Athanasios Liagos, President of the Greek Ports Association (ELIME), and Dionysis Theodoratos, President of SEEN, The Greek Association of Companies Operating Fleets of ferries, have signed a cooperation agreement between the two organisations that provide for joint actions aimed at improving the port governance, with a particular focus on security, competitiveness and the provision of high-quality maritime transport, to the presentation of proposals for the use of instruments and financial resources to support projects and actions of common interest, the analysis of the structural problems and peculiarities of the port system in the light of international competition, the use of new environmental technologies and the need to prepare ports to welcome new generation ships.

Particular attention is paid to the adaptation of the of ports, in order to equip the quays with cold ironing systems in order to be able to supply shore-side electricity to ships at berth, allowing the on-board engines to be switched off. In this context, it is necessary to agreed to jointly monitor progress in the field of transition to new green technologies, to ensure the that the adaptation of ports goes hand in hand with the development of sustainable naval technologies.