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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...

Oil Spill at Thessaloniki Port Alarms Greek Authorities

An oil spill from a cargo ship in the Port of Thessaloniki on Thursday has alarmed authorities who are racing against time to prevent pollution from spreading further. Although the spill is relatively small, covering an area of approximately seventy...

Cargo Ship Off Coast of Crete Breaks in Half

A cargo ship carrying metal broke in half after running aground off the coast of Crete on Tuesday, and two of its crew members have been hospitalized with hypothermia. The ship, which is called the Manassa Rose and which flies...

Small Cargo Ship Sinks in Aspropyrgos, West of Athens

A few weeks after the sinking of Agia Zoni II tanker that caused immeasurable environmental damage to the Saronic Gulf, Greek authorities are trying to deal with a new wreck at the near-by area of Aspropyrgos. The cargo ship "Elefantas"...

“Kapetan Yannis”: The Greek Shipwreck in Scotland

Since 1974, the wreck of the Greek sugar transport ship "Kapetan Yannis " (Captain John) is located in the river Clyde in Scotland between Helensburgh and Greenock. The story of the "Kaeptan Yannis" The cargo ship "Kapetan Yannis" was built in...

Ship Carrying Undeclared Weapons to Arrive in Heraklion, Crete

A Bolivian-flagged cargo ship was escorted to Heraklion port, Crete, on Tuesday night around 4:30 am after a container with an unknown quantity of undeclared weapons was discovered on board during a Greek coast guard inspection. The ship "Hadat 1" had...

Migrant Ship with Hundreds Aboard in Distress Near Greek Island of Corfu

A “Blue Sky” cargo ship with a Moldova flag, carrying aproximately 600 illegal migrants has sent a distress signal from west of Corfu, through the European frequency 112. There are initial unconfirmed reports in Greek news, that there are armed...

Ship Runs Aground off Greek Island Mykonos

Environmental inspectors with the Greek Coast Guard have been dispatched to the Greek island of Mykonos, located in the Aegean Sea, to inspect a Turkish-flagged vessel that ran aground last Friday night and which is said to contain 200...

Pirates Abduct Greek Engineer of Cargo Ship

A Greek-owned cargo vessel was attacked on Tuesday, by a dozen armed men while sailing between Nigeria and Guinea. The pirates have abducted 2 of the crew members of Marshall Islands-flagged Althea. As reported by the Greek Shipping Ministry, the two persons...

Common Venture: From the Chinese Shipyards to the Greek Seas

Cargo ship “Common Venture” is one of the many Greek ships built in China but travelling under the Greek flag. The ship belongs to Common Progress Co. and is currently anchored at the city port of Thessaloniki after having sailed...