Partnership

The purpose of the company is the exploitation, management, operation and use of the port of Heraklion, as well as any space within the boundaries of its land and sea area, in a way that will be beneficial for the public interest, for the national and local economy and Port services users. The terms with which the above activities are exercised, are governed by law 2932 of 2001 (GG. 145/A ‘/27-06-2001). This legal framework allowed flexibility in the administration and generally in the decision-making process, facilitated the management of its resources, made more efficient the provision of services and more competitive its developmental planning approach.

In this context, the company seeks to transform the port of Heraklion – which is already an important economic portal of the country and, perhaps, the most important of Crete – in an important hub for maritime transport and tourism throughout the eastern Mediterranean, within the framework of the trans-European transport networks, which it recently joined.