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China’s COSCO Plans to Make Piraeus the Largest Port in Europe
China’s Cosco Group shipping giant plans to invest around $1 billion in Greece’s Port of Piraeus to help turn the ancient harbor into a main entry point for Chinese exports to Europe. The new...
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The Greek Tragedy of Christina Onassis: The Short Life of an Unhappy Heiress
On a warm South American night 31 years ago, on November 19, 1988, Christina Onassis, the golden heiress of the Onassis shipping fortune, died in a friend’s house in Argentina at the age of 38. The...
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Greek Authorities Rescue Crew of Liberia-Flagged Vessel Adrift off Sagri, Lesvos
Greece’s Coast Guard have saved all the crewmembers of a Liberia-flagged vessel that was floating completely adrift between the islands of Lesvos and Skyros in the Aegean Sea. The ship was spotted off...
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Greek Sailor Kidnapped by Pirates Returns Home
A Greek sailor who was kidnapped by pirates off the Western African Republic of Togo 40 days ago, emotionally reunited with his family on Saturday night when he arrived at Athens Eleftherios Venizelos...
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Turkish Coast Guard Harasses Greek Fishermen Off Islets of Imia (video)
A video showing two Turkish Coast Guard vessels harassing a Greek fishing boat near the Greek islet of Imia was released by the Greek television station Open on Wednesday evening, showing only one of...
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Dramatic Rescue of Sailboat Caught in Storm Near Athens
The Greek Coast Guard rescued four people on board a sailboat which had been caught in rough seas and winds of 8 to 9 Beaufort off the island of Kea, south of Athens on Monday. The authorities were on...
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New Video Emerges of Turkish Harassment of Greek Fishing Boat
A new video emerged on Wednesday of a confrontation between the Turkish Coast Guard and Greek fishermen near the islet of Imia, whose sovereignty is disputed by Ankara. In the video, Turkish officers...
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Key Players in Shipping Industry to Gather in Athens for Capital Link Forum
Panel discussion at the 2019 Capital Link Forum held in Athens Key players in the shipping industry, including influential members of the financial community such as commercial and investment bankers,...
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Athens to Reintroduce Ferry Connection Between Greece and Cyprus
The Greek authorities have recently given the green light for the reintroduction of a ferry connection between mainland Greece and Cyprus, a line that has stopped operating since 2000. The decision to...
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Greek Passenger Ferries to Resume Nationwide Service May 18
In one more sign of the country returning to normalcy, passenger ferry service will resume throughout Greece on Monday, May 18. However, new guidelines include requiring passengers to wear face masks...
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Turkish Coast Guard Harasses Greek Fishermen in New Video
Two Turkish Coast Guard vessels harassed a Greek fishing boat off the island of Oinousses, near Chios in the eastern Aegean in the most recent incident of its kind, apparently occurring on Thursday...
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Piraeus Becomes Top Container Port in Entire Mediterranean
File Photo Greece’s port of Piraeus has now become the Mediterranean’s top container-handling port, it was reported on May 19. The port, located just outside Athens, handled the equivalent of 5.65...
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US Lifts Sanctions on Greek Tankers After Pledge to Respect Venezuelan Embargo
The US Ambassador to Athens welcomed the announcement by the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) to cooperate with the United States’ sanctions on Venezuela until there is a change in that country’s...
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Greece, Israel to Co-Produce Next Generation Navy Corvette
Photo: ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards The firms ΟΝΕΧ Νeorion Shipyards and Israel Shipyards Ltd have signed an agreement on the co-production of the “Themistocles” corvette ship, the Syros Island-based...
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Turkish Fishing Trawlers Spotted Off Mykonos
At least three Turkish trawlers were spotted fishing just a couple of nautical miles off the coast of Mykonos, in the central Aegean, on Sunday. A camera belonging to Mykonoslive.tv caught the Turkish...
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July 25, 1893: Corinth Canal Inaugurated in Greece
July 25, 1893, marks the day of the inauguration of the Corinth Canal, one of the most important infrastructure works of the modern Greek State that changed maritime activity. Also known as the...
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Shipowner Panagiotis Laimos Passes Away at 88
Shipowner Panagiotis Laimos passed away at the age of 88, after being hospitalized at Evangelismos Hospital in Athens. His funeral took place on Friday at the First Cemetery of Athens, among a very...
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MSC Cruises Restarts Cruises with Three Greek Port Destinations
Photo: Youtube MSC Cruises on Friday announced the restart of its sea cruises in the Mediterranean from August 22, with the operation of two out of its 17 sea cruise vessels, adding three Greek ports...
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Greek Sailor Dead in Fire on Cargo Ship in the Arabian Sea
Photo: Alf van Beem/Wikimedia Commons A 55-year old Greek sailor died and another member of the crew was injured during a fire on a Greek-flagged cargo ship on Wednesday in the Arabian Sea. The fire...
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Dramatic Scenes as Greek Ferry Saves 4-Year-Old Adrift at Sea
Credit: Petros Kritsonis/Facebook A passing Greek ferry rescued a small child that was floating adrift in the open sea near the port of Rio, east of the city of Patras, on Monday. “She was in a state...
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