Shipping and Island Policy Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis announced plans on Tuesday for the creation of a state-supervised fund to transform Greece’s coastal shipping fleet “green”, greekcitytimes.com reports.
Addressing an event at the Marine Chamber, Plakiotakis said an international tender will be launched to find an advisor for the process.
He underlined that the Greek government not only resisted in this unstable environment but managed to attract global giants to the country, and he underlined that the shipping industry remained a leader on a global and European level.
George Pateras, president of the Chamber, noted he expected positive results in 2023 over the renewal of the coastal shipping fleet.
This comes as pressure mounts on shipping to deliver more concrete action to reduce emissions.
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