Ministry of Mercantile Marine

The Greek coast guard officers tracked down 45 out of 50 undocumented migrants of whom the Greek authorities were in search for on Saturday morning on the Greek island Lesvos. The investigation however is still underway in order to...

Striking seamen are expected to bring serious disruption to coastal shipping in Greece Monday morning, after the Panhellenic Seamen’s Federation (PNO) called a series of 48-hour actions, this one timed to coincide with Parliament's multi-bill vote. The PNO rejects clauses in the multi-bill that...

The Minister of Mercantile Marine–Miltiadis Varvitsiotis--presented the new regulation for circulation tax on pleasure crafts comparing it to road tax. While justifying this amendment in front of the Parliament he spoke of revenue stimulation and restoration of social justice. Responding...

The Greek Ministry of Mercantile Marine showed the operational diligence of the Greek Coast Guard to the Troika representative, and the European Border Guard. With a video shot mostly in Lesbos, the Minister of Mercantile Marine Mr. Miltiades Varvitsiotis wanted to...

The Greek government is denying a report that Minister of Mercantile Marine, Aegean and Island Policy, Kostis Mousouroulis told some 70 representatives of the Greek shipping industry that  envoys of the country's international lenders wanted 23 islands with fewer...

Due to constant investments, which have drastically reduced the average "life expectancy" of Greek ships, the merchant fleet has increased its transport efficiency, exceeding 264 million tons (dwt). For this reason, Greek shipping has been included among the most effective...