shipowners

When pondering why Greeks are so involved in shipping, the answer seems obvious. A country of peninsulas and an archipelago, it is hardly a surprise that men of the Aegean have plied the waters of the Mediterranean and Black...

Greece, which has long been the leading owner/operator of cargo shipping, and now joined by China, it has come to dominate cargo capacity, according to a new analysis from industry trade group BIMCO. BIMCO, one of the largest international shipping...

Greece is the largest ship-owning nation in the world, according to the latest annual report of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS). The report says that Greek shipowners control the highest share, 21%, of the global merchant fleet in terms...

The Union of Greek Shipowners (EEE) donated to the country's Coast Guard 10 state-of-the-art high-speed boats that will be built in Greece based on an Icelandic design, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Friday. The statement was made following a...

Greek shipowners, who control close to 25 percent of the world tanker fleet, are on alert following the attacks on two tankers belonging to Japanese and Norwegian firms in the Gulf of Oman earlier in the week. One in five...

The Greek Prime Minister’s office issued a statement on Wednesday in which it announced that the Greek Shipowners Association has reached a new agreement with the Greek government. According to this agreement, the shipowners will have to pay annually at...

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...

The 40 greatest Greek shipowners control 65% of the Greek fleet based on dwt, according to British shipping services Clarkson's. The fleet controlled by the Greek shipowners weighs about 230.5 million dwt; Deadweight tonnage counts how much mass a ship...