells Kathimerini in an interview. But the continuing upheaval in the Middle East will test the two countries' and, consequently, Europe's ability to deal with a possible spike in migrant flows, he adds. 

The Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) managers on Tuesday inaugurated the extension of its car terminal, by nearly 40,000 square meters to the north side of the port, increasing the port's capacity for car trade.

The new investment by Cosco's subsidiary totaled 20 million euros, adding space for another 5,100 cars. The project was part of OLP's obligations under the port concession.

Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides discussed migration with Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya in Ankara Thursday.

Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides in recent statements to the press revealed that Greece is already in deliberations with the European Commission on the issue of green transition in the shipping sector as an 80-million-euro fund (that may reach up to €500 million) from the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) has been already committed, focusing on how the industry will build gree

Turkey's interior minister has reportedly told three Greek government ministers that it is Turkey's intention to stop the flow of migrants at sea in the same way as it stemmed the migration flow on land.

Greece has secured its position as a member of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council for the 2024-2025 biennium in category A, following the IMO Assembly in London. Category A designates the 10 states with the most substantial interest in offering international shipping services.