Thursday, November 29, 2012
Minister of Shipping and the Aegean, Kostis Mousouroulis, concluded an official visit to London, where he had a series of meetings aiming to promote Greek shipping. On November 27, Mousouroulis addressed an event in honour of the Secretary General Emeritus of International Maritime Organisation (IMO), Admiral (H.C.G.) Efthimios Mitropoulos, who was presented with the International Maritime Prize 2012.
He later met with the current IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu, with whom he discussed issues such as shipping safety, piracy and carbon emissions.
On November 28, the minister had a meeting with members of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee in London, inviting them to invest in Greece, not only in shipping but also in other sectors. He also briefed them on the ministry’s efforts to reduce red tape and to also minimise, simplify and computerise the processes for registering a vessel under the Greek flag.Mousouroulis also held a meeting with the British Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, Stephen Hammond, and discussed matters of mutual concern. Speaking to the media, Mousouroulis referred to Greek shipping as a lever for economic growth that can play a crucial part in overcoming the economic crisis in Greece.
