Tag: Greece

The Annual Report 2022-2023 of the Union of Greek Shipowners has been released, which it provides an in-depth analysis of the sector’s most important developments in maritime policy.

Human Rights at Sea (HRAS) joins the calls of over 300 academics and thought-leaders for an investigation into the migrant shipwreck tragedy on 14 June 2023, off the coast of Pylos, Greece.

As the Union of Greek Shipowners reports, Greece remains the top ship-owning nation in the world, as Greek shipowners with 5,514 ships currently control approximately 21% of the global fleet, in terms of capacity.

On 4th of July 2023, at Istioploikos in Piraeus, the DNV-Jotun-Kongsberg Joint Norwegian Workshop, held under the auspices of the Norwegian Embassy in Greece, provided an insightful and productive platform for addressing emerging technologies, market trends, and regulatory changes impacting the maritime industry.

According to International news, on 29th June, 82 British tourists rescued after their wooden boat caught fire near the Greek island of Rhodes. 

Earlier today a boat transporting refugees and migrants sank off Greece, resulting in approximately 80 people dead and many missing.

On 2nd June, two merchant ships were reportedly involved in a collision in the waters off the Greek island of Chios.

According to Reuters, Greece issued a series of warnings to shipowners to avoid sailing close to Iranian waters days before Tehran seized two tankers amid heightening tensions in the region, according to documents and industry sources.

Greece’s Zeus Lines Management has been fined and agreed to pay $2.25m for maintaining false and incomplete records relating to the discharge of oily bilge and for failing to report a hazardous condition on board the oil tanker Galissas.

A cargo ship under the flag of Malta ran aground near Halki, on the rock island Agioi Theodoroi, with seventeen crew members onboard.