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Shipping Min Announces Facelift for Santorini's Harbor

The harbor of Athinios on the island of Santorini, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece and worldwide, is to get a complete makeover due to damage sustained by a 62-meter pier used by ferry boats, the...

Vessel to Arrive on Lesvos to Accommodate Migrants Following Blaze at Moria Camp

As a fire raged through the Moria migrant camp on the Greek island of Lesvos Monday night, more than half of the 4,400 residents of the overcrowded camp fled the blaze, only to return on Tuesday to ashes. The large...

Greek Coast Guard Arrests Speedboat Captain Who Caused Fatal Collision (video)

Thrasyvoulos Lykourenzos, the 77-year-old captain of the speedboat that rammed a tourist boat causing the death of four people and leaving two seriously injured, was arrested late in the afternoon on Tuesday. He was taken to the Aegina Coast...

Seaplanes Routes Over Ionian Sea To Be Launched Summer 2016

The Infrastructure, Transport and Networks Ministry and the Shipping and Island Policy Ministry in cooperation with the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF) are planning to grant licenses for the construction of waterways on the islands of Paxoi, Zakynthos,...

Two Greek Ministries Disagree Over Port Authorities Privatization

The issue of the privatization of the port authorities of Piraeus and Thessaloniki has been the subject of disagreement between the ministries of finance and shipping. A senior finance ministry official said on Monday that the ministry is in favor...

Nigerian Pirates Release Greek Sailor

Greek 65-year-old chief engineer who was kidnapped by Nigerian pirates was released on Tuesday. He along with the Ukrainian captain of the Greek-owned cargo vessel ALTHEA, were abducted on December 17, while sailing between Nigeria and Guinea. According to the...

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...