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The new Director of the Port of Durres (Andrea Shllaku) was caught with violations by the Albanian Supreme Audit Institution, he will manage 30 million Euros per year!

2026-11-11 10:59:00Investigim SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
The new Director of the Port of Durres (Andrea Shllaku) was caught with
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A voluminous report of more than 300 pages has severely tarnished the Durrës Port Authority, a state institution that manages a budget of 30 million euros per year. The Supreme State Audit Office has found a multitude of violations, ranging from the remuneration of undeserved employees, the remuneration of members of the Supervisory Council, tenders, rental contracts or even the transfer of assets to private parties without receiving financial compensation. 

In short, a file worthy of the Special Prosecution Office, with serious abuses of office, to the extent that the audit found that 60 APD employees have abused their office, while further investigations are needed to determine the exact damage. The report speaks of considerable financial damage to the state budget, while what stands out is that Albania's largest port, which was supposed to be the image of the state itself, has been reduced to nothing. 

The auditors of the Albanian Supreme Audit Office have checked the period 2021-2024, where it is clear that the abuse came from the "head" and not from the employees, as for the former director of the APD, Pirro Vengu, the report recommends immediate dismissal from office. In fact, in many cases of tenders or contracts, Vengu has been found "guilty", but his catapult initially to the Ministry of Defense and then taking the mandate of the deputy, have so far "protected" him. 

The new Director of the Port of Durres (Andrea Shllaku) was caught with
Facsimile: Report of the High State Control at the Durrës Port Authority, where 60 employees were found to have violated 

The scandal deepens further because one of Pirro Vengu's most trusted people, the former director of the Operational Division, Andrea Shllaku, has been appointed as Executive Director in recent days. Shllaku has been one of Pirro Vengu's most trusted people, and even after his removal from office, he appointed him Deputy Minister of Defense. 

However, the name of the new director of the Port of Durres, Andrea Shllaku, is found on many pages of the report of the Supreme State Audit, finding him with serious violations. So much so that the Supreme State Audit itself recommended the measure of warning for dismissal from duty, if he were to still work in Durres. 

The doubts are that, how is it possible that a person caught unawares with violations, especially the former director's trusted man caught with numerous abuses, can be appointed executive director?! If you abused the first time, now that you have taken the "reins" of the entire Port of Durres, what are you going to do? 

Currently, the APD has a check of 30 million euros, while audits over the years have revealed serious facts of abuse of office, so much so that there have been dozens of criminal proceedings. It seems that Vengu and Shllaku's strong connections are keeping them away from the doors of law enforcement bodies so far, as the new director also has a wife employed in the Council of Ministers. 

The new Director of the Port of Durres (Andrea Shllaku) was caught with
Facsimile: The KLSH report that found a multitude of violations at the Port of Durres 

It seems that appointing these people to key state positions has become fashionable, while recommendations, audits, or even investigations do not even impress state leaders. How can a person who is under investigation, caught with violations, or recommended for dismissal be appointed to a key position? 

If this is done, then "the fish rots from the head", where those directors who are appointed are totally dependent on the heads of state. Moreover, the Port of Durres has reached a dead end, because buildings are being built on the current territory and the new port in Porto Romano has been delayed and delayed. 

Documents investigated by Vox News show serious abuses in the APD, with damages amounting to tens of millions of euros. "Missing revenues in the amount of 838,818 thousand" says the report, an amount of 8.5 million euros. It further follows that the same authority has not collected obligations in the amount of 3.5 million euros. 

"The extremely low level of investment realization is an indicator that shows that the Durrës Port Authority is not performing at the expected levels. The approval of the employee bonus fund, in the total value of 140 million lek for the period 2021-2024, was unfair," the report says. 

He further adds that in 9 procurement procedures out of 23 audited, deficiencies were found. In fact, the firms that have won tens of millions of euros did not meet all the qualification requirements. All these violations occurred when the Port of Durres was headed by Pirro Vengu and Andrea Shllaku. Vengu is now a member of parliament and Shllaku has been reappointed as Executive Director. Will the same abuses continue?!

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