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Fireships: How Greece’s Daring Sailors Destroyed 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.
Diplomacy
Ukraine Says Five Greek Shipping Firms Placed on Sanctions List
Five Greek shipping firms have been placed on a list compiled by the National Committee for War and Sanctions for allegedly continuing to cooperate with Russia despite the ongoing war in Ukraine and the levying of Western sanctions.
The five...
Greek News
Europe’s Largest Shipbuilder to Produce Warships in Greece
Elefsis Shipyards in Greece signed a memorandum with Italian shipbuilders Fincantieri for the production and maintenace of three warships.
Greece
Christina Onassis: The Short Life of an Unhappy Heiress
Christina Onassis, the golden heiress of the Onassis shipping fortune, died in 1988 in a friend's house in Argentina at the age of 38.
Greek News
Greek Tankers Seized by Iran Released After Almost 6 Months
Two Greek-flagged tankers that were seized by Iran in May 2022 were released on Wednesday and are on their way to the port of Piraeus in Greece.
After almost six months of negotiations between Athens and Tehran, "Prudent Warrior" and...
Business
Greece Cancels Alexandroupolis Port Sale
On Monday, Greece announced it is canceling the tender for the privatization of the port of Alexandroupolis due to its elevated geostrategic importance.
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the port in northern Greece near the border of Turkey will remain...
Greece
Greek Mariners Fought the Axis Powers Long Before OXI Day
Greek mariners had been saying “Oxi” (no) to the Axis powers pretty much since the start of World War Two in 1939.
On October 28, Greeks around the world celebrate Oxi Day, commemorating the Greek government’s decision to resist the...
Greek News
How Onassis Became the Richest Man in the World
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.
Economy
Greece Announces Preferred Investor For Igoumenitsa Port
On Thursday, Greece's privatizations agency named an Italian-led consortium as the preferred bidder in the sale of a majority stake in the port of Igoumenitsa, situated in the northwestern part of the country.
Italy's Grimaldi Euromed S.p.A. along with Greece's...
Greek News
First Thessaloniki-Smyrna Ferry Starts Service on Monday
On Monday, October 10th, the passenger ferry Smyrna di Levante of Levante Ferries starts its maiden voyage to Smyrna (İzmir) from Thessaloniki. This is the first time in recent memory that a ferry link from Thessaloniki to Smyrna has...
Shipping
Libra’s Lomar Shipping Acquires German Firm Carl Büttner
Lomar Shipping, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, has acquired the Bremen, Germany-based shipping firm, Carl Büttner (CB).
The acquisition of the 166-year-old shipowner and manager—known for its technical management expertise and strong maritime legacy—is Lomar's most recent step to...
Greek News
Greece’s Corinth Canal Closes Again Until Next Summer
Greek authorities announced that the first phase of the re-operation of the Corinth Canal ended on Tuesday, and the Canal has closed again until next summer, as originally planned.
The second phase of restoration will resume following the catastrophic landslides...
entertainment
The 10 Most Expensive Superyachts in the World
Rooms with the utmost comfort, multiple swimming pools, dance floors, cinema halls, bars and lounges and an endless array of amenities fit and welcome the billionaires who own the world's most expensive superyachts.
Each of these yachts is powered by...
Greece
Samina Ferry Disaster Haunts Greece More Than 20 Years Later
The disaster involving the sinking of the ferry boat Express Samina on September 26, 2000 off the coast of Paros which claimed the lives of eighty-one people still haunts Greece.
The ferry remains at the bottom of the Aegean sea...
Greek News
Alexandroupolis Port in Greece to Fall Under American Control
Greece announced on Thursday it had received two offers for the majority stake of the Alexandroupolis port, a key point of entry to Europe for arms and energy imports.
One is by Quintana, an American company with interests in the...