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The port of Piraeus is back in 4th place in Europe

Among the top 15 container handling ports in Europe, from which a total of 72.5 million TEUs were handled

Why Athens and Piraeus are Climbing the Global Shipping Metropolis Rankings

Insights from the Xinhua-Baltic Index: Piraeus' Growing Influence in Global Shipping

Angeliki Frangou: Placed orders for the construction of four additional tankers worth $263.7 million

Navios now operates a fleet of 179 vessels, including newbuilds, consisting of 75 bulkers, 48 containerships, and 56 tankers

Cruise Industry as a Growth Pillar for Heraklion Port

The Grimaldi Group's plan following the acquisition of a 67% stake in the port for €80 million – In 2024, 270 cruise ships will arrive with 450,000 passengers, a number expected to exceed 500,000 in 2025

Xiradakis: Greek shipping has become an oligopolistic market

"It is understandable that an oligopolistic market offers increasing returns of scale to businesses, but we cannot overlook that abusive practices can be implemented against consumers," says Georgios Xiradakis

Shipping: The ship occupancy rate reached 100% for the Aegean islands

From the first of July to the 30th of the same month, the number of passengers passing through the Central Port of Piraeus reached 1,400,000

Greeks have placed 163 orders for shipbuilding in 2024

Most of them, i.e. 88 tankers, 53.9%.

Shipping: On which routes the cost of transporting vehicles is reduced by 25%

According to a decision of the Minister of Shipping and Island Policy, Christos Stylianides

60 pirate attacks against crews in 2024 – Concern in the shipping industry

85 hostages compared to 36 in the first 6 months of 2023, 11 kidnappings and two threats - 46 ships were boarded by pirates, eight reported an attempted attack, four were hijacked and two were fired upon

Niologio.gov.gr: Greek flag with five “clicks” from every continent

Significant reform is underway in the critical sector of commercial shipping

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