Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-12-29
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[01] Gov't unveils 450-mln-euro project to expand Piraeus port
[01] Gov't unveils 450-mln-euro project to expand Piraeus port
AMNA--Development, Competitiveness & Shipping Minister Mihalis
Chryssohoidis on Wednesday unveiled an ambitious investment plan aimed
to boost sea cruise and the port of Piraeus by creating new jobs in
the port.
The plan, budgeted at 450 million euros, envisages a project to expand
the southern part of the port and the construction of a monorail within
the port. Both projects are expected to begin in 2012 after launching
separate tenders in the first half of the year.amna
“We will disengage funds from 'dead' projects and earmark them for new
projects, which will begin shortly,” Chryssohoidis said, adding that
the projects will boost the cruise sector at the port of Piraeus.
The minister said the Piraeus Port Authority reported revenues totaling
360 million euros from sea cruises and noted that the ministry’s aim
is to double this figure in the coming years.amna
George Anomeritis, chairman of Piraeus Port Authority, said the port
expected 800 cruise ships to arrive at the port next year.
The project to expand the passenger port will cost 230 million euros and
will offer six new docking spots for cruise vessels, while the monorail
system project will cost around 120 million euros. The monorail system
will expand on double line track with a length of around five kilometres.
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