The Thessaloniki-Smyrna ferry connection starts at the beginning of June

At the beginning of June the ferry connection of Thessaloniki with Smyrnainaugurating the “friendship line” between Greece and Turkey.
The relevant announcement was made by Deputy Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Costas Katsafados, talking on TV100.

“It was a request despite many years the ferry connection of Thessaloniki and Smyrna. It is very rightly called a line of friendship, but at the same time it will manage to strengthen the co-capital in terms of tourism, as well as will help it in the field of product handling and transport. At the moment we are pleased to announce that this line will start operating around the beginning of June “, noted Mr. Katsadafos.

Referring to benefits which brings in Thessaloniki its ferry connection with Smyrna, the Undersecretary noted that “it will be a line that will upgrade Thessaloniki and strengthen its commercial traffic.” “It will be a modern ship, passenger and car ferry. It will transport a lot of trucks, because the area outside Izmir is a factory area for Turkey and all the handling of the products, which took place through Istanbul, will now be done by ferry. “This is also a positive environmental footprint,” said Mr. Katsafados.

The company that apparently received the green light to take over interface of the two areas, is the Levante Ferries. “The frequency of the itineraries and the other details have entered into a programmatic discussion. At the moment, works are being carried out in the port of Thessaloniki to form the space where the specific ship will moor. There must be a Schengen gate, because there are other security issues, which will arise from the operation of the line “said the Deputy Minister of Shipping and estimated that” everything will be ready at the end of May, so that the ship will be launched in early June ».

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