Those were mentioned by the Secretary General of Transport of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Mr. Ioannis Xifaras, while addressing an online event organized by the Hellenic-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, for the presentation of e-Logistic Portal, a new digital platform organized supply chain information material.
The freight policy also envisages the improvement of infrastructure through a large pipeline of projects for the development and reorganization of the Greek railway, as well as its interconnection with the ports, worth 4 billion euros. While a new one that is being implemented, a PPP project, which will solve the chronic problem of maintenance and redevelopment of the railway, he added.
Regarding the supply chain sector, he stressed that it is a lever of competitiveness for the Greek economy, contributing 9.5% to the country's GDP, with a gross value added of 11 billion euros and noted that in the coming years its contribution will increase to 12 %. As he said, the support of the industry is a priority for the government, especially after the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis. Our goal, he added, is for Greece to become a strong logistic hub of SE Europe, and for this reason we have completed the national strategy for freight transport, having updated the National Action Chain for the supply chain, which will be approved in the coming days. from the government.
Similarly, the chairman of the Logistics Committee of the Hellenic-German Chamber, George Stamnos, who in his short speech stressed that the chamber having had fully understood the importance of digitization and organization of information through platforms, which offer access to a wealth of knowledge and easy-to-use search methods, set up the e-Logistic Portal.
