The Treasury announces that 4 investment schemes have expressed interest in the international bidding process for the granting of the activity cruise in port Katolos & part of the old port of Patras (section 1), as well as in the central port of Kavala “Apostolos Pavlos” (Section 2).
The competition for the further development of cruise activity in the three ports consists of two sections:
- Section 1: Concession of the right to use, maintain, operate and operate the port of Katolo and sub-representation of the right to use, maintain, operate and operate a portion of the old port of Patras, within the area of the Port Authority of Patras (OLPA SA).
- Section 2: sub-representation of the right to use, maintain, operate and operate in part of the central port of Kavala “Apostolos Paul”, within the area of jurisdiction of the Kavala Port Authority (PLK SA), with a minimum duration of thirty (30).
In particular, the following shapes were interesting (in alphabetical order):
- Cruise Terminals International Ltd (Section 1).
- GPH Cruise Port Finance Ltd (Section 1 & 2).
- Lamda Marinas SA SA Tourist Ports and Utilization (Section 2).
- Cruise Consortium Terminal Investment Limited Sàrl – V Group SM SA (Section 1).
Following the evaluation of the submitted dossiers of interest, candidates who meet the default criteria will be invited to participate in the second phase of the competition in which default investors will submit their bids.
Under the terms of the competition, the prospective investment schemes were able to express interest only in one or both sections of the competition.
The further development of cruise activity in existing and new destinations is part of the policy of more efficient management of tourist flows in popular ports and the treatment of over -concentration.