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Greece’s Port of Piraeus Ranked 7th Largest in Europe
Piraeus port is expected to move even higher in 2018-2019’s rankings with the completion of Pier III. Piraeus has been ranked 7th biggest among Europe’s 20 largest ports in 2017, according to new study...
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China Complains over Picketing at Piraeus Port
Cosco vessel at Piraeus, February 2018 (archive) Picketing of a Chinese-run cargo terminal at Piraeus this week, has sparked diplomatic tensions between Athens and Beijing. Greek media reports on...
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Shipping World Gathers in Athens for Capital Link’s Forum
More than 1200 shipping company executives, investors, analysts, financiers attended the “Capital Link’s 6th Biennial Analyst & Investor Day Shipping Forum” that took place in Athens earlier in...
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Legendary Onassis Yacht Docks at Greece’s Piraeus Port (video)
The legendary 99-meter yacht Christina O that belonged to Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis has docked at Piraeus Port as a stop on a Mediterranean cruise. The yacht owes its fame to the great...
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Ferry Service Connects Greece’s Thessaloniki with Cyclades, Crete
For the first time in ten years, a ferry service was launched on Saturday connecting Thessaloniki, in northern Greece with the Aegean islands and Crete. The route, operated by ferry company Seajets,...
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Stavros Niarchos: The Greek Shipping Tycoon and His Enduring Legacy
Stavros Niarchos, 3 July 1909 – 16 April 1996, was a self-made businessman of immense wealth with an exceptional ability to make money. After his death, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has become a...
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Top 4 Direct Foreign Investments in Greece for 2018
With the end of the third bailout program in August, foreign investments in Greece will continue stronger for the next years as the economic outlook appears more promising than in the crisis years. In...
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Greek Shipowner Gerasimos Agoudimos Dies at 76
Greek shipowner Gerasimos Agoudimos has died in Lugano, Switzerland at the age of 76, his family has announced. Agoudimos came from a shipping family of the Greek island of Kefalonia. He started his...
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Greek Ferry Strike Rumbles on Until Friday
(File photo) Greece will be left with operating ferries until Friday as a maritime union extends Wednesday’s strike action for another 24 hours. The decision was announced by the Greek seamen’s union...
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Armada of Luxury Ships Descends Upon Greece’s Nafplio (video)
It is not everyday you see an armada of luxury yachts from all over Europe descend upon one city, but Nafplio in the Peloponnese is hosting dozens of vessels for the rich and famous ahead of a...
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Greece’s Port of Piraeus Ranked 7th Largest in Europe
Piraeus port is expected to move even higher in 2018-2019’s rankings with the completion of Pier III. Piraeus has been ranked 7th biggest among Europe’s 20 largest ports in 2017, according to new study...
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China Complains over Picketing at Piraeus Port
Cosco vessel at Piraeus, February 2018 (archive) Picketing of a Chinese-run cargo terminal at Piraeus this week, has sparked diplomatic tensions between Athens and Beijing. Greek media reports on...
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Shipping World Gathers in Athens for Capital Link’s Forum
More than 1200 shipping company executives, investors, analysts, financiers attended the “Capital Link’s 6th Biennial Analyst & Investor Day Shipping Forum” that took place in Athens earlier in...
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Legendary Onassis Yacht Docks at Greece’s Piraeus Port (video)
The legendary 99-meter yacht Christina O that belonged to Greek shipping tycoon Aristotle Onassis has docked at Piraeus Port as a stop on a Mediterranean cruise. The yacht owes its fame to the great...
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Ferry Service Connects Greece’s Thessaloniki with Cyclades, Crete
For the first time in ten years, a ferry service was launched on Saturday connecting Thessaloniki, in northern Greece with the Aegean islands and Crete. The route, operated by ferry company Seajets,...
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Stavros Niarchos: The Greek Shipping Tycoon and His Enduring Legacy
Stavros Niarchos, 3 July 1909 – 16 April 1996, was a self-made businessman of immense wealth with an exceptional ability to make money. After his death, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has become a...
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Top 4 Direct Foreign Investments in Greece for 2018
With the end of the third bailout program in August, foreign investments in Greece will continue stronger for the next years as the economic outlook appears more promising than in the crisis years. In...
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China’s Cosco Reports US$13.6m Profit from Greece’s Piraeus Terminal
Chinese giant Cosco reported profits for the first half of 2018 in excess of US$13 million from Greece’s Piraeus Terminal, where the group has a controlling stake. Due to the appreciation of the euro,...
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The Greek Ferry’s Fire Still Burning (photos)
The fire fighters in the port of Piraeus are still struggling to completely extinguish a fire that started in the early hours of Wednesday local time, forcing the vessel El Venizelos to be evacuated....
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Greek Seamen Confirm 24-Hour Strike on Monday
The Greek seamen’s union federation PNO, has announced a 24-hour nationwide strike for all Greek ferry crews on Monday, with a prospect to further escalate action. The decision was reached during a...
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