Greek-owned fleet ready to transport more American LNG around the world

The US produces liquefied earthy state and the Greek fleet, the world’s astir powerful, is capable to vessel it the world over, said Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister, Vassilis Kikilias, visiting Washington connected Wednesday.

The Greek curate had a bid of important meetings with US authorities officials and members of Congress during the archetypal time of his visit to the American capital.

The curate met with the Secretary of the Interior and Head of the US National Energy Dominance Council (NEDC), Doug Burgum, pursuing the latter’s caller visit to Greece. The gathering came arsenic a nonstop follow-up to what was discussed conscionable a week ago, was wholly oriented toward producing contiguous results and constituted different milestone successful the deepening of the strategic practice betwixt Greece and the US successful the shipbuilding and maritime sector, where Greek-owned shipping, fixed its primacy, tin connection overmuch astatine a highly important juncture for the US shipbuilding industry, according to a statement by the Greek ministry connected Thursday.

At the halfway of the treatment was the cardinal contented of increasing LNG accumulation from America, which, arsenic Kikilias underlined, is transported by the Greek-owned fleet – the strongest fleet successful the world – with stability, information and reliability each implicit the world, to allies and friends.

The meeting, successful the beingness of the Ambassador of Greece Katerina Nasika, was besides attended by the Executive Director of the National Energy Sovereignty Council (NEDC) of the United States, Jarrod Agen, and the NEDC Senior Policy Advisor, Brittany Kelm, who subsequently welcomed Kikilias to the Council’s premises astatine the White House.

The Minister besides met with Joshua (Jos) Volz, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Energy, astatine department. Kikilias emphasized the important relation played by Greece’s position, which is astatine the crossroads of important geostrategic vigor projects, such arsenic the Vertical Corridor. The absorption of the treatment was connected strategic concern partnerships linking shipping, vigor and shipyards and the mutually beneficial outcomes that the two countries tin execute successful these sectors.

Kikilias had a very absorbing treatment with the Chief of Staff, Sam Mulopoulos, and the Deputy Chief of Staff, Zoe Sofos, of the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR). There was an speech of views connected the measures announced by the USTR regarding the expected imposition of larboard work fees connected specific categories of ships and the decisive relation of Greek shipping astatine a planetary level was underlined.

The curate besides had a very warm gathering with experienced Kansas Senator Jerry Moran. He thanked him for his relationship toward Greece, arsenic well arsenic for the understanding and solidarity helium has shown regarding the challenges prevailing successful the region. The absorption of the treatment was the deepening of bilateral practice betwixt Greece and the US successful the tract of Shipping, fixed Moran’s capableness arsenic a subordinate of the competent Senate Committee connected Commerce and Transportation.

Finally, Kikilias attended a reception held successful grant of the Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew, with the impermanent of grant being Mike Johnson, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and the big being John S. Koudounis, Archon of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, President & CEO of Calamos Investments.