Tag: Greece

The US Department of Justice announced a fine of $ 1.5 million for Greek ship owner and operator who were found guilty in June 2016 for discharging oily water from vessel Gallia Graeca on its voyage from China to Seattle and providing USCG inspectors with false log books

Jason Stefanatos, DNV GL reveals the key findings of a recent survey conducted by DNV GL among the Greek ship operators which examined the perception of safety in the Greek shipping community. He highlights that the safety survey clearly showed an industry which needs and wants to improve safety, however, is hampered by barriers.

The Republic of the Marshall Islands Registry participated in a discussion coordinated by MARTECMA in Athens. The main topic of the discussion was the BWM Convention and the forthcoming IMO MEPC’s 70th Session to be held in London from 24-28 October 2016.

For the 5th consecutive year the “Sustainability Forum 2016, a training, networking and professional development event” by Global Sustain, was completed with great success on October 7, in Greece.

The American P&I Club in cooperation with HELMEPA and in celebration and honor of Ocean Conservancy's 2016 International Coastal Clean-up, attracted over 80 volunteers for a beach cleaning event at Kavouri beach as a part of the voluntary actions’ campaign of HELMEPA for the marine environment that takes place every September.

Leading Greek shipowners, members of historic shipping families of Hydra, senior business executives working in the shipping industry, technology companies representatives, consultants and academicians will develop their views in a productive dialogue and will guide forum delegates in a tour from the traditional ships of the 18th and 19th century to the autonomous ship, which is now a reality.

The first Suezmax crude oil tanker, Aegean Unity, began its historic transit on Thursday across the newly expanded Panama Canal.

Four people, including a five-year-old girl, died and at least five were injured after a boat with about 20 people on board collided with a speedboat off the Greek holiday island of Aegina on Tuesday.

In early August, Tsakos Columbia Shipmanagement announced that they have applied their newly delivered aframax tanker ELIAS TSAKOS for Green Award certification.

A combination of extremely precise laser scanning technology, photography and 3D modelling makes it very easy for the Greek firm XYZ to securely map out interior spaces (e.g. engine rooms). During Shakedown, the final event of PortXL, founder and owner Stefanos Katsolis demonstrated the different possibilities offered by XYZ’s system.