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Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Oil tankers pass through the Strait of Hormuz
News

Greek Tanker Fleet Steps Up Ship Inspections Near Russian Ports After Mysterious Blasts

LONDON/ATHENS, July 9 (Reuters) – Greek shipping companies calling at Russian ports are boosting their vessels’ defenses after a

July 9, 2025
Total Views: 741

Saturday, July 5, 2025
Greece targets overtourism with 20-euro levy on Santorini, Mykonos cruise visitors
Cruise Ships

Greece Imposes 20-Euro Levy On Santorini Cruise Visitors 

By Stamos Prousalis ATHENS, July 1 (Reuters) – Greece introduced a 20-euro ($23) fee on tourists arriving on Santorini by cruise ship on Tuesday to

July 5, 2025
Total Views: 1250

Sunday, June 22, 2025
Strait of Hormuz tankers and a military helicopter
Shipping

Greece Tells Ships To Reassess Hormuz Journeys After US Strikes

By Alex Longley and Viktoria Dendrinou Jun 22, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Greece’s shipping ministry advised the nation’s vessel owners to review the use

June 22, 2025
Total Views: 2081

Saturday, May 24, 2025
Body bags carrying migrants retrieved from sea arrive in Kalamata
News

Greek Court Charges 17 Coast Guard Officers Over 2023 Migrant Shipwreck

ATHENS, May 23 (Reuters) – A Greek naval court has charged 17 coast guard officers over one of the Mediterranean’s worst shipwrecks two years

May 24, 2025
Total Views: 2126

Monday, April 28, 2025
The Kozmino oil port in eastern Russia
Shipping

Greek Shippers Return to Russian Oil Market as Prices Slip Below G7 Cap

Greek shipowners are returning to Russia's Urals oil market as the price slides below the Western price cap of $60 per barrel, allowing them to provide

April 28, 2025
Total Views: 1295

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Greek PM Mitsotakis
News

Greece Submits Plans on Maritime Use After Falling Foul of EU Rules

ATHENS, April 16 (Reuters) – Greece has submitted plans to the EU setting out how it will organise maritime activities such as fishing, tourism and

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 906

Sunday, April 13, 2025
NATO flagship frigate Tromp in Tallinn
Defense

Greece In Talks To Buy Two ‘Bergamini’ Frigates From Italy

DELPHI, April 11 – Greece is in talks to buy two used ‘Bergamini’ class frigates from Italy, Defense Minister Nikos Dendias said at a

April 13, 2025
Total Views: 1943

Tuesday, February 18, 2025
Undated aerial drone photo of shipyard in Elefsina, Attica, Greece
Shipbuilding

‘We Are Back’ Greek Shipyards Say After Decades of Pain

The sound of hammer blows and welding drifted from the Skaramangas Shipyard near Athens last month as workers repaired the bow of a large tanker, while other

February 18, 2025
Total Views: 1355

Sunday, February 16, 2025
Adriana migrant boat
Lifesaving Incidents

Greek Inquiry Into 2023 Migrant Shipwreck Finds Coast Guard Breached Maritime Rules

By Renee Maltezou ATHENS, Feb 14 (Reuters) – Greece’s Ombudsman has found that the coast guard failed to follow maritime rules in one of the

February 16, 2025
Total Views: 1795

Sunday, February 2, 2025
A drone view of Oia, on the island of Santorini.REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis/File Photo
Ports

Greece’s Tourism Ports On Alert After Seismic Activity

ATHENS, Feb 2 (Reuters) – Greek authorities have warned of an increase in seismic activity around the Aegean tourist island of Santorini, advising

February 2, 2025
Total Views: 1640

Monday, November 25, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
Energy

Secret Russian Oil Switching Gets New Greek Hotspot After Drills

The secret switching of Russian fuel cargoes between tankers at sea has migrated to new hotspots off the coast of Greece after the European country used naval

November 25, 2024
Total Views: 2121

Monday, November 18, 2024
Greek navy warship underway with a helicopter during a NATO naval exercise
Shipping

Greece Extends Drills Hampering Transfer of Russian Oil Cargoes

Greece’s navy extended for a sixth time a series of naval drills, prolonging them by another four months as the country tries to deter Russian oil transfers

November 18, 2024
Total Views: 916

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case
News

Sanctions, Smuggling, and Soccer Fixing? Shipping Magnate Marinakis Faces Off with Greek Rival in High-Stakes Libel Case

LONDON, Oct 31 (Reuters) – Evangelos Marinakis, a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League soccer club

October 31, 2024
Total Views: 875

Friday, October 18, 2024
Greek Dockworkers Block Ammunition Shipment to Israel in Anti-War Protest
Shipping

Greek Dockworkers Block Ammunition Shipment to Israel in Anti-War Protest

ATHENS, Oct 18 (Reuters) – Dozens of members of a Greek dockworkers’ union have blocked the loading of a container of ammunition destined for

October 18, 2024
Total Views: 1769

Saturday, September 21, 2024
Bow of a french navy frigate
Navy

Greece Negotiates Purchase Of Fourth Belharra Frigate From France

by Lefteris Papadimas – ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will start negotiations to buy a fourth Belharra frigate from France to strengthen

September 21, 2024
Total Views: 705

Friday, September 20, 2024
two tankers conduct ship-to-ship transfer
Shipping

Ships Still Switch Russian Oil Off Greece Despite Navy Drills

(Bloomberg) — Tankers carrying Russian oil are still conducting cargo switches with other vessels off Greece’s south coast, despite Greek military

September 20, 2024
Total Views: 1737

Sunday, September 15, 2024
Greek navy warship underway with a helicopter during a NATO naval exercise
News

Greek Navy Extends Naval Drills to Deter Russian Oil

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) Greece’s navy has (once again) extended a series of naval drills by two months as the country tries to deter Russian oil

September 15, 2024
Total Views: 1958

Saturday, September 7, 2024
Mein Schiff 6 cruise ship is moored at the dock of Piraeus after some of the crew members tested positive for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Piraeus.REUTERS/Costas Baltas
Cruise Ships

Greece To Take Action Against Cruise Ship Tourism And Short-Term Leasing

By Eleni Chrepa and Sotiris Nikas Sep 7, 2024 (Bloomberg) –Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced measures aimed at addressing the

September 7, 2024
Total Views: 3238

Sunday, August 25, 2024
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
News

Greek Coastguard Fires On Migrant Boat, One Dead

ATHENS, Aug 23 (Reuters) – A 39-year-old migrant was found dead on Friday after the Greek coastguard opened fire on a vessel carrying migrants off the

August 25, 2024
Total Views: 2903

Saturday, July 27, 2024
The Costa Luminosa cruise ship prepares to moor at the port of the island of Corfu. REUTERS/Adonis Skordilis
Cruise Ships

Greece’s Santorini Overwhelmed by Tourists: Locals Push For Cruise Ship Cap

By Valentini Anagnostopoulou SANTORINI, Greece, July 27 (Reuters) – Armed with selfie sticks and phones, the tourists flood into Santorini from

July 27, 2024
Total Views: 2310