Christos Stylianides

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Christos Stylianides met on Thursday with Secretary for Transport of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Lam Sai-hung, who visited Greece heading a delegation which arrived in Athens after visiting Brussels.

Discounts on ferry and airfare will be available to substitute teachers for the 2024-2025 school year in order for them to travel to their placement and commissioning district.

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Ship tickets

The minister of shipping and island policy has condemned the attack on a Greek-flagged vessel in the Red Sea off Yemen.

The "Sounion," a cargo ship, was attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles early on Wednesday, 77 nautical miles (142 km) west of Yemen's port of Hodeidah, the ministry said.

More than 3,300 illegal immigrants in two months, in June and July, have been rescued by the Hellenic Coast Guard in 171 incidents in the Aegean Sea. Among them, 117 traffickers were identified and arrested while 60 boats were seized.

The port of Piraeus is a leading player in coastal shipping this tourist season. On the occasion of the visit of the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Christos Stylianidis, to the 1st Port Department (Akti Tzelepi) of the Central Port Authority of Piraeus, statistics were given.

Ankara has canceled the visit of Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya to Athens, which was scheduled for Tuesday.

The issue of expensive ferry ticket prices is on the table for yet another summer. The Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianides, has taken stronger initiatives to control the situation. Checks have already begun, he has sent a letter to the Competition Commission and a Price Observatory will be set up.

Shipping and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides reiterated Greece's steadfast support for the EU's efforts to modernize the EU legislative framework for maritime safety, during an EU transport ministers meeting held on Tuesday in Luxembourg.

The port authority is set to acquire 11 boats that will be used to transfer patients from islands to hospitals, under an agreement signed on Monday between Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Minister Christos Stylianides and the Greek subsidiary of a Danish maritime safety equipment manufacturer.

The global shadow fleet, numbering up to 850 oil tankers, not only circumvents sanctions on countries such as Russia, Iran and Venezuela but also poses environmental risks, with Shipping Minister Christos Stylianides stating on Tuesday that Greece is taking measures to protect its coast. This matter was also in the focus of delegates at conferences on the second day of the Posidonia fair.