Shipping
Business
Ivan Savvidis Buys the Port of Volos in Greece
Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis is set to buy Volos Port Authority through his Thessaloniki Port Authority company. His company has been chosen as the favored investor for 67 percent of the Volos Port Authority shares.
How will Ivan Savvidis purchase...
Business
Deal Struck for First Dedicated LNG Facility in the US Gulf Coast
A deal was struck to develop, construct, and operate the first dedicated liquefied natural gas (LNG) bunkering facility in the US Gulf Coast.
Seapath, a maritime subsidiary of Libra Group, and Pilot LNG, LLC (Pilot), a Houston-based clean energy solutions...
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...
Greece
Hydra Island, Where the Modern Greek Merchant Marine Began
Most Greeks have substantial familiarity with the graphically gorgeous island of Hydra due to the island's protagonist role in the epic struggle of the Greek War of Independence.
Most non-Greeks familiar with the island know it as a place of...
Greek News
Greece’s Piraeus Port Among World’s Top 10 Shipping Centers
The port of Piraeus in Greece has risen to eighth place among the world's largest shipping centres, according to the latest data from the Xinhua-Baltic Index.
Piraeus in the Athens metropolitan area is home to the globe's largest fleet management....
Environment
World’s First Green Methanol Container Ship Ready to Sail
The world-first green methanol container ship was christened on Thursday by the Danish shipping and logistics giant Maersk and is destined for service in the Baltic Sea.
The vessel will carry the name “Laura Maersk”, the EU Commission President Ursula...
Celebrities
Onassis’ Legendary Yacht “Christina O” Spotted Off Nafplio, Greece
Aristotle Onassis' legendary yacht "Christina O", a luxury boat has hosted some of the world's biggest celebrities in the past century, has been spotted on patrol in the Arvanitia gulf of the city of Nafplio.
The yacht has been a...
Shipping
The Superyacht Resembling a Spaceship
In an exciting development, the highly regarded British design studio Andy Waugh Yacht Design has unveiled a new idea for a catamaran called Decadence.
This concept draws inspiration from the remarkable progress made in the automotive and aeronautical industries during...
Greek News
Greek Minister Resigns Following Passenger’s Death on Ferry
A Greek minister resigned on Monday following the uproar caused by his comments following the death of a ferry passenger who was pushed by members of the crew into the water last week.
Greek Shipping and Island Policy Minister Miltiadis...
Greek News
Greek Shipper Admits Smuggling Iranian Oil, Faces $2.4M Fine
Greek tanker operator Empire Navigation pleaded guilty to charges of transporting illicit Iranian oil involving the Suez Rajan tanker. Court documents recently obtained by the Associated Press and The New York Times shed light on the extent to which...
Greek News
Ferry Strike in Greece Following Death of Passenger
Ferry crews in Greece have announced a 24-hour strike on September 13th, following a tragic incident this week at the country's main port of Piraeus. A delayed passenger lost his life after an altercation with a Blue Horizon crew...
Crime
Shock and Anger in Greece Over Passenger’s Death on Ferry
Thousands of people in Greece expressed their shock and anger over the death of a ferry passenger who was pushed by members of the crew into the water in the port of Piraeus on Tuesday evening.
Rallies were held at...
Greek News
Passenger Dead After Being Pushed to the Sea by Ferry Crew at Piraeus Port
A passenger who attempted to board a departing ferry at Piraeus died after crew members apparently pushed him off the vehicle rump on Tuesday evening.
The incident occurred as the Blue Horizon ferry was about to depart on the route...
Greek News
Shipping Is Part of Greece’s Identity
When pondering why Greeks are so involved in shipping, the answer seems obvious. A country of peninsulas and an archipelago, it is hardly a surprise that men of the Aegean have plied the waters of the Mediterranean and Black...
Environment
First Wind-Powered Cargo Ship Sets Sail
A cargo ship powered by wind set sail from China to Brazil on Monday in a real-world test of the WindWings technology.
The Pyxis Ocean, owned by Japanese firm Mitsubishi and charted by shipping firm Cargill, is powered by sail-shaped...