Blue economy a key pillar of Greece’s future

Greece’s almighty shipping manufacture was built done hard work, boldness and entrepreneurial drive, by radical who turned the oversea into a source of nationalist strength, Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos said successful an code astatine a Maritime Club luncheon successful Piraeus.

“It has go a planetary economical success story, and a small state similar Greece commands a formidable beingness successful shipping, efficaciously ranking first,” helium noted.

The curate stressed that “in a world of uncertainty and aggravated planetary competition, we indispensable physique an system that, alongside fiscal credibility, delivers strong productivity and competitiveness — a resilient system with solid foundations successful industry, modern technologies, innovation, competitory products, high-quality services and a dynamic export predisposition for goods and services.”

“Ιn the future, Greece indispensable nutrient more, export more, incorporated greater cognition and technology, and make higher value added successful its output,” helium said, adding that “Greek shipping is the spearhead of a modern, competitory economy, arsenic its standard and planetary footprint acold transcend the size of the state and its GDP.”

Theodorikakos underlined that Greece indispensable person a productive and competitory economy, adding that “Greek shipping entrepreneurs are, supra all, patriots — radical who emotion their state and show it successful practice, besides delivering important κοινωνικά contributions.”

Referring to the sector’s strength, helium said Greece controls 5,691 vessels, representing astir 20% of planetary tonnage. “Maritime transport is indispensable to the prosperity of billions worldwide, arsenic much than 80% of planetary trade by volume is carried by sea. Greek ships transport goods, fuels and vigor earthy materials, play a starring relation successful planetary supply chains and person a decisive interaction connected the functioning of the planetary economy.”

He added that Greece’s ports, combined with its geostrategic position, springiness the state the imaginable to go an adjacent stronger transport, logistics and vigor hub — a strategic gateway for Europe and beyond. “In 2024, Greek vessels called astatine ports successful 180 countries. Through shipping, Greece is contiguous everywhere, which is why it is such an important pillar.”

“At a clip when planetary balances are shifting rapidly, and when energy, earthy materials and supply chains are straight linked to information and stability, Greece has a large vantage — its shipping sector. It is simply a almighty instrumentality of security,” helium said.

The curate besides highlighted Greece’s long-standing ties with the United States and its “firm and strategic prime to beryllium to the Western world,” noting that “this prime becomes adjacent much important successful a play of planetary instability and fluidity. I judge the confederation betwixt the United States and the European Union, arsenic well arsenic among European states, will σύντομα reassert itself arsenic a cardinal changeless and a cornerstone of the planetary information system. Within this framework, Greece tin enactment arsenic a unit for stability, reliability and practice successful the wider region.”