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Yemen’s Houthis targeted a Greek-operated, Liberia-flagged bulker but all three strikes against it missed, a maritime security source told Reuters on Tuesday.
A ferry carrying 550 passengers and 16 crew members ran aground Monday, four nautical miles northwest of the port of Igoumenitsa, in northwestern Greece, authorities said.
Ferry crews have curtailed a four-day strike by several hours, announcing they would go back on the job in the early Friday afternoon instead of at midnight.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said his Turkish counterpart, Tayyip Erdogan, had proposed reviving contacts on Black Sea shipping but added that he had not yet had time to study the documents.
Ferry passengers should expect ticket prices to rise as of 2025, following the agreement regarding the increase in seafarers’ wages by 7% over the next two years.
Dozens of members of a Greek dockworkers’ union have blocked the loading of a container of ammunition destined for Israel in protest against the Gaza war, coast guard and union officials told Reuters on Friday.
Greek shipowners have spent an unprecedented $18 billion on newbuild gas vessels since 2021 as companies diversify their portfolios away from traditional tanker, bulker and container asset classes, according to new research published on Wednesday by VesselsValue, the data intelligence arm of maritime data and freight management solutions provider Veson Nautical.
Companies diversify their portfolios away from traditional tanker, bulker and container asset classes.
The Corinth Canal will close for four months on November 4 to allow for work to continue on protecting its embankments from erosion, its operator has said.
Athina (Nounou) Martinou, a key figure in modern Greek shipping and the global maritime industry died on Friday, at the age of 97.
A Liberia-flagged tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Red Sea causing minor damage, but no casualties, British maritime security agencies said on Thursday.
The work of extinguishing the 18 fires that were burning on the Greek-flagged tanker Sounion was successfully completed on Sunday.
Business ties between Greece and South Korea, especially in areas such as shipping, are strong, with governments seeking to strengthen them over time.
On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.
Speaking at the Piraeus Shipping Club, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras addressed the challenges facing Greek shipping.
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