Shipping Minister Kliaris visits Piraeus Port ahead of long weekend

Shipping and Island Policy Minister of the caretaker government, Theodoros Kliaris, visited the Port of Piraeus on Friday ahead of the upcoming long weekend, when traffic is expected to be high.

Kliaris, in his statements, underlined that tourism has got off to a good start this year, adding that the Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy, along with the port authority, are making every possible effort to ensure the orderly operation of the ports.

There are 21 ships scheduled to depart from the port of Piraeus on Friday, while 15,000 reservations have been made so far for the Aegean islands, without including the numbers of passengers visiting the Saronic Gulf.

Regarding the islands of the Saronic Gulf, 18 routes using conventional ships and 24 using high-speed ships have been planned for Friday. There are 18 ship departures scheduled from the port of Rafina and 11 from the port of Lavrio.