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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-12-23
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[01] Santorini harbour to get complete makeover, shipping ministry decides
[01] Santorini harbour to get complete makeover, shipping ministry decides
The harbour of Athinios on the island of Santorini, one of the most
popular tourist destinations in Greece and worldwide, is to get a
complete makeover due to damage sustained by a 62-metre pier used by
ferry boats, the shipping ministry decided on Friday. The decision was
made during a meeting chaired by Shipping and Island Policy Minister
Panagiotis Kouroumblis and General Secretary for Ports Christos
Lambridis.
The municipality on the island has closed off the specific pier after
it was discovered that the pier's concrete blocks were leaning at a
dangerous angle and that both the docking of ships and the loading of
heavy vehicles at that point was unsafe. The closure of the pier delayed
the docking of ferry ships during the summer, however, when passenger
traffic was at its peak.
Representatives of the island's local authority analysed the importance of
the Athinios harbour, which they said received a vast amount of tourist
traffic during the summer and also heavy loans during the winter months
when islanders carry out repairs and do building work.
The meeting ended with the formation of a small committee to supervise
the project, which will include Lambridis, the Cyclades Region Deputy
Governor Giorgos Leontaritis, the president of the Santorini Port Fund
Ilias Pelekis and ministry staff.
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