Strategic US investments in Greek ports and shipyards are being launched, through contacts with Washington, Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Vasilis Kikilias, said speaking at the Partnership for Transatlantic Energy Cooperation (P-TEC) taking place in Athens.
The Minister stated that “the Prime Minister has given an order to begin discussions with our US counterparts on how to strengthen shipyards and ports, here and in the United States, so that they can be connected to each other.” He also added that “in the coming weeks and months, we will proceed with an agreement regarding US strategic investments in Greece, in the area of infrastructure.”
“Whoever dominates the sea, dominates trade and energy,” Kikilias noted, recalling that over 80% of world trade is transported by sea. He pointed out that Greece has 20% of the world’s merchant fleet, which makes it a crucial factor in the energy supply chain.
The Minister explained that LNG is the fuel of the present and will shape the global energy reality in the coming years, with Greece and the United States working together to transport it to allies across the Atlantic. He also referred to infrastructure, such as the FSRU, the reverse pipelines in Alexandroupolis and the drilling south of Crete and in the Ionian Sea.
Kikilias underlined that his discussions with the US Ministers include shipyards, ship repairs and new shipbuilding, as well as investments in ports and the workforce.
Concluding, the Minister stressed that these initiatives have a substantial impact on the real economy, bringing cheaper energy and goods, lower inflation, stable economies and new investments.
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