Greece’s shipping minister met with the International Group of P&I Clubs in London as part of his efforts to lure UK-based firms.

Panagiotis Kouroublis, shipping minister of Greece, outlined his plan to bolster the maritime cluster of Piraeus to International Group chairman Hugo Wynn-Williams and other P&I executives.

The ministry said in an announcement that Kouroublis asked Wynn-Williams to evaluate the potential upgrade of the Piraeus shipping insurance market and discuss it with other members.