Minister of Merchant Marine and Aegean sets cruise industry as main priority
Further development of the cruise industry with high quality port services is among the government’s main priorities, minister of Merchant Marine and Aegean, Kostis Mousouroulis, told a special event on Monday held onboard Louis Cristal cruiser in the port Piraeus, on the occasion of the annual general meeting of the Association of Cruise Ship Owners.
Greek ports need to be viewed on a strategic basis, while their development should be carried out on the basis of a modern and sustainable operating model that will contribute to boosting employment, Mousouroulis said.
President of the Association, Theodoros Kontes, stressed the government needs to push ahead with the necessary arrangements and measures to support the industry in order to set the right conditions for competition and simplify bureaucracy. This, he said, would provide incentives for cruisers to return to the National Naval Registry.
SOURCE: ATHENS NEWS AGENCY