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

By admin 5 Απριλίου 2021 No comment

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

By admin 31 Μαρτίου 2021 No comment

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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 to Release Extra Covid-19 Aid for Coastal Shipping

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Photo Source: GTP Greece’s passenger shipping sector is set to receive extra funds to address the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis on Monday announced that the ministry had secured 12 million euros in funds to be channelled into Greek shipping companies active in coastal transport. The minister underlined the crucial role of

Greece Aiming for 150 Waterways in Five Years

By admin 20 Ιανουαρίου 2021 No comment

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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 […]

More Buses Soon on Athens Streets to Ease Crowding

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Photo: GTP In efforts to ease crowding on public transport due to Covid-19, the Greek transport ministry announced this week that it would be releasing 100 new KTEL intercity buses into circulation earlier than initially announced. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis had announced that 500 new buses would be in operation in Athens at the beginning […]

First-time Run for Thessaloniki Metro, Inspection of New Buses

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Thessaloniki welcomed a metro test run and 18 new buses on Wednesday aimed at upgrading urban transport in Greece’s second largest city. Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis was the first passenger to ‘travel’ on board the Thessaloniki metro currently under construction. Karamanlis boarded at the Pylea depot and together with metro authorities tested the four-car high […]

Greece’s KTEL Intercity Bus Services to Get Digital Upgrade

By admin 20 Ιουλίου 2020 No comment

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As part of an ongoing overhaul, Greece’s intercity bus service – known as KTEL – announced this week that 74 of its units will be eligible for funding to go towards the digital upgrade of information and ticketing services. Budgeted at 24.2 million euros – 14.5 million euros of which will be covered by the […]

Thessaloniki Metro Set for 2023 Opening

By admin 5 Ιουνίου 2020 No comment

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Thessaloniki Mayor Konstantinos Zervas visited the metro construction site. Photo Source: Municipality of Thessaloniki Thessaloniki’s highly anticipated metro is set to begin routes in 2023, the northern port city’s mayor, Konstantinos Zervos said this week of the project that has faced repeated delays. The city’s mayor said the metro – initially scheduled to open

Ionian Island Waterway Network Operation Deferred to 2021

By admin 6 Απριλίου 2020 No comment

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Photo source: Water Airports SA The operation of the first waterway network in Greece, set to link the Ionian islands, has been deferred to 2021 due to the effects on tourism of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, according to key project investor Water Airports SA. “By the looks of things, seaplanes will not be flying over […]