Move from Greece likely to spark tension in the Aegean: Ports on 17 islands to be expanded and enlarged

As part of the strategic planning of the Greek Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy aimed at safe access to islands, improvement of port infrastructure, and strengthening of regional and social cohesion, it has been stated that a project to enlarge 17 ports with a total budget of 110 million euros will be implemented.

According to a report by Yaşar Anter from the Sözcü newspaper, it was announced that critical interventions in more than 30 ports—ranging from Kastellorizo (Meis), located 2 kilometers from the Kaş district of Antalya, and Gavdos (Gavda) to Samothrace (Semadirek), including islands where arming and settlement are not permitted under the Treaty of Lausanne—are being financed with a budget of over 180 million euros by the ESPA Program 'Transport 2021-2027'.

It was stated that the goal of the project is to improve the safety and connectivity of island regions (especially the more remote ones) and to enhance communication between the centers of these regions and metropolitan centers on the mainland.

The projects will be carried out in cooperation with the TAIPED Strategic Contracts Unit and, where applicable, the competent department of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, in partnership with the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy.

HERE ARE THE ISLANDS WHOSE PORTS WILL BE ENLARGED AND EXPANDED

* Expansion of the Agios Nikolaos port facilities on Crete.

* Improvement of the port facilities of the Amorgos island port and the ring road of the Katapola port.

* Expansion of the Folegandros port pier.

* Improvement of the port infrastructure of the Agios Efstratios port.

* Extension of the windward pier of Ikaria.

* Construction of the Leeward Pier at the Evdilos Port on Ikaria.

* Repair of the platform on piles at the central port of the island of Fourni.

* Repair and expansion of the river pier on the island of Antikythera.

* Expansion of the quays at the Kamariotissa port on the island of Samothrace and improvement of the port facilities.

* Reconstruction of the quays of the Kastellorizo (Meis) island port.

* Expansion of the port of the island of Lipsi.

* Completion of the Avlakia port on the island of Othonoi (Ionian Sea).

* Improvement and expansion of the Mathraki port on the island of Corfu.

* Improvement of the infrastructure and facilities of the Agios Stefanos Avliotes port on the island of Corfu.

* Construction of a passenger disembarkation port facility at the western end of Agia Roumeli Sfakion in the Chania region of Crete.

* Expansion of the Sfakia port in the Chania region of Crete.

* Improvement and expansion of the infrastructure of the Paleochora port in the Chania region of Crete.

News Source: 12punto