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Liberty Ships, first built during World War II,  transformed the Greek shipping industry. By Lia Mageira “Your safety altogether depends upon the sea.” Xenophon, 4th century BC, Greek historian and philosopher. During World War II, between 1941 and 1945, a total of 2,711...

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...

The 10th Annual Capital Link Greek Shipping Forum opens in Athens on Friday at the Hilton Athens Hotel. The Forum was established in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq. It connects 1000 key players in the shipping industry,...

The Greek shipping has risen to first place in the world as measured by the value of its vessels, the ''VesselsValue'' data company announced earlier this week. Shipping vessels owned by Greek companies reached $105 billion (€92 billion) in value in...

The global shipping industry's prominent Greek shipowners and landline executives were awarded on Thursday at the Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2018. Paris Kasidokostas Latsis won the New Generation Shipping Award, which is open to shipowners up to 40 years...

An innovative new product named Metis, based in Greece and developed exclusively by Greek scientists with extensive experience in the particular needs and requirements of the shipping industry, is already being used by many shipping companies all over the...

Stavros Niarchos, 3 July 1909 – 16 April 1996, was a self-made businessman of immense wealth with an exceptional ability to make money. After his death, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation has become a leader of philanthropic donations in the areas...

A 24-hour strike by Greek seamen to mark May 1 will paralyse shipping across the country on Tuesday. The Panhellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO) said it had called the action as part of International Labor Day celebrations as well as an...

The opportunities and challenges facing Greek shipping were the subject of a high-level conference held recently in Athens. The 9th Annual Greek Shipping Forum organized by Capital Link provided a comprehensive review of current trends and outlook of the global...

Capital Link is hosting its 9th Annual Greek Shipping Forum “Opportunities & Challenges”, on Thursday, February 8th, 2018 at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens, Greece. The Forum held in cooperation with NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange will...

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...

Bewildered Shipping Minster Panagiotis Kouroumblis admitted that, during the first crucial hours after the sinking of the Greek tanker near Salamis, he got into a plane and flew to London. Kouroumblis is under intense pressure from the opposition to resign following...

Minister of Shipping and Island Policy Panagiotis Kouroumblis expressed the view that a port which would offer duty-free shopping to cruise ship tourists, would boost the Greek economy. Speaking on the Athens Macedonia News Agency radio 104.9 FM on Tuesday,...

Greek shipping company Stealth Maritime Corporation confirmed on Monday that one of its managed tanker vessels collided with a U.S. missile destroyer off Singapore. Ten sailors were missing and five others were injured in the incident which occurred in waters...

Ships with the Greek flag are becoming less common in the Adriatic Sea, as the domination of Italian shipping is now confirmed, a Kathimerini report says. After the exit of Minoan sealines from the Adriatic, only the Attica Group and...