The pricing policy of the Piraeus Container Terminal, the maritime cluster "Maritime Hellas" and development policy issues were examined at the meeting held by the President of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vassilis Korkidis, with the Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vassilis Kikilias.
According to a statement, the focus of the meeting was the maritime cluster "Maritime Hellas", an initiative supported by the Union of Greek Shipowners, the Hellenic Maritime Chamber and the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
The delegation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry handed over to the minister a dossier with the issues related to the shipping cluster, the updated data of the platform with the participation of 250 businesses and shipping associations, as well as the studies that have been carried out and concern the fields of improvement, the positions of the Chamber regarding the port of Piraeus, the problems faced by the users of its facilities, the interventions that have been made and issues of pricing policy.
Analyzing the importance of the cluster, the president of the chamber emphasized that its flexible format constitutes the "umbrella" that can provide an additional significant boost towards the development of the Greek economy, and, moreover, at this particular time when the country's shipbuilding industry is dynamically reopening. The platform can form the basis for the development of investments in maritime innovation, which is a capital-intensive and knowledge-intensive sector, so that the domestic economy can benefit from the surplus values of global shipping activity.
Particular reference was also made to the issues related to the creation of "Smart Ports", as well as the study prepared by the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry on the region of Western Attica, where the country's two major shipyards are located.
The minister emphasized that "the ministry's goal is to accelerate all necessary actions and procedures, in order to address immediate and urgent issues as soon as possible, to begin the process of resolving medium-term problems and to initiate the management of long-term ones."