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Greek Shipowners Rule Global LNG Carrier Market

Greek shipowners control more than 22% of the global liquid natural gas (LNG) carrier fleet in deadweight tonnage terms, says a new report from the consultancy firm VesselsValue. The report says that the Greek-owned fleet consists of 135 LNG tankers,...

Melina Travlos Becomes First Female Leader of Greek Shipowners

Melina Travlos became on Thursday the first female president of the powerful Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) in its 106-year history. Travlos, who runs vehicle carrier owner and operator Neptune Lines as well as a dry bulk outfit, Neptune Dry...

Greek Shipping Remains Number One in the World

Greece remains the world's largest ship-owning nation, according to new report by the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) released on Wednesday.

Greek Shipping Dominates World Despite Covid-19 Pandemic

Despite the coronavirus crisis that has affected the entire world, Greece remains among the top five ship-owning nations -- along with China, Japan, Singapore and Hong Kong -- with Greek ship owners controlling 20.67 percent of global shipping capacity...

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 regime. "I greatly appreciate the latest statements and...

Greece's Shipping Dominates in Europe, in High Demand Worldwide

Greek shipping dominates in the European Union with 53 percent of vessels belonging to Greek tycoons, while at the same time Greek ships account for 21 percent of the global fleet, according to Naftemporiki newspaper. The figures come from the...

Greek Shipowners On Alert After Oman Tanker Attacks

Greek shipowners, who control close to 25 percent of the world tanker fleet, are on alert following the attacks on two tankers belonging to Japanese and Norwegian firms in the Gulf of Oman earlier in the week. One in five...

Fifteen Greeks Among Lloyd's Top 100 Influential People in Shipping

Fifteen Greeks are included in this year's top 100 most influential people in global shipping, according to the 2018 Lloyd's List. Greeks also have the largest number of individuals on the list per nation; next are the Chinese shipowners,...

Two of the Top 10 Greek Shipping Magnates are Women

Angeliki Frangou Two Greek women, Angeliki Frangou and Despina Panagiotou Theodosiou, are among the top ten women in the shipping industry for 2017, according to the annual Lloyd's List. Angeliki Frangou, ranked 3rd, is head of the Navios shipping group. After...

Seven Greek Shipowners at Top of Lloyd's International List

Greek shipping continues to be at the top of the world, despite the economic crisis that continues to plague Greece. According to Lloyd's List, Greek shipowners control about 20% of the world's dead tonnage weight (DWT) capacity with 4,600 vessels....