Greek shipping
Posidonia to advance youth participation with shipping masterclass
Posidonia, the biennial shipping fair to be held this summer on June 3-7, remains steadily committed to attracting younger generations to the shipping industry, as is evident in the launch of the Posidonia Masterclass in Shipping online course.
Airport-style slots system for ports in popular destinations
The Ministry of Shipping and Island Policy is proceeding with the reformation of the way in which the routes of Greek shipping are managed and mainly how this is done at the country's ports.
Greece at the top of luxury cruising and yachting
From 2021 and also in 2022, Greece is in the first position of operating large commercial vessels in the Mediterranean
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Greeks top of shipping orders
Greek-owned shipping companies made investments in new and used ships of the order of 27 billion dollars last year, as they invest in the renewal of the Greek-owned fleet. No other nationality made a greater investment in 2023.
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Greek cargo ship held off Tenerife after cocaine bust
Spanish authorities have found three tons of cocaine worth 180 million euros on a Greek-managed cargo ship off the Canary Islands.
Ships: Greek shipping at the top of the world
Despite all the difficulties the world economy has to face and given the fact that shipping is the real backbone of world trade and supply chains, as 90% of all goods are transported by sea, Greek shipping maintains its role in the industry, currently representing 21% of the global fleet and 59% of the European fleet, while the inflows into the Greek balance of payments from maritime transport
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Clarksons – Greek-owned fleet increases its share [tables]
The Greek-owned fleet remains the largest in the world with 5,774 ships, 410 million dwt and 242.3 million gt according to the data provided to ot.gr by the leading shipping brokerage house Clarksons. Also, the Greek-owned fleet in terms of gt constitutes 16.5% of the world fleet, while ten years ago it accounted for 13.6%.
Shipping frets over fuel rules
The shipping industry appears particularly concerned with the new regulations whose introduction the International Maritime Organization is considering ahead of reaching the target of zero-carbon fuel by 2050, the 11th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum heard on Thursday in Athens.
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New monument honours Greek shipping, great Greek sailors
It was Greece's sailors who gave their lives so that Greek shipping could become known globally and take a predominant position. From the simple sailor to the captain these heroes managed to tame and conquer the seas.
The great Greek poet and sea-lover Odysseas Elytis wrote:
Piraeus losing ground as international shipping center
Piraeus has been knocked out of the list of top ten international shipping centers, where it had occupied tenth place for the previous three years, according to the 2018 International Shipping Center Development Index (ISCD) report, which is compiled by the Baltic Exchange and Xinhua news agency.