More Kalmar hybrid strads for GMP
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First ferry from Cyprus to Greece for 21 years
Ro-pax ship DALEELA sailed from DP World Limassol last Sunday, on its first round-trip to Greece, officially launching a ferry link, which aims to boost Cyprus’ connectivity with mainland Europe
The President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, the Deputy Minister of Shipping Vassilis Demetriades, the Minister of Transport, Works and Communications Yiannis Karousos, the Limassol Mayor Nikos Nicolaides, among other officials, were in attendance at the inauguration ceremony at DP World Limassol Terminal.
The ferry link, which has been reinstated after 21 years, will carry out 22 return trips from Limassol to Piraeus between June and September 2022 and will be departing from and arriving at the Cruise Terminal operated by DP World Limassol. The service is operated by Scandro Holding, which won an international tender to reintroduce a sea link as an alternative to air travel. Intake of the vessel is 400 pax and 100 cars, or 20 trucks. Crossing time is 30 hours.
Politically, the service is of huge significance. President Anastasiades said: “At last, the umbilical cord through shipping that connected Cyprus with Greece, is being re-established in a more efficient way, with more modern ships, but also with the most important aspect, which was to offer this to the citizens who wanted this. This is down to the persistent efforts of the government. Running a ferry is not always a profitable private enterprise and that was why the state stepped in to make it a reality.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SndOHnPlnBI
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