Theodorikakos to “N”: Development of shipyards with US support

The improvement of the shipbuilding manufacture is simply a cardinal precedence for the government, Development Minister, Takis Theodorikakos, said successful an interrogation with”Naftemporiki.”

We spoke with the Minister of Development astatine the Elefsis Shipyards, where helium earlier met with the US Secretary of the Interior, liable for Energy Policy, Doug Burgmum.

Theodorikakos stressed that Burgum focused connected shipbuilding issues. “There is simply a large woody of involvement successful expanding the activities astatine the Elefsis Shipyards, their use for commercialized exchange, but besides larboard infrastructure – aspects that we spot arsenic an important improvement tool,” helium noted, adding: “We surely want to beryllium successful a presumption very σύντομα to bring ample orders from large Greek shipowners to the country. This is our goal, this is our ambition.”

The afloat interrogation to Michalis Psilos follows:

You had a very important gathering with the US Secretary of the Interior, liable for Energy issues, which took spot astatine the Elefsis Shipyards. What does this mean?

“It is known that DFC, the US State Development Bank, has invested 125 cardinal euros successful the shipyards of Elefsis and Neorion successful Syros. An concern that has contributed decisively to the regeneration of the shipyards. They already person very important orders and very superior work is underway successful the shipyards.

For the Greek authorities and the Ministry of Development, it is simply a cardinal precedence successful the discourse of the productive reconstruction of the Greek system to make some the shipbuilding manufacture and vessel repair sector. For this reason, we included the shipbuilding manufacture successful some the improvement instrumentality and the instrumentality connected strategic investments, wanting to lend to attracting further investments.

We discussed with the US Secretary of the Interior, who came present with vigor issues arsenic a precedence and had a gathering with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and my colleague, Minister of Energy, Stavros Papastavrou.

However, helium besides focused connected shipbuilding issues. We had a treatment astir the possibilities of expanding this practice within the model of the broader strategy for information and vigor information arsenic well arsenic Greece’s promotion, which is simply a rod of stability successful the Eastern Mediterranean, and a broader vigor hub, but astatine the aforesaid clip a transport transit hub. In this context, there is simply a large woody of involvement successful expanding the activities of the Elefsis Shipyards, for commercialized exchanges, but besides arsenic larboard infrastructure – aspects that we spot arsenic an important tool for development, successful a very affirmative way.

Regarding the Navy, are there immoderate thoughts oregon person there been immoderate discussions astir gathering and perchance repairing American warships operating successful the Mediterranean – successful Elefsis oregon successful Greek shipyards, successful general?

“We will spell into details successful the coming period. What I want to item done this interrogation is simply a portion of the Prime Minister’s speech past Saturday astatine the TIF that was not commented connected to a large extent, due to the fact that there was greater involvement there, arsenic you know, chiefly successful issues related to tax cuts and citizens’ incomes.

Defense Industry

The Prime Minister announced the instauration of a abstracted authorities within the model of the improvement instrumentality – so under the work of the Ministry of Development – for the defence industry, with 150 cardinal euros. We are funny successful Greek companies that are progressive oregon funny successful being progressive successful the defence industry, successful bid to signifier caller substantial strategic partnerships with companies from the United States of America.
We committed to look very rapidly astatine the details of the issue.

Shipbuilding successful Greece

At the infinitesimal Greek shipowners are gathering 634 vessels each implicit the world – chiefly successful Asia. Couldn’t Greece take implicit their shipbuilding, with incentives, so arsenic to strengthen the improvement of the Greek economy?
“This is our extremity and this is what we are working towards: to support the shipyards of Elefsis, Syros and Skaramangas.
We surely want to beryllium successful a presumption very σύντομα to bring ample orders from the ample Greek shipowners to our country. This is our goal, this is our ambition. We are leaders successful shipping, we indispensable besides emergence precocious successful the shipbuilding industry.”

Investments successful AI

Did you sermon with the US Minister the imaginable of different investments successful Greece, beyond vigor and shipbuilding?

“At the bosom of our treatment was besides the important assemblage of artificial intelligence. Here, arsenic you know, connected Saturday we signed a strategic statement with the technological elephantine Open AI, successful bid to get know-how and strengthen, for example, startups that are connected the Elevate Greece platform, supervised by the Ministry of Development. Artificial quality is present the important origin for development, but besides for information astir the world.”