Greece

The Greek Coast Guard received two new state-of-the art patrol vessels during a ceremony held in Piraeus on Friday.

Greek and Turkish Navy vessels reportedly collided on Wednesday in the area south of Crete where where the Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis is conducting surveys accompanied by warships from the its own Navy. According to reports, there was a...

The US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer called earlier in the week on Cyprus to halt regular navy port calls by Russia. Palmer was responding to a letter by the president of the...

The Turkish military on Tuesday denied accusations from a Greek marine conservation group that its naval exercises have been behind a recent spike in the number of dolphin deaths in Greece. On Tuesday, the military uploaded on Twitter a video...

Two Turkish coast guard vessels pursued a Greek coast guard boat near the port of Mytilene, capital of Lesvos Island. According to Lesvos News, the Greek boat was in Greek territorial waters assisting an inflatable boat carrying asylum seekers that...

On Monday the online Turkish news source trt.net.tr reported that the Turkish coast guard had intercepted two vessels that were carrying some 260 migrants headed for Greece. There were 112 refugees, including 57 children onboard a vessel disembarking from the...

According to data from Golden Destiny shipbrokers, Greek shipowners are slowly making their way back to the buying market, purchasing vessels for their fleets. The data released showed that in October 2016 Greek shipowners purchased a total of 26 vessels...

Security checks have been heightened in the Aegean following reports from the Turkish media that fugitives from Turkey's armed forces were trying to reach the island of Symi in the wake of Friday's failed coup attempt. Greek state broadcaster,...

Greek-interest merchant shipping fleet totaled 4,092 vessels in February 23, 2016, up 35 vessels compared with the same period last year, the Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee said in a report. The London-based Committee said that the data included 347 vessels...

Frontex, the European Union's border patrol agency, announced that it has deployed additional staff and equipment to Greek islands for improved external border management in the Aegean Sea. The agency reported that under the new Rapid Poseidon Intervention program, 293 Frontex...

Greek shipowners ordered fewer new vessels in 2014 compared to 2013. Last year, 230 new vessels were ordered, significantly less than the 348 ordered in 2013, showing a 34% year-on-year drop. According to figures from brokerage firm Golden Destiny, the...

The cargo ship CATHERINE under a Maltese flag, and the Panama-flagged vessel BARU SATU collided in the Strait Kafirea, seven nautical miles south-west of Andros. There is currently no danger of the CATHERINE sinking after the rupture which resulted in...

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...

A Greek and a Turkish coast guard vessel have collided in the Aegean Sea, the Greek foreign ministry said on Wednesday, adding that a complaint would be made to Ankara over the issue. "The Turkish coastguard vessel was sailing dangerously...

Greek-flagged cargo vessels serving international routes can be staffed with up to six private guards for defense against possible attacks by pirates, as daily Kathimerini reports citing a new piece of legislation that has been drafted by the Citizens'...