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Two Ferries with 3,000 Refugees on Board to Dock at Piraeus Port

Two ferries from Mytilene and Chios carrying 3,000 refugees are expected to arrive at Piraeus port on Friday after the Pan-Hellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) suspended its strike. "Tera jet" ferry departed from the port of Mytilene at 8 am with 1,740 refugees on...

Three Ferries Carrying 6,000 Refugees Dock at Piraeus Port

Three ferries with approximately 6,000 refugees on board from Chios and Mytilene arrived early on Wednesday at Piraeus port. "Blue Star Patmos" carried 1,997 refugees, "Eleftherios Venizelos" another 2,457 and "Ariadni" 1,503. Meanwhile, 873 migrants have been rescued by the Coast...

Greek President Sends 'Warmest' Message to Mark China's National Day

The President of the Hellenic Republic Prokopis Pavlopoulos sent a message to the Chinese people on Saturday to mark the 66th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, urging for further promotion of mutually beneficial cooperation...

New Deal for Piraeus Port Ahead of Privatization to Include Rent Raise

A new contract between the Piraeus Port and the Greek state will include an increase in the annual cost of the lease, from 2% of total annual revenue at present to 3.5% of annual revenue, ANA-MPA sources said on...

Greek Ferry Rescues 61 Refugees off Chios and Lesvos Islands

Passenger ferry Blue Star 1 along with a Hellenic Coast Guard boat rescued 61 refugees between Chios and Lesvos islands. According to the coast guard, Blue Star 1 and a coast guard patrol boat received a signal about people at...

The Great Greek Summer Escape

Greeks will be leaving their cities for vacation over the weekend, on the occasion of the Dormition of Virgin Mary on August 15. They are expected to travel via boat, train, bus and airplane, with occupancy levels reaching 80% to 100%. From Friday...

Tenders for Greece's Two Main Ports to be Announced Soon

The Greek government and the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) will announce the dates for the tenders of Greece's two main ports in the next two weeks. According to Greek government sources, the country’s privatization agency will soon...

2,000 Migrants Travel by Ferry from Mytilene to Piraeus

Around 2,000 migrants and refugees arrived at the Piraeus port on Sunday morning, June 14, with ferries from the Greek island of Mytilene. The migrants and refugees who mainly originated from Syria were trapped at the port of Mytilene and...

Ancient Shipwrecks and Secrets Revealed at the Greek Museum of Underwater Antiquities

“Paul Valery would have no objection about this museum.” This was the first thing that was said after the presentation of the Greek Museum of Underwater Antiquities, a unique international museum which will be housed in the Silos building...

Police End Hostage Situation in Greek Ship Traveling to Piraeus

The passengers on the Greek ship KRITI II witnessed a terrifying experience when a women was held hostage by a man in the ship’s café area. According to the passengers, the man suddenly started yelling and causing problems. Before anyone...