A working meeting between the management of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) and the senior management of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) S.A. – COSCO SHIPPING was held on Monday.
The meeting was prompted by a recent amendment to PPA’s articles of association, which expands its investment role. The PCCI identified the development of Piraeus and the strengthening of local entrepreneurship as immediate and non-negotiable priorities.
PPA was represented by Deputy CEO Angelos Karakostas and Athanasios Karlis, Deputy Head of Marketing and Quality Control. The PCCI delegation included President Vassilis Korkidis, the entire Executive Committee and members of its Board of Directors. Those attending included First Vice-President Dimitrios Mathios, Secretary-General Maria-Anna Velli, Financial Supervisor Konstantinos Papadias, Business Advisory Support Officer Nikolaos Mavrikos and Manufacturing Section President Konstantinos Koronakis. Board members Nikolaos Vernikos, Stavros Theodoropoulos, Konstantinos Gargaropoulos, Nikolaos Kottakis, Filippos Kostopoulos, Ioannis Paraskevakos, Ioannis Polychronopoulos and Nikolaos Tountas also took part.
PCCI President Vassilis Korkidis set the framework for the discussions, focusing exclusively on the domestic market and asking whether the new investment prospects would also benefit Piraeus. The Chamber, he stressed, wanted a clear understanding of what would directly concern the port and the city.
In response, Angelos…
