Tag: Greece

The results of European Cleanup Day 2016 in Greece, which was coordinated by HELMEPA showed that cigarette butts and plastics are at the top of the list of litter items polluting our natural environment.

Athens-based company Maran Gas Maritime announced that it has signed new contracts with DSME for the construction of two ME-GI powered LNG carriers and two very large crude carriers (VLCCs).

ABS has completed a project with a group of leading Greek shipowners to support preparations for implementing the EU MRV regulation for CO2 emissions. The result of this initiative is a clear interpretation of the regulation that allows companies to understand how they will be affected and what steps have to be taken to achieve and demonstrate compliance.

UKHO data published at Posidonia shows that the majority of the global SOLAS fleet is now compliant with the SOLAS regulations on ECDIS carriage as well as significant progress in ECDIS readiness for large cargo. ships

Helengi Engineering presented for the first time the LNG Bunker Feeder vessel Amaltheia, a state of the art vessel designed and engineered by Helengi Engineering in collaboration with NAP Engineering, during Posidonia last week.

Cosco Shipping Panama, the first container ship to pass through the expanded Panama Canal on June 26th, set sail on Saturday, June 11th from the port of Piraeus, Greece, on its way to this Central American country.

Greek-based shipping company Euronav has announced that after a 45-month patch test of Hempel's Hempaguard hull coating, it has decided to apply the product to four more vessels for increased bunker savings.

Greece is to sell its biggest port Piraeus Port Authority to shipping group China COSCO Shipping Corporation, marking the second major privatisation for the country since late last year.

BV Greece has worked with Greece’s Springfield Shipping, part of the Onassis group, and Oman Drydock Co. to complete the first of five planned major conversions to turn Very Large Ore Oil Carriers into pure tanker VLCCs.

Verifavia announced that it has completed a ‘pre-verification GAP-Analysis’ audit for ship operator Greece-based NEDA Maritime which is now 'MRV-ready' and on course to comply with the requirements of the EU MRV Regulation, which came into force on 1 July 2015.