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Agreement Minoan Lines - Neorion Syros Shipyards for the effettuazione of intense activities to ships of the company in the Greek yard
The oldest navalmeccanico plant of Greece appoints to a job some 500 people
December 21, 2012
The company of Greek navigation Minoan Lines, that it takes part of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi, will transfer to the Greek ship yard Neorion Syros the activities of repair and maintenance of the ships of its fleet Knossos Palace and Festos Palace.
The company has specified that the decision is assumed in consideration of the difficult crossed economic conjuncture from Greece, that has the requirement to support the production and the reorganization of the productive woven one, but also in consideration of the high quality of the offered specialistic services from the shipbuilding plant. Moreover the initiative will contribute to the sustainable development of the ship yard of Syros, to the maintenance of the places of work in what it is the oldest ship yard of Greece, than currently employs approximately 500 workers, and to the revitalization of the local market and the small enterprises that collaborate with the shipbuilding plant.
Receiving with satisfaction the decision of the group Grimaldi, the president of Neorion Syros Shipyards, Konstantinos Kokkala, it has wished that the collaboration with Minoan Lines can be extensive to other ships and the other companies of navigation of the partenopeo group.
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The company of Greek navigation Minoan Lines, that it takes part of the Neapolitan shipowning group Grimaldi, will transfer to the Greek ship yard Neorion Syros the activities of repair and maintenance of the ships of its fleet Knossos Palace and Festos Palace. 
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
