Greece

According to Posidonia Exhibitions SA, Greek ship-owners set a new record of orders to shipbuilding companies in 2013. The number of orders made by Greek ship-owners is estimated at 25 percent of the global order book. In fact, last year...

According to the Greek daily Ethnos, more than 130 Greek names appear to be linked to offshore companies and are included in the Paradise Papers. The Paradise Papers include 13.4m files that compromise of details of how the world’s biggest...

Corruption prosecutor Eleni Touloupaki ordered on Friday a preliminary investigation into the Greek link of Brazil's so-called Car Wash graft scandal, involving the country's state-controlled oil giant Petroleo Brasileiro SA, commonly known as Petrobras. The investigation concerns allegations made by...

An article entitled "Wealth and Secrecy," published today by the German magazine, Der Spiegel focuses on tax breaks enjoyed by the Greek shipowners. According to the German magazine, Greek shipowners are ordering new ships as if there is no crisis in...

Prosecutors investigating a list of 2,602 Greeks with 1.5 billion euros ($1.95 billion) in secret Swiss bank accounts have reportedly found that 90 percent of them are tax cheats. The ongoing probe by financial prosecutors, Panagiotis Athanasiou and Galinos Mpris...

As the Greek-owned merchant fleet remains one of the world’s biggest, ranking first in tankers, second in dry bulk carriers, second in LNG tankers and container ships, Greek ship-owners see their investments skyrocket. One in five ships under construction belong...

The Greek-owned merchant fleet remains one of the world's biggest, ranking first in tankers, second in dry bulk carriers, second in LNG tankers and container ships. The Greek-owned fleet has managed to compete directly with big shipping countries such as China and...

According to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the merchant vessels that are registered at the Greek merchant navy hardly reach the number of 1,909. This number shows that there was a loss in the power of the Greek merchant...

Greek shipping company owner Victor Restis said he will take legal action against the American non-governmental organization (NGO) United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) which he said has slandered him. UANI claims its organization “seeks to prevent Iran from fulfilling its...

The Greek humanitarian organization Medecins du Monde (MdM) (Doctors of the World) has been conducting visits to remote island and mainland areas of Greece in order to provide their help. In the framework of the medical checkup program, Health for...

In the first three months of 2013, the purchases of ships made by Greek ship-owners increased by 90 percent, according to Golden Destiny data. Internationally, the ship purchases rose by 46 percent, while by 38 percent were increased the purchases...

While the Greek government continues to mull plans to tax the country's shipping industry to raise money during a crushing economic crisis, Greek ship-owners bought 72 ships within the first three months of 2013 and invested $848 million in...

Fourteen Greek ship-owners and shipping senior managers are included in Lloyd's List with the 100 Top Businessmen in the world. It is noteworthy that two of them, George Economou and John Angelicoussis, are among the five first. Angeliki Frangkou, Peter Livanos,...

“Philhellenism is the interaction between Greece and the rest of the world” pointed out Deputy Foreign Minister, D. Dollis, during an event organized by the Diplomatic Employees Union at the Foreign Ministry in Athens on Thursday, March 29. The event...

A Strong quarrel broke out between the Chinese company Cosco and Greek ship-owning businessmen. The fight revolved around Cosco's decision to reduce the charter, although they had already signed a charter agreement requiring different prices. One of the most powerful...