Kalamata Seaplane Port Gets Green Light

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Photo source: Kalamata Municipality Construction of a seaplane port in the town of Kalamata is set to begin after local government and relevant ministries approved licensing, Hellenic Seaplanes announced this week. Once completed, the Kalamata port will be connected with a wider waterway network linking the Greek islands through seaplane transport. The project

Greek Gov’t Paves Way for Seaplane Operations with Amendment

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Photo source: @Hellenic Seaplanes S.A. Deputy Transport Minister Michalis Papadopoulos recently tabled an amendment in Greek parliament paving the way for fast-track procedures, which will simplify licensing for the creation of an ambitious network of waterways across the country. According to the amendment to a transport bill to be discussed this week, waterway managing

Greece Seaplane Operations Set Sights on 2022

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Photo source: @Hellenic Seaplanes After years of delays, Hellenic Seaplanes, a key investor in the development of Greece’s first waterway network, announced that the first flights are scheduled to kick off in 2022. The company said this week that it was moving full speed ahead with “key synergies” and deals to get the planes off […]

Waterways for Five Evia Ports in the Pipeline

By admin 18 Ιουνίου 2021 No comment

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Photo source: @Hellenic Seaplanes Licensing procedures for five waterway ports on the island of Evia are underway, Hellenic Seaplanes recently announced. More specifically, the Evia ports of Halkida, Edipso, Kymi, Karystos and Aliveri are in the running for permits which will pave the way for the creation of waterway connections. The licensing procedures are being […]

Ios Island Waterway Permit for Seaplane Flights a Done Deal

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The Greek island of Ios is moving ahead with the creation of its own waterway after the finalization of the licensing process by Deputy Transport Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis. The permit has been granted to the Municipal Port Authority which has named Water Airports (Ellinika Ydatodromia) as the concessionaire for the project. The South Aegean Region […]

Greek Port Town Volos Gets Waterway License

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View of Volos Port. The Central Greece port town of Volos will soon be getting its own waterway after its port authority was granted a relevant license, according to a joint ministerial decision published in the Government Gazette this week. Managing company Hellenic Seaplanes said it has plans to link Volos with seaplane ports at the Sporades […]

Halkidiki’s Miraggio Greece’s First Resort With its Own Waterway

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Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort, Halkidiki The 5-star Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort in Halkidiki, northern Greece, is the country’s first resort to get authority approval of a waterway investment, an initiative of its mother company Med Sea Ηealth SA, to be implemented by Water Airports. The project will launch waterway/seaplane operations in the area of Kanistro […]

Greek Authorities Approve Halkidiki Waterway

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Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort, Halkidiki A waterway in Halkidiki, northern Greece, that will cater to seaplane transport was approved this week by the Greek Navy, the Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority and the shipping ministry. More specifically, Greek authorities approved a waterway to be constructed at the Miraggio Thermal Spa Resort in the area of Kanistro […]

Greece Aiming for 150 Waterways in Five Years

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Photo source: Greek Water Airports Greece is moving swiftly ahead with the licensing and construction of 150 waterways, which it hopes to have up and running across the country in the next five years, investors and government officials said this week. Investors in the project are aiming to set up the largest seaplane network in […]

Patra Waterway Concession Deal Finalized

By admin 14 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: patrasport.gr The port city of Patra is one step closer to getting its own waterway after the finalization of a 12-year concession deal between the city’s port authority and Patra Port Waterway made up of Water Airports SA and Hellenic Seaplanes. Under the deal, the Patra Port Authority grants Patra Port Waterway the right […]