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Greece
Greece Vows to Reopen Corinth Canal After Landslides
Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the Corinth Canal, which has remained closed since mid-January due to landslides.
Greek News
Port Cities of Mumbai, India and Piraeus, Greece Mull Closer Cooperation
The major port cities of Mumbai in India and Piraeus in Greece are looking for ways to improve cooperation.
Greek News
The Great Greek Benefactor Stavros Niarchos
Stavros Niarchos, the great Greek benefactor, passed away on this day 25 years ago, leaving a foundation that continues his philanthropy
Africa
“Ever Given” Refloated as 16 Greek-Owned Vessels Stuck at Suez Canal
The huge container ship “Ever Given” that has been wedged in the Suez Canal for six days has reportedly been refloated on Monday.
Greek News
How Onassis Got Rich When the Suez Canal Was Blocked in the ’50s
The Suez Canal remains blocked by the container ship Ever Given, but it's not the first time a crisis has occurred at the waterway.
Business
Greek Shipping Remains Number One in the World
Greece remains the world's largest ship-owning nation, according to new report by the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) released on Wednesday.
Greek News
Fireships: How Greece’s Daring Sailors Fought the Turkish Fleet
The fireships were a weapon of necessity used by the skilled sailors of the Greek navy to a devastating, asymmetric effect during the Greek War of Independence.
Diaspora
The Greek Sailor from Hydra Who Became War Hero in Argentina
As a Hydriot, I had been raised on a pantheon of grizzled war heroes — Miaoulis, Koudouriotis, et al—with a focus on their virtues rather than their vices, but I was only vaguely aware that Hydra also exported naval...
Charity
Greek Shipowner Donates Entire Wealth to the Armed Forces
A Greek shipowner and World War II veteran donated his entire wealth to the Greek armed forces earlier this week. Iakovos Tsounis, 97, donated 23 million euros and 60 landing craft, declaring that he wants to leave life as he...
Greek News
Hydra and the World’s Oldest Merchant Marine Academy
Rising, almost vertically from Hydra’s pier, there is a stately mansion housing the world’s oldest continuously operating merchant marine academy. Sailing and shipping, after all, is a knowledge business. For millennia Aegean islanders have plied the seas seeking the fortune...
Greek News
Greece’s Beloved Hydrofoil Ships Soon to Retire
Greece's beloved hydrofoil vessels, better known in the country as ''flying dolphins,'' will no longer be actively used by Hellenic Seaways. The news was recently made public by the Hellenic Seaways company, which operates sea routes between Athens and the...
Greek News
Greece’s Beloved Hydrofoil Fleet Set to Retire
Greece's beloved hydrofoil vessels, better known in the country as ''flying dolphins,'' will no longer be actively used by Hellenic Seaways. The news was recently made public by the Hellenic Seaways company, which operates sea routes between Athens and the...
Cyprus
Prospective Greece-Cyprus Ferry Service Receives No Bidders
There is no interest in reviving a Greece-Cyprus ferry service at the present time, despite some initial statements on behalf of several companies when the idea was floated in February of 2020, according to a statement issued on Friday...
Business
Greek Shipowners Place Orders for 85 New Vessels
Greek shipowners have placed orders for 85 new vessels in the past year, according to an encouraging report released today by the Union of Greek Shipowners. These mavens of the shipping industry have invested more than $9 billion recently in...
Greece
Four Dead After Greek Tanker Collides with Turkish Fishing Boat
At least four Turkish fishermen were reported killed after a Greek tanker collided with their boat about 15km (9 miles) off the coast of Turkey’s Adana province on Wednesday.
According to Turkish media reports, the fishing boat "Polatbey" was lying...