Mediterranean Shipping Company

MSC Cruises announced on Wednesday it will have six different ships calling to Greek shores making over 400 calls to nine different island and mainland destinations around the country, from as early as this month, marking the start of year-round operation.

Titanium rods and high-tech lathes, which are raw materials that can have civilian, commercial, but also military use, have been seized by customs officers at the port of Piraeus. They were loaded at the port of Shanghai in China and, according to information from a foreign agency that reached the Money Laundering Authority, were destined for Iran.

The ship MSC Gayane at the Port of Philadelphia, US. Photo:US Customs & Border Protection

The US Department of Justice said Penda pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possession of cocaine, with intent to distribute it, on a vessel under US jurisdiction.

One of the biggest containers ships in the world, the MSC Istanbul, arrived at the port of Piraeus on Thursday.

The vessel, which belongs to one of the port’s biggest customers, Mediterranean Shipping Company SA of Geneva, was built in 2015 and can transport … 16,652 containers!

The appearance marked the first time it docked in Piraeus.