Week 37 - 2011
Greek shipping grows larger and younger
Greek Ship Owners’ Response To FinMin
Shipping on standby as government plots incentives
Load Line quietly ups bulker fleet
Hellenic Carriers Limited reports 2011 interim unaudited results
34th GL Hellas Committee - 100 Million GT Celebrated, Container Shipping in Focus
Greek entrepreneurship is on the rise despite economic crisis
ICTSI plans to buy two main Greek ports
RS working group has met with officials of Ministry of Development, Competitiveness & Shipping
Navios Sagittarius bulk carrier detained in Denmark for 8 weeks
Week 36 - 2011
Almi leads world in recognising people as key resource
ABCML Takes Delivery of Its New Bulk Carrier Built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard, South Korea
Embiricos grabs bargain VLCC
Eurobulk in line for five big boxships
Thenamaris extends Samsung LNG order
Irika Shipping sentence
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and Greek shipowners suffered from the deceit
Greek Shipping Minister: "Citizen safety above all"
Dimitroula and Romilda make their final voyage
Revoil subsidiary: Delivery and charter of a dry bulk carrier
Week 35 - 2011
The inheritor. [ Fairplay's interview with Haralambos Fafalios ]
Navios under scrutiny on Cosco front
Star, Euroseas, Seanergy, Globus on course to better days
Eurobank-Alpha Bank merger deal welcomed
Qatari Greek bank bailout looks like strategic bet
Deputy development minister and PM's aide resigns
13th Ann Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum, 12 October 2011
Week 34 - 2011
A peek at Greece’s shipping coffers
Deputy development minister and PM's aide resigns
Greeks smell blood as yards cut prices
Cosco Facing Threats of Ship Seizures by Greek Shipowner
GenMar given NYSE warning
Brokers say Dynagas and Samos Steamship Co have ordered more vessels from South Korean yards
Week 33 - 2011
Greek Owners Show There’s a First Time for Everything!
Polembros ups China bulk tally
Bank moves on Newlead
NewLead in talks with its lenders to develop capital structure
Star Bulk Takes Delivery of Capesize Vessel "Star Mega"
Week 32 - 2011
‘High time’ for Greek consolidation
HMD wins MR tanker pair
Norwegian Bank to finance up to $4B LNG ship orders
Weak market hits Crude Carriers ahead of merger
Globus Maritime Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter & Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
Week 31 - 2011
Squeeze will lead to consolidation of a younger Greek fleet
Petrofin analyst predicts shipping slump will last
Greek fleet deal is ‘all in the family’
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Delivery of New Handysize Vessel
Thenamaris opts for Marorka's energy management system
Cutting red-tape, applying more transparency and wiping out bribery are the three requirements Greek shipowners have
Another Container Shipping Company Reports Trading Figures Losses Reduced at Diana Containerships
Week 30 - 2011
Akti Miaouli - From the Market Place
Greek secondhand buys rise
Greek owner on handysize track
DryShips Inc. And Oceanfreight Inc. Announce Merger Agreement
Danaos Corporation appoints Evangelos Chatzis as Chief Financial Officer
Costamare Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2011 Results
TEN follows the downward trend
Week 29 - 2011
Heated scenes on Piraeus waterfront as ships divert
No-one bids for Greek container facility
Piraeus achieves select environmental standard
Mitropoulos speaks out on piracy
Aegean Marine Petroleum launches physical supply ops in Panama
Star Bulk intends to offer and sell 16,500,000 common shares
Into these Volatile Markets Goes Star Bulk
Economou v Cosco
Tsakos Energy Navigation Limited Declares Quarterly Dividend $0.15 per Share
Week 28 - 2011
The Richest Greeks in Europe – Greek Rich List 2011/12
Shipping magnate John Coustas: Getting Rich in Greece
Safe Bulkers to buy up to 10 ships next year
Nautilus Marine Acquisition Corp. Announces Pricing of $48,000,000 Initial Public Offering
Target Marine looks to Hong Kong listing
Shell takes Angelicoussis VLGC for at least $700,000 per month
HSH Nordbank battles Omega
List of Omega Navigation’s unsecured creditors is led by V.Ships
Marrying the Bankers’ Greatest Nightmare with the Advisors’ Dream – Omega Navigation Files Chapter 11
Navios adds two product tankers
Cruise re-think as passenger ship bodies bury their differences
Insight: Greek shipyards need building up
Chengxi Shipyards in… Greece
Week 27 - 2011
Greek ship buys down dramatically
Thenamaris heads new Greek LNG charge
Megacore is no more
Omega Navigation Enterprises and Certain Subsidiaries File for Reorganization Relief Under Chapter 11
Star Bulk moves to new executive offices and appoints Mr Kleopas as Chief Operating Officer?
Libra Group Announces Internship Program with Greek America Foundation
Cruise firms react to new legal framework
'Greek owners already contribute enough'
Seafarers pressure Paboukis over Euro 1.3bn penson shortfall
ELPE merger with Petrola
Maersk expects rates to return to healthier levels during second half of 2011
Week 26 - 2011
Ordering lull over as Greeks commit $3bn to new projects
Owners place orders to profit from LNG demand
Daewoo and Hyundai clinch LNG carrier orders from Angelicoussis
Lion Shipbrokers sets up shop in Piraeus
ESS expansion continues with a new office in Athens, Greece
Greek Shipowner: First to Order G-Type Engine
Cargill Reveals the Name of the World's Largest Kite-Powered Vessel
Wärtsilä signs Dynamic Maintenance Planning contract for six LNG carriers operated by Ceres LNG Services Ltd
Kaminco introduces the FIRST and ONLY Fiscally & Globally Certified Marine Bunker Measurement Solution
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum: Cruise Growth Potential and Investment Opportunities for Greece, Eastern Med and Black Sea
Week 25 - 2011
Akti Miaouli - People & Places
Greek tonnage rises
Greece tops order tally with $1.7bn investment
12 Greeks in the Lloyd's List Shipping Top 100
China Development Bank Interested In Greek Shipping Bank
China steps up lending to Greek owners
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Ranked “The Second Best Performing Shipping Company for the Year 2010” by Marine Money International
DryShips Announces Exercise of Option to Construct 7th Generation UDW Drillship
Week 24 - 2011
What Greece can learn from shipping
Top 15 Greek owners (tonnage)
Trading places: Greeks are spreading their bets
Young people showing increasing interest in a career at sea
Diamantis Pateras sets up LPG outfit with DVB Bank
Diana Containerships Inc. Announces the Delivery of the Panamax Container Vessel, m/v Maersk Madrid
Euroseas Ltd. Announces the Acquisition of a Containership by its Joint Venture, Euromar LLC.
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Acquisition of Two MR2 Product Tankers With Employment
Shipping Industry Summit Steers Into the Blue
Wide margin of Greek-Chinese business ties stressed in Greek-Chinese Business Forum in Athens
SHIP DESIGN: G L links with N T U A in search for smart aframax
Ariana Psomas*: Sigmaglide enhances fuel efficiency while reducing ghg emissions
A list of Greece's new cabinet announced on Friday, June 17
Week 23 - 2011
60 largest ownerships control over 90% of the Greek fleet
Greeks slow pace of orders in first five months
Adelfia bides times on SPP bulker option
Akis is Back - Blank Check Equity Raise
Noka Shipping banned from U.S. waters for five years
China, Greece hold forum to boost business ties
Piraeus chief attacks privatisation
In Greek Port, Storm Brews Over Chinese-Run Labor
Europe and Asia to work together on fighting piracy
29th General Assembly of HELMEPA Members
Lloyd’s Register supports Athens 2011 Special Olympics
Sea Tourism Congress to be held June 21st-22nd, Athens
ABS Seminar "LNG & LPG Carriers- Updates for the Maritime Industry", Athens - 21 June 2011
Week 22 - 2011
Greek boost for Korean builders
Veniamis: Outlook and prospects for shipping remain uncertain
Greece’s beacon of hope is all at sea
Greek Shipping and the Economy
Union of Greek Shipowners, UGS Annual Report 2010-2011
Tsirigakis launches new investment vehicle
Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers Greek Branch «Orderbook Havoc in a marginal Market.Scrap or Trade? »
The Exhibition 'Let's Change Habits... not the Climate' on the island of Psara
Week 21 - 2011
Greece: Industry comments underline diffeneces with the admin
Greece to sell port stakes
Greece: can’t afford Santorini salvage
Greek operator mulls new order
Costamare profit pips analysts’ forecasts
Maran Tanker Management Further Leads In Sustainable Shipping
IMO's MSC issues guidelines on private security guards
Week 20 - 2011
Fewer But Larger Ships For Greek Ship-Owners
Greek owners shift bets
‘Tanker moguls’ flock to Intertanko annual event
Germans quit submarine contract at Hellenic Shipyards
Capesize owners urged to consider scrapping
Box Ships Inc. Takes delivery of its fourth and fifth containership
GL software for German, Greek and Dutch companies
Technology Outlook 2020 launched in Greece
Shipowners can bind cargo owners to arbitration in salvage agreements
3rd Annual SIAM Conference 2011: Cost Efficiency, New Trends & Their Impact
Week 19 - 2011
Gratsos urges owners to insist on ‘more profitable’ fuel-efficient ships
Ferrymen slam "Dead Letter" pay agreement
Newbuilding bug infects Technomar
NewLead scuttles bond plan
Angelicoussis switches more VLCCs to LNGCs
The Bahamas Maritime Authority looking to establish full office in Greece
A lighthouse of knowledge in Piraeus
Week 18 - 2011
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Merger may prompt exit from spot market for Crude Carriers fleet
Young chem-tanker fleet bides time
Posidonia moves
Jim Walsh passed away on 16/Apr/11
Ferry fares to become cheaper
3rd Maritime Security & Anti-Piracy Conference, 22-23 June 2011, Athens-Greece
Week 17 - 2011
Shipowners invest $2 billion in new vessels
New Ships - Greek orders
Greek veteran on suezmax tack
BG agrees first $175m contract for Deep Sea Metro drillship
Top Ships Inc. announces new charters for M/T Ionian Wave and M/V Cyclades
DryShips Announces Signing of Restructuring of $1.1 Billion Facility and Exercise of 2 Options to Construct UDW Drillships by Ocean Rig UDW Inc.
Piraeus' role undisclosed as Cosco Pacific doubles profit
Shipowners awaiting UK banking reform decision
Election of members of the Governing Council of the Union of Greece Marinas
Week 16 - 2011
Greek owners emerge as chief players in rush for newbuildings
Tankers, bulkers and box ships are all in the newbuilding mix
Opinions split on spin-off offerings
Ferry operators look to cover lost ground
Aegean goes for GL fleet management software
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Expansion Plans in Panama
Amarcon and Technava Start Collaboration in Greek and Cypriot market
PPA: Presentation to the Association of Institutional Investors
Week 15 - 2011
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Greek Shipowners Union on piracy
Greek pair in first-ever box orders
Box Ships prices IPO below the range at $12, sells more shares
Maersk Sells Three Ships to Diana for Leaseback
Frangou loses FFA fight
OneWay to NY, Please – Part II
Aegean Bunkering decides for GL fleet management software
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Closing of its Public Offering of Common Stock
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Proposed Private Offering of $120 million Senior Secured Bonds Due 2016
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Announces Entering Into an Amendment of the Maturity Date of Its Current Debt Facilities
Record year for cruising in Rhodes
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum 21-22 June 2011, Athens, Greece
Week 14 - 2011
Greek orders will continue, but ships will be different
Radical renewal grips Cosmoship
Danaos Corporation Adds Largest Vessels Using New Facility
Paragon Shipping Inc. announces filing of IPO Registration by its wholly-owned subsidiary Box Ships Inc.
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Announces Public Offering of 4,000,000 Common Units
Petrofin Bank Research: Key Developments and Growth in Greek Ship-Finance, April 2011
Flurry of finance for listed companies
Somali pirates free Greek oil tanker
Azerbaijan and Greece sign contract on cooperation in sea transportation
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum - Athens, 21-22 June 2011
IMO - The race begins
Week 13 - 2011
Minister on shipbuilding fund
Greeks hold steady in changing times
Athens, Summit: Building for the Future, to be April 6, 2011
Ouhua wins box ship pair
China's Ex - Im leads stable of lenders in Danaos re-financing exercise
GenMar receives olive branch
INTERVIEW-Dry bulk ship glut to ease amid record scrap-Navios
Greek tanker operator implements trim optimisation
DNV: Dedicated energy efficiency group established in Piraeus
Piraeus Union for Maritime Arbitration new Board of Directors April 2011
Plotting the piracy counter-strike
Week 12 - 2011
Caution rules as Greek and Chinese refrain from ordering
Greece Targets Cruise Ship Companies for Port Infrastructure
Deputy Minister of Culture & Tourism Asks London’s Greeks for Support
Long-term 'non-doms' hit by latest U K budget
Greek ferry operator NEL looks to buy Turkish peer
Thenamaris and Evalend join Greek dash for boxships
TEN orders two – sells one
Paragon swaps bulkers for box ships
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Participation in Scorpio's Handymax Tanker Pool
Week 11 - 2011
Fewer ships flying the Greek flag
Greek owned fleet grows while share slips
Anomeritis sees Piraeus cruising to higher profits
Piraeus Port Authority: Financial Reports For The Full Year Of 2010
Marinakis to enter rigs with two new jack-ups
DryShips bulker splits in two
Facilitating business links with Greece
Rothman Institute, Fairleigh Dickinson, Madison, hosts Angeliki Frangou, Navios Maritime CEO
Mcquilling Partners Group Announces Establishment Of Mcquilling (Hellas) Limited
Week 10 - 2011
Greek-flag oceangoing bulk carrier fleet is top quality
Ship owners avoid second hand ship purchases on increased market concern
Piraeus broking outfits to merge
China reportedly doubles Greek fund
Should shipping be Greece’s meal ticket?
Greek Tanker Crew Receives Award From USCG & Sunoco Inc. For Rescue
Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum, 21-22 June 2011 Athens, Greece
The Discreet Enigma of George Economou: A Greek Magnate Unveils His Unique Art Collection in Athens
Week 09 - 2011
Ministerial decree backs experience to boost home flag
Cosco-Piraeus tension threatens Greek park
End of an era for Epirotiki
Vardinoyannis expands with another tanker for Avin fleet
Week 08 - 2011
Research and Markets: Greece Shipping Report Q1 2011
Shipping revenue rebounds as home-flag remains steady
Shipping dominant in China talks
Chinese ship funding may reach $10 bln\
Tsakos tipped as latest Greek to order
Mitropoulos and Round Table maintain anti-piracy pressure
DnB NOR, NordLB, UniCredit Will Increase Shipping-Finance Deals
Top Greek ports official quits in row
Week 07 - 2011
Greece - Shipping revenues up 13 pct in 2010; another bad tourism year
Greek Maritime Affairs minister leaving for China on Saturday
Greek shipowner wants four tankers from Brodosplit
London Greeks reiterate backing for Imo managed fuel levy
Ship management: Investors balk at ‘insider manager’ deals
Values on verge of a big plunge
Cost cuts help Piraeus return to profit
NewLead charters out LR1s
Athens Shipbuilding Conference - 6 April 2011, Ledra Marriott
Athens Seminar - Ship to Ship Transfer Operations - 3rd March 2011, Piraeus Marine Club
Week 06 - 2011
Pirates hijack Greek oil tanker off Oman
England Mandates Greek Ship Owners to Relocate
In a year of vigiliance Greek shipping remains on course
A small fleet with designs on the world
Greek Tiger Lines set to make direct call in Subic
NEL Lines Joins Forces with Turkish Company
GenMar concludes tanker sales
Emissions trading plan is ‘burden on shipping’
Week 05 - 2011
Greeks will stand or fall by the wisdom of investment
Pateras makes a relaxed return
Star Bulk Announces Spyros Capralos to Succeed Akis Tsirigakis as CEO and President
Overreach hits Georgiopoulos empire
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.: Preliminary Results for Fourth Quarter 2010
New Harbour Corps aims to change role and end collusion
Eurobulk Ltd Managed Container Carrier Tiger Bridge Repairs Completed On Schedule
Greek Fourlis to build 100M leva retail centre in Sofia
Week 04 - 2011
Appeal court decision seen as major boost for Piraeus
Greek shipping magnate Vassilis Constantakopoulos dies
CMRE in landmark loan
Greek ship-owners miss China hand
New ships may hit freight rates
Owners fighting for finance
Almi clinches bank finance for first half of mega-order
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Reports Financial Results for the Fourth Quarter and Year Ended December 31, 2010
EU regulators block merger of Greece's two biggest airlines
Week 03 - 2011
Age old problem of manning thought to be behind Anangel move
Shipping contraction seen
Hellenic P&I club opens for ships up to 25,000 gt
Greece predicts cruise boom
Week 02 - 2011
Greek Merchant Fleet Remains Largest in World
Piraeus records boost in vehicle traffic
Izmir-Thessaloniki cruise route
Shipping call for a steady government hand on the tiller
PM to meet Greek Shipowners Union management on Thursday
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Quarterly Dividend payable February 1, 2011
Lomar snaps up three Hellespont chem tankers
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Contract for m/v Melite
Frangos settles epic Haji-Ioannou ‘gifts’ feud
DryShips’ tanker purchase draws fire
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Pricing of $350 Million 8 1/8% Senior Notes Due 2019
Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. Announces Proposed Offering of $250 Million Senior Notes due 2019
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.- Two Capesize Newbuildings: Debt Finance Agreed, Star Epsilon: One Year Time Charter
Week 01 - 2011
Greek investors push all barriers in 2010 s&p market
New outfits born in Piraeus but 2011 will be more about fleet dynamics
A bumpy ride aheadt
EU gives Greece ultimatum on crews
All Europeans can skipper Greek ships, court ruling says
Minoan Lines...
2011 finds Greece mostly without 'spectre' of cabotage
Greece considers housing illegal immigrants on ships
Greek Cyprus to license offshore oil, gas exploration
Week 52 - 2010
Greece-China shipping sector cooperation expanding
Chinese banks eye piece of shipping pie
Latsis Group Acquires The Majority Stake Of Hellenic Petroleum
Investors wary of DryShips tanker plan
Newlead to raise $115m
Stealthgas Inc. Announces: New Charter Arrangements, Financing of LPG new buildings, Departure of CFO Andrew Simmons
Minoan pulls out of Hellennic Seaways sale
Jeppesen aids Greek ECDIS training
Week 51 - 2010
Greek owners display diverse views on 2011
DryShips unveils tanker ambitions with 12-ship order
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Buyback of $131.3 Million Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock
Refinery shipment for Delta Maritime
Owners mull finance options
Week 50 - 2010
PwC survey on shipping crew : The number of available Greek officers is decreasing
Gratsos: Politics rather than understanding dictate devisions
Competition on the up in newbuilding P&I market
Three-ship buy marks Pateras' comeback
Arch Cru: Spearpoint launches legal action against Greek shipping firm
DryShips Prices
Industry giants join global taskforce
Glittering awards night underlines Greek shipping’s international scope
Learning respect from the children
Greek carrier agrees fleet-wide VSAT installation
Louis named passenger line of the year in Greece
Week 49 - 2010
Akti Miaouli / People and Places
Operators face funding tests
Mixed fortunes seem set to dominate dry markets into 2011
Dynacom eyes up Zacchello ships
Bespoke finance for shipping professionals
Golden Seas successfully towed to Dutch Harbor
Ms. Angeliki Frangou Named Connecticut Maritime Association 2011 Commodore
FreeSeas Appoints George Kalogeropoulos to its Board of Directors
New ballast system passes first test
Intertanko heads for Athens Tanker Seminar - 10 & 11 May 2011
European Conference on Shipping & Ports 2011 - Chios, Greece
13th Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum - 12 October 2010
Week 48 - 2010
Hellenic Shipyards to end the civilian shipbuilding activities for 15 years
Seamen ordered to return to work
Bridge builder
Piraeus posts $120m third quarter results
RINA backs strong fleet to help rescue the Greek economy
Diana Shipping Cruises on Buy Rating
Target bides its time on US IPO
Cargo Equipment Experts adds to Greek coverage
Arab-Greek ties under spotlight
Week 47 - 2010
Greece at top table in flag state performance rating
Second hand ships purchases from Hellenic ship owners have risen by 50% since September
All change for Trustoil operations
Neptune expects record year for car traffic
TEN defends follow-on
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Delivery of Capesize New Building Vessel
Seanergy Maritime Announces Resignation of Two Directors
Bunkerworld Conference 2011, Athens | May 2011
Week 46 - 2010
Greeks pour $6.4bn into newbuild contracts in 10 months
Dalnave makes first newbuild move with two kamsarmaxes
Paragon CEO sees new S&P openings
TOP Ships moves into the black
Euroseas Reports Encouraging Results for Latest Periods
Goldenport Holdings Inc., CEO Statement:
Best Relative Performance in the Marine Industry Detected in Shares of Dryships, Diana, Genco, Excell and Eagle
Greece: Motor Oil Sees Flat 2010 Sales About 9.5 mln Tonnes
Potential for new generation of nuclear powered commercial tankers
Greek reward for BofA Merrill shipping star
Azerbaijan, Greece agree on draft agreement on sea transport
Week 45 - 2010
Anomeritis calls tender for sale and removal of GA Ferries fleet
Sea cruise passenger fees to boost state revenues
IPO window shutting
Asset play name of the game
Safe Bulkers eyes early newbuilding slots
Greek shipping group Goldenport eyes container ship acquisitions
Globus Maritime Delisting Update and Trading Update for the Period Ended September 30,2010
Panos G. Moraitis: Piracy nowadays and how to get assistance.
7th Annual Greek Shipping Awards and Gala Dinner
Week 44 - 2010
Greece’s dry bulk dominance faces test
Maria Tsakos laid to rest on Chios island
Swift action need to stave-off bankruptcy in ferry sector
Attica Holdings: Board To Propose A 24.3 MLN Euro Capital Increase
Costamare limps into listing
Frangou and Ambrosov Join UK P&I Club Board
Excel Maritime Announces Management Change in Operations
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Adrian Wooldridge as Chief Commercial Officer
Digital Ship Athens Conference: December 1-2, 2010
Lloyd’s Register’s Greek subsidiary, Hellenic Lloyd’s S.A, to enter into co-operation agreement with Hellenic Registry of Shipping
Week 43 - 2010
Piraeus and Cosco join forces for hub
Globus drops AIM; Costamare hits the road; Top to split
TEN raises $100m as rumours grow of China deal
Norton Rose on hand for raft of Sino-Greek finance deals
The benefits of being both ‘a shipowner and investment banker’
Greek Natural Gas Developments: LNG, Prospective Expansion, and the New Joint Venture of Two Energy Giants
Week 42 - 2010
Shipping income jumps but still has someway to go to match 2008
Qatar hasn’t turned its back on Greece
Greece, Italy & Syria Collaborate on Power Plant
Costamare files for IPO
Anbros Maritime switches out dry tonnage
Omega sees a drop in charter revenues
Star Bulk collects from TMT
TOP SHIPS Inc. Announces Corporate Developments
The benefits of experience
Diana Shipping Inc. announces time charter contract with Cargill International S.A
Tsavliris Salvage Group: “SEMPER PARATUS”
Week 41 - 2010
Shipping seen as ‘spearhead’ of Greek economic recovery
Marine Money Greece – the Athens report: In Greece, Shipping Rules!
Passenger shipping sector is looking for answers
Technomar splashes out $52m on five more ships
Seanergy sale in prospect
Lloyd's List: Greek elite compete for award glory
Week 40 - 2010
To Greece - With Love from China
Evaluating the Chinese offer
Agreements between China and Greece threaten the lead of South Korean builders
Greece Seeks India's Cooperation In Shipping
Greek-led resentment brews over RightShip’s market ‘might’
Metrostar deal pressures GenMar
'Prestige' judgement upsets ICS/ISF
Mitropoulos sees increasing role in shipping for women
Greece's Port Thessaloniki Targets Bulgarian Companies
Week 39 - 2010
Greeks get used to life in the public eye
Greek owners eye containership market
Greece Shipping Report Q4 2010 - New Market Report Published
Greece hopes Wen visit will boost China investment
Significant Changes in Chinese and Greek Ship Finance
China to support ship purchases by Greece: Wen
ECHR decision to clear Spain in Mangouras claim is slammed
Frangou seeks more junk
Agreement for Hellenic Shipyards signed with Thyssen Krupp Marine, Abu Dhabi Mar
Week 38 - 2010
Greek Shipping revenues continue to show receovery
Greek shipping ministry saga continues
PM addresses Economic Club in New York
Thessaloniki targets cruise and logistics
Chartworld rejoins box-ship sector
Navios Maritime Selects Triple Point Software for Freight Risk Management
Thomas Miller strengthens Greece operations
Week 37 - 2010
Greek owners vent fury over new shipping ministry
Greek conflict restored too
Government withdraws Hellenic Registry's renewal bid
Greece Closes Shipyard Sale Deal, Orders With ThyssenKrupp
Hellenic yard’s future looking brighter
Navios closes VLCC acquisitions
Varouxakis ‘eyes more’
Cosco, OLP to team up for bid?
Piraeus Port Authority unveils tender for construction of 5-star hotel
Greek Freight Trucks Cause Chaos In Further Strike Action
Week 36 - 2010
Good news for Greek shipowners
Developing Greek suezmax fleet among youngest
Greek foray into box market is no mere fad
Rethymnis & Kulukundis makes pledge to sail on
ThyssenKrupp shipyards deal hits last-minute snag
Clean-up Then to Market - DryShips Cuts ATM
Top Ships’ cruising along
Aegean Marine Petroleum Takes Delivery of Bunkering Tanker Newbuilding
Week 35 - 2010
Government moving towards radical ovcerhaul of port structure
Hellenic Register left in limbo
‘Boxship buys on the way’
Economou adds to Suezmax orderbook
Shell opts for Crude Carriers' Suezmaxes
Salamis lines RoRo service from Israel to call at Lavrion port near Piraeus
Piraeus Port Authority: Financial Reports For The First Half 2010
Week 34 - 2010
Greek vote sweeps away cabotage barrier
Veteran Greek owner dies
Mamidakis group hit by $23m suit from engineer
TOP Ships Inc. announces preliminary agreement with DVB Bank
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. to acquire all remaining minority stakes in its BET and MCS subsidiaries achieving full ownership of its 20 ship fleet
Spearpoint limits losses on Arch Cru shipping investment
Week 33 - 2010
A summer of sand, sea and... supramaxes
Greek shipping earnings up 28.6%
The ferry players on borrowed time
“Out damned spot! Out I say!” - The Evolution of the Spot Market
Week 32 - 2010
Greek shipowners snap up a fifth of used vessels
Public players accelerate the S&P drive
Slowdown signs - Second hand vessel sales retreat to year lows during July
Back in shape after bumpy ride
Economou to take 10% stake in Danaos
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Pricing of 5,500,000 Common Units
Week 31 - 2010
Greek copycat orders seen
ABS exhonerated in 'Prestige' case
More Greek players join rush to order kamsarmaxes
Top Ships Reports Second Quarter And First Half 2010 Financial Results
Tsakos Energy Navigation Reports Profits For Second Quarter 2010
Omega Navigation Enterprises Announces Capital Injection by Founder and CEO
Danaos Corporation Announces Bank Restructuring, New Debt Financing and Sale of $200 Million of New Common Stock
Piraeus pleases the eye
Week 30 - 2010
Diversity of growing Greek orderbook is eye-catching
Owners blame ore pricing switch
Polembros orders four very large bulkers
No Georgiopoulos deal
TEN buys four - sells one
Navios Navy Adds Battleships
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Acquisition of One Newbuild Panamax-Class Drybulk Vessel
Globus Maritime Ltd Announces Reverse Split Effective July 29, 2010
Week 29 - 2010
Draft bill lifting cabotage tabled
Greek owners stick to orders despite dry bulk slump
Traditional lending is back
Restis group completes '$100m offshore opportunity'
Navios Maritime Acquisition to acquire seven VLCCs
CSAV continues charter-in spree
Execution in the Face of a Fed Fire Storm
Cyprus to become major oil trading hub
Week 28 - 2010
Floated proposals on shipping legislation not entirely sunk
Greece cruise liberalisation marks new era
Greece Shipping Report Q3 2010 (Business Monitor International)
HHI wins new Dynacom order
Metrostar pays over the odds
Omega hit by falling TCEs
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Announces Delivery of Two LR1 Product Tankers
Starting plans for 8th Digital Ship Athens / AMMITEC general meeting
Week 27 - 2010
Greece relaxes cabotage rules for cruiseships
Greeks surge in S&P buys
Led by Georgiopoulos, Greeks return to S&P ring big time
Greek cheque books shut
Hellespont bolsters Hamburg shipmanagement activities
Angelicoussis Receives Honorary Doctorate from Webb
Omega Navigation Enterprises Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 and First Quarter 2010 Results
Tsakos Energy Navigation: Final delivery of eight-ship series DNA-aframaxes
Chemical tanker hijacked
Ship Management Corp. to Pay $4 Million Penalty for Concealing Deliberate Pollution
2010 "Niki" Award Recipient, Efthimios Mitropoulos
Week 26 - 2010
Study finds unions and costs are crippling Perama shiprepair zone
Shipping confidence continues to improve
Newbuild frenzy at $1bn per week
Ship-scrapping process continues
Sale prices defy softening
Safe Bulkers, Inc. ranked "The Best Performing Shipping Company for the Year 2009" by Marine Money Intl
Adriatic counts the cost after month-long blockade ends
Fairsky Shipping & Trading S.A. Selects Seagull Training System
Aegean Bunkering receives ISO 14001 certificate
Thenamaris signs with SpecTec
Week 25 - 2010
Greece reassigns shipping portfolio
Chinese dragon swoops down to Greece’s rescue
Katseli raises possibility of Shanghai listings
Seamen defy ruling with strike
Greece is renewing its 20,000 DWT vessels more as the age has fallen to 12.36 years in 2010
46 New Orders. Greeks in top gear.
Diana Shipping Inc. Subsidiary Agrees to Acquire Containerships
Technomar pays $125m for five Offen ships
Thenamaris vessels begin AMOS roll-out
Goldenport Holdings Inc - Proposed Placing and Open Offer to raise US$35m
Globus Maritime to acquire a 2010 built Kamsarmax Carrier
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces $148 Million Acquisition of Five Vessels
Week 24 - 2010
Greeks Poised for Flight Over Tax Change
Greek owners start to regroup
Greece and China play the game
Beijing's Greek deal a wake-up call for EU
Aquavita makes ownership move
Italian ships still stuck in Corinth
Cabotage battleground moves to Corinth from Piraeus
ABN/Fortis, International network strengthened by new representative office in Athens
Kelvin Hughes beefs up Greek presence
Yet another successful WISTA party
Week 23 - 2010
Has the time come to tax shipowners?
Veniamis rejects talk of Greek shipping tax
54 Greek-Controlled Fleets Top 1M DWT
Voice of the London Greeks
Greek economy kept afloat by shipping trade
Posidonia: Business as Usual
Posidonia seals deals for Greek shipping companies
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Quarterly Dividends
Week 22 - 2010
Posidonia to underline Greek shipping's muscle
Boom over — it’s time for a comeback
Greek interests spread far and wide
Gregory Callimanopulos: the Hellenic lion
Seanergy Maritime acquires 51% stake in Maritime Capital Shipping & Expansion to 20 Dry Bulk Vessels
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp. Appoint Brigitte Noury and Anna Kalathakis to its BoD
Lloyd's Register Hellenic Advisory Committee meeting held in Piraeus this week
Michalis Pagonis recognise for 60 years with the Tsavliris Salvage Group
Supreme Court rules on issue of international arbitration and ship arrests
Week 21 - 2010
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Why the Koreans have come to Greece in search of shipbuilding contracts
Greeks continue to be active
Genmar could launch follow-on offering to fund Metrostar buys
Flame chasing Primera principals
Chemical and product tankers - will demand outstrip supply?
Cabotage bill watered down
NOT GUILTY!! Chief Engineer Acquitted in Texas 'Magic Pipe' Pollution Trial
Internaftiki announces exciting new location in the heart of Piraeus
Week 20 - 2010
Message from the President of The Union of Greek Shipowners, Theodore Veniamis
The New Council of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Greece: Retaking the top spot
Cosco to make Greece its 'gateway' to Europe
Debt crisis hits Greek port hard
In search of new avenues to plug the ship finance void
Akti Miaouli People & Places
Greek union calls off Posidonia gala reception
Danaos Corporation Adds Two More Newly Built Vessels to its Fleet
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Reports Financial Results for the First Quarter Ended March 31, 2010
Tsakos Energy Navigation Offshore Plans Cancelled, Although Tanker Investments Should Continue
Hellenic Petroleum First Quarter 2010 Financial Results
Week 19 - 2010
Greek owners head to Rongsheng on tanker spree
Restis tanker venture takes first of six aframaxes
Crude swells tanker fleet to five in wake of IPO
FreeSeas Announces Charter Agreements on Six of Its Handysize Vessels at Rates Reflecting Strong Market Conditions
Greek fund targets dry bulk sector
Greece moves forward with tender for intermodal hub near Piraeus Port
Impressive Chinese display at Greece’s Posidonia Shipping Exhibition
Major Greek-Turkish business forum
Strike at Piraeus port blocks cruise ships with 5,000 passengers
Week 18 - 2010
Greece, Qatar agree on LNG
Brussels' cloud pushes Euro 750m Piraeus logistics hub
Greek orders surge
Biggest shipbuilder wins €120m Greek contract
Lomar snaps up fourLPG carriers for $16m
From the Bosphorus: Straight - Time for a boundary deal in the Aegean
Week 17 - 2010
Greek Maritime Officer Acquitted in Texas ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Trial
Strike shuts down Greek ports
Posidonia 2010 boosts Local Economy
Alafouzos revealed as buyer of six aframaxes
Logothetis' Libra Group adds gas to expanding fleet
Samonas Brothers contract kamsarmaxes at STX
NewLead bounces back
Public players seize control of S&P
Transas secures prestigious order for ECDIS supply for Cardiff Marine Inc.
P&P Marine Consultants supervises successful launch of newbuilding vessel of Avin International
Seamen block Piraeus largest port
Week 16 - 2010
Gov't poised to lift cabotage
Greek PM Papandreou outlines actions to boost Greek tourism
Shipping lifts Greece’s confidence through ship-owners’ increased spending
Samsung wins $660m deal from Greek interests
Safe Bulkers orders two kamsarmaxes from China
Asians set to take the lead at Posidonia 2010
Andriaki to install VSAT
Cardiff fleet of 97 goes paperless
22/04/2010: Vessels' Inspections in the Region of Tokyo MoU in 2009
Union of Greek Shipowners launches Educational Project in Conjunction with Posidonia 2010
Week 15 - 2010
Greece picks head of shipping
More uncertainty as shipping's admin is set to again shift
TEN Tops the Charts - 17 years of profits!
Remi behind nine resales to Navios
Globus eyes US listing as Greek trio lose faith in London valuations
Star Bulk expanding fleet ; Current fleet is contracted for 92% of 2010
Greece faces EU court action over illegal aid to shipyards
Shiprepair: Does the industry have a bright future or is survival the name of the game?
Costas Lyboussakis - The success story of a self made tug owner
New tax regime for international maritime transport companies receives EU approval
Shipping Investment & Asset Management Forum, University of Piraeus, 22.04.2010
Lloyd's List 7th Greek Shipping & Ship Finance Conference 2010
Week 14 - 2010
Akti Miaouli / Marketplace
Greece owns one seventh of the world's fleet in terms of deadweight tonnage
Migration of Asian finance bolsters Greek owners
Attica feels heat over Korea order
Navios to enter tanker sector
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Dropdown of Six Vessels and Ship Management Company
Hellenic Mediterranean Panel elects Turkish vice chairman
Aegean Marine Petroleum Shares Attractively Valued With Bunkering Demand Strengthening Considerably
Week 13 - 2010
Will containerships stack up for Greek owners?
Passengfer ship companies find the going tough
Vardinoyannis group sells off sixth vessel in as many months
Capesize for Carras
Ship delivery delay may top 40%
Mixed IPO results
Diana Shipping Inc. Files 2009 Annual Report
Excel Maritime Appoints New Chief Operating Officer and New Chief Financial Officer
Danaos Corp. - 4Q Earnings In-Line; Financing Shortfall Remains Biggest Issue
Crude Carriers Corp. Announces Delivery of its Second Vessel M/T “Miltiadis M II” and Employment of M/T “Alexander The Great”
Week 12 - 2010
Costamare ready to hunt bargains
OceanFreight in VLOC order spree
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Entrance into Joint Venture
Andriaki to install VSAT
DNV is launching a new organisation
Commission clears special tax regime for international maritime transport companies in Cyprus
Back in stock
Alma IPO woes put damper on other hopefuls
Key Developments and Growth in Greek Ship-Finance / Petrofin Bank Research© End 2009
Week 11 - 2010
Greek tranker owners raise a number of operational concerns
HHI confirms Molaris order cancellations
Auditors flag issue with Molaris IPO
Eagle eyes more market upside
The Little Company That Could!
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces the Termination of the Standby Equity Distribution Agreement
Tsakos Energy Navigation Reports Results for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009
ABS Vetting & Tanker Inspection: Athens 15 – 16 April 2010
Week 10 - 2010
Alma Maritime Limited Commences Initial Public Offering
Two New Shippers Come to Market (BALT, CRU)
Paragon Shipping Inc. to transfer listing to NYSE
Greek owners eyeing bulker acquisitions
Greek outfit quietly rejigs bulker fleet
Top Ships Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2009 Financial Results
Greece Seminar Highlights Operational and Design Considerations for Low Sulfur Fuel
Week 09 - 2010
Investment plan for Piraeus at centre of Attica development
Minister reassures Greek shipping over tax changes
Greece Approves Sale of Shipyard to Abu Dhabi MAR Group
Younger owners and ships dominate sector
Greek finance path widens
Maran Tankers Management Inc. selects Seagull - 05.03.2010
Greek shipper CEO says immune from local woes
Latest Proposed US Iranian Sanction Legislation: What Does It Really Mean?
Week 08 - 2010
Athens must try to stem shipowner cash exodus
Piraeus Firm in Posidonia Debut
Equity Appetite Remains Strong
Greek banks face squeeze
New markets boost Aegean
NewLead in transition mode
Star Bulk Carriers - Weaker 4Q Results on Higher In-Charter Expenses
Tsakos and Schoeller in ship management JV
Mixed results for listed Georgiopoulos-chaired trio
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Agreements for Purchase of Two Kamsarmaxes and Sale of Product Tanker
Week 07 - 2010
Greeks bearing debts
Greek Market Report / S&P Commentary
Marinakis to test 'choppy' IPO market
Despite the Rumors of It’s Being Stillborn….
Is easyCruise on Life Support?
Turkey to help crisis-hit Greece, Minister says
Week 06 - 2010
Greeks order four Kamsarmaxes
Another 'big' first for the Angelicoussis group
Almi adds to suezmax spree with deal for VLCC duo
Almi waits to finance ship orders
Veniamis calls for reinstatement of shipping ministry
Dahlman Rose: Safe Bulkers -4Q Earnings Stronger than Expected; Recent Newbuild Orders Highlight Strong Capital Position
Week 05 - 2010
Safety concern over Greek nationals
Greek owned fleet shrinks
5 Year low prices atract companies
Capital Product Partners reports lower earnings
Molaris snaps up aframax quartet
OSG promotes from within
Players 'pretty happy' with the way the P&I system works
Cyprus House awaits EU approval of new shipping tax
Capital Link - Greek Shipping Forum - 23 February 2010
Week 04 - 2010
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
CARGO SHIP BEACHED NEAR ALGECIRAS
'Shrewd' Greeks bulk up on ships
Merger mistrust
First MLC certificate awarded to Thenamaris
Public players hold the cards
Posidonia 2010 is only 6 months away!
Green Star Reduces Fuel Consumption on Greek Maritime Ship
Week 03 - 2010
Greek trio unite to cancel bulkers
Delivery drive Neptune gets second carrier
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Announces Closing of Container Vessel Sale
Quiet success
Shipping revenues sank in 2009
Win/win opportunities for Greek owners and banks
Upgrading of Piraeus becomes part of national strategic plan
Maria Damanaki - Commissioner designate impresses MEPs
Says Philippine Embassy in Greece: Stranded Filipino sailors to get back pay
Shipping confidence levels stable
Hellenic- / Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce - Shipping Conference 9 February 2010
Capital Link - Greek Shipping Forum - 23 February 2010
Week 02 - 2010
Greek Owners look to investors to ignite buying spree
Both sides of coin visible in Greek market
Greek owners using bold tactics to keep prices low
Piraeus plans a new shipping forum
European Companies Research Maritime Carbon Capture
Week 01 - 2010
New tanker concern formed by Omega and Glencore
Greece dominates ordering activity at end of 2009
Tomorrow's tankers at today's prices
Laimos Launches Joint Venture With American Big Investor
Genmar moves tankers to Anglo-Eastern
UAE's Abu Dhabi Mar selected as preferred bidder for Hellenic
Higher pay for Filipino seamen in Greek ship
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Agreement to Acquire Verbeke Bunkering N.V.
P&I Conference to be held at the Piraeus Marine Club - 28 January 2010
Week 53 - 2009
China tops Greece in secondhand sales
Nine killed by bulker blaze
No return of Aegean Wind sailors’ bodies
Plane dispatched to retrieve bodies of seamen
Demolition men
Navios Bulker hijacked way out in Indian Ocean
American Fund Invests in The ´´Greeks´´ Of Wall Street
Week 52 - 2009
9 sailors killed after ship fire off Venezuela
Almi Tankers Gets The Deal Of The Year
Omega reveals order switch
NewLead Holdings Ltd. Begins Trading on the NASDAQ Under the Symbol 'NEWL'
Eurotankers has bulker trio inked in China
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Agreement for Early Termination of Existing Charter in Exchange for Compensation
Prosecutor asks that ferry owner Agoudimos be arrested
Good outlook for Greek private banks
Shipowners regret Copenhagen's 'lack of direction' for shipping and warn of risks
Week 51 - 2009
Greek shipowners go bargain hunting
Status of Greek orders at yards remains vague
Tsakos warns Greece it risks losing more shipping cash
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Increases Total Credit Facilities to $420 Million
Goldenport Holdings Inc.: New Loan Facility for Vessel Acquisitions
OSG and Aker kiss and make up
Safe Bulkers buys two ships
Akti Miaouli People
Week 50 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / From the Market Place
Greek owners control 18% of the world's tanker fleet
Katseli fuels buzz on Chinese moves
The cat and the dragon
MV Ariana fianally truly free from Somalia Pirates
Greek Shipping Awards honour key players
Greece cancels tender for Multi-mission Maritime Aircraft
Athens, - Seanet signs agreement with European Seaways
Mytilineos Says It Has No Interest In Hellenic Shipyards
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Announces Appointment of Mr. Serafeim Kriempardis to Board Of Directors
Polembros Shipping LTD. Sentenced for Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans
Week 49 - 2009
Greek banks arrest Mediterranean Maritime vessel
Logothetis splashes out $325m on 'acquisition opportunity'
Greeks make 2009 a year to remember for ship disposals
Globus Maritime Announces Agreement to Sell Handymax Dry Bulk Carriers
TEN Limited: Charter to generate at least $32 million in gross revenue
Katseli's contancts in NY
Private LNG On Its Way
PipelineManager to monitor Greece’s National Natural Gas System
Training and crewing: Gods and gulls keep crews informed
Italian – Greek shortsea
Week 48 - 2009
Katseli addresses IMO assembly
Katseli may tap into shipping capital with bond issue
Veniamis denies owners discuss backing of geovernment funds
Piraeus frustration bubbles over
Salvage justice
ThyssenKrupp Executive Says Bids For Hellenic Shipyards Due Dec 4
Motor Oil and Mytilineos team up in gas market
Piraeus Venture Capital Fund invests in Advent Technologies
Week 47 - 2009
Bulker confidence rises for 2010
After swallowing NewLead, Aries to launch growth as NewLead
Sanko sells Handy trio to Greece
Metrostar in victory over yard refunds
TEN joins SEAaT
ECDIS trains Ceres LNG
Week 46 - 2009
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Greek Shipowners Discuss Piracy off the Coast of Somalia at U.S. Department of State
Adriatic Lines launches new service
Painful fixture batters Aries
TOP warns on covenants in ‘dire’ market
Dahlman Rose & Co: Diana Shipping (DSX) - Vessel Acquisitions Appear On Near-Term Horizon; Reiterate Buy
The professional salvor
Court rules strike at Greece's biggest port illegal
Euroseas, Safe Bulkers, Seanergy Maritime, Teekay Corporation and Tsakos Energy Navigation
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2009 - 4 December 2009
Week 45 - 2009
Minister's maiden speech at Greek Shipping Summit
Greek Shipping Taxes Policy Will Continue
Greece won’t tax foreign shipping firms
Attitude problem
Shipowner cash to bail out Greece?
ThyssenKrupp to seek investors for Greek shipyards
Banks expect one in 10 shipping loans to go bad within next year
International companies turn to Varna because of Piraeus Port strike
Workers choice Emmanouil keen to return to Hellenic Shipyards
Ulysses claims success in cutting costs
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2009 - 4 December 2009
Week 44 - 2009
Louka Katseli to give keynote speech at Greek Shipping Summit 3 November 2009
Shipowners To Question Crew Regime
Ministry of Finance To Crack Down On Offshores
Greeks look to Qatari LNG
Chinese buy up more ships in 2009 than the Greeks - Mr David Glass
Greek ships still rule the waves
First Greek P&I Club opens for business
Managing changes and taking advantage of new conditions
Push to link Vafias with Brave Bulk
New shipping partners for Ince and Co in Dubai and Piraeus
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Regains Compliance with NASDAQ Closing Bid Price Requirement
DryShips Inc. Reports Financial and Operating Results for 3Q Ended September 30, 2009
Hellenic Carriers Limited: Directorate Change
Long term charters help Capital weather the storm
US-listed owners buffeted by tax issues
Cyprus business teams short-listed for Stelios Philanthropic Foundation award
7th Digital Ship Athens conference, 11-12 November 2009
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2009 - 4 December 2009
Week 43 - 2009
Hellenic's fate uncertain as deal on subs inches forward
Hellespont expands into Singapore
MSC ends Piraeus contract
Ship Operator Pleads Guilty for Concealing Pollution from Oil Tanker
What about pride and recognition?
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Propose Private Offering of $375 Million Mortgage Notes Due 2017
Navios junk bond grows
“PFIC” – Call Your Accountant Immediately!
A sounder platform for Aegean oil production
Hellenic Petroleum: Announcement
Greek Shipping Summit 2009 - World Tanker Forum, 3 November 2009
7th Digital Ship Athens conference, 11-12 November 2009
Lloyd's List Greek Shipping Awards 2009 - 4 December 2009
Week 42 - 2009
ThyssenKrupp ready to quit Hellenic Shipyards October 31, 2009
Greeks respond to manning changes
Katseli meets union leaders
Port strike weighs on new minister
Private equity’s set to soar as bank drought continues
Grand Union Inc. Aquires Control of Aries Maritime Transport Limited
Watch The Greeks!!
Kassian accuses US over 'neglect'
Globus Maritime Announces Agreement to Sell Handymax Dry Bulk Carrier
FreeSeas Announces Appointment of Alexandros Mylonas as Chief Financial Officer
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Bet Signing of Supplemental Agreement to its Loan
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces New Charter
“BDI” andWe Don’t Mean the Index
Greek Shipping Summit 2009 - World Tanker Forum, 3 November 2009
7th Digital Ship Athens conference, 11-12 November 2009
Week 41 - 2009
Mobilisation of market forces
CV of new Greek Minister of Economics, Competitiveness and Shipping, Louka Katseli
Greek shipping ministry to be abolished
Greek tragedy?
Marine Money's Full House in Athens
Newbuild clashes loom as owners call for flexibility
Time to cooperate as there will be more pain before gain
FreeSeas Announces Charter Agreements on Six of Its Handysize Vessels
Safe Bulkers Announces that its Manager Receives 2009 Cyprus Shipping Industry Award
Transport ministry to investigate ship collision in Aegean Sea
Week 40 - 2009
Greek Ship Finance Forum - 8 October 2009
Morgan Joseph Appoints Xen A. Galinas a Managing Director in Investment Banking Group
Greek Cabotage: Key Players Take Positions
Islanders connected
Safety success for HELMEPA
China's COSCO takes over container business at Greek port
Piraeus strikers keep Cosco standing at the gates
Athenian takes first of four
Danaos makes it 42
Oceanstar pounces on Tufton ship
Polembros Shipping LTD. Pleads Guilty to Crimes Related to Pollution from Cargo Ship Traveling to New Orleans
Mixed reviews for Rotterdam Rules
Week 39 - 2009
Creditors seize eight units in GA Ferries fleet
China Development Bank sets sail for Greece
Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Terminates Greek Submarine Order
Greece Launches Year-Long Campaign for 2010 WISTA Conference
WISTA Hellas New Board of Directors, September 2009
Aries thrown a lifeline
Tanker bulker swaps
Danaos rejects Zim charter hire cuts
Grand Union delays dry and wet ship deliveries
MOH-Shell Deal: The Next Day
Dahlman Rose & Co: Danaos (DAC) - Discloses Counterparty Dispute on Six Vessels; Maintain Hold.
Saxo Bank opens Athens office in response to increasingly sophisticated Greek trading market
Week 38 - 2009
Modern Greek shipping is weathering economic crisis
NBG on shipping sector
Chinese owners threaten Greeks’ top spot
Greeks order six Samho bulkers
Petrobas Deal With Tsakos
Diana sees banks thaw on lending
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Announces Agreement With Grandunion Inc. Providing for Change of Control and Management
Seanergy Maritime Plans To Double Shares Outstanding
Euronav Ship Management implement Electronic-TOTS
Women's International Shipping & Trading Association elects Greek shipping executive as president
Week 37 - 2009
Piraeus faces new industrial chaos in run-up to national poll
Don’t let standards drop - Mitropoulos
Phrixos B Papachristidis Appointed Chairman of Executive Board of Hellespont
FMG settles another shipping dispute
Pay-up time
this year’s Jefferies Conference - Less Buzz, but…………More Business
Greece. Safe Bulkers, Inc. reports Q2 and fist half year 09 results
Aegean commences 2nd phase of drilling at Epsilon offshore Greece
Week 36 - 2009
Greeks said to have condeded top position to Japanese.
Seas remain choppy for Greek shippers
Shipping will track Greek voting
Rickmers-Linie calls Thessaloniki for special project cargo
Greek owner in dry-bulk launch
Shipping Fund FIG Gets Its First Deal
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Two Year Time Charter Agreement
Top Ships to present at the Rodman & Renshaw annual global investment conference on 10 Sep 2009
Stricken tanker moved from Suez Canal entrance
Dalnave fined $1m for Myron N offences
Week 35 - 2009
Piraeus perks up
Hellespont looses ceo
Top player stirs split emotions
Aries Maritime CEO comments to second quarter 2009 results
Attica slips into loss in wake of financial crisis
ANEK Lines: H1 2009 Results
Impairment charge hits Globus's Q2 profit
UPDATE 1-Motor Oil H1 net falls 3.8 pct, trounces estimates
Hellenic Petroleum 2Q09 results – better than expected refining
Greek Shipping Summit - World Tanker forum, 3 November 2009
Week 34 - 2009
Survey Invitation_Port Devolution; The Piraeus Port Experience
Largest GL-classed Tanker Named: VLCC "Athenian Victory"
Two Chief Engineers From Oil Tanker 'Georgios M' Indicted for Environmental Crimes
Spare a buck?
Greek fund buying Cido panamaxes
Old Ways Work Best
Navios swoops for two Alba capesize newbuilds
StealthGas Inc. CEO, CFO comments on 2nd Quarter and six months 2009 results
Dahlman Rose & Co: FreeSeas - 2Q Results Hampered by Off-Hire Time, but Acquisition of 10th Vessel to Boost Earnings
TOP Ships Inc. announces amended director nominations and short postponement of its 2009 AGM
Week 33 - 2009
Vima, Greece: New data about cocaine haul case
Filipino seamen on hijacked ship appeal to government
Slowdown signs - Newly built oil tankers price drop about 40pct
The loan arrangers
Paragon Shipping Inc.: our strongest quarterly operating performance to date
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.: Second Quarter Sales Volumes Increase 21.6%
Dryships announces agreement with West LB on waiver terms for US$71 million of debt
TOP Ships Inc. reports second quarter and first half 2009 financial results
Star Bulk Carriers Corp. Reports Financial Results for Q2 and First Half 2009
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Completes Acquisition of Controlling Interest in Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited and Expands Controlled Fleet to 11 Vessels
Week 32 - 2009
Hellenic Seaways Acquires easyCruise
Uncovering the old Port of Theodosius
Prinos oil production triples Aegean Energy S.A, announces
Minister inaugurates new port in central Greece
ABS: European survey headquarters moves from London to Greece
Left spinning by Trafigura
Owners turn to private equity
Aggelikousis Fleet Restructuring
New Eagle Bulk venture expected to soon start hunting tonnage
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Delivery of Three Newbuild Capesize Vessels
Dahlman Rose & Co: Diana Shipping (DSX) - 2Q Results Slightly Below Forecasts; Remains In No Hurry To Acquire Dry Bulk Assets; Reiterate Buy & $22
Tsakos Energy Navigation: 63rd Consecutive Profitable Quarter Since Inception
Lack of revenue hits Capital
TOP Ships Inc. announces delivery of its last newbuilding vessel, and waiver from RBS
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Reports Q2 2009 Results - Revenue increases 42% year-on-year
The annual Marine Money Greek ship finance forum is again shaping up as an important event
Week 31 - 2009
Remi newbuilding tankers up for resale
Oceanstar clears out more MPPs
Frangou 'working on' more deals for Navios
FreeSeas Announces Extension and Re-Pricing of FREEW Warrants
Danaos Corporation Reports Q2 and Half Year Results for the Period Ended June 30, 2009
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Amends Previously Announced Letter of Intent
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Q2 Financial Results and Amendment of Certain Loan Terms
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Reports Financial Results for 2Q and Six Months Ended June 30, 2009
Montenegro rejects Greek bid for stake in EPCG power monopoly, opts for Italys A2A
Restis To Invest In Montenegro Resort
OW grows in Greece -
Strike causes problems on Corfu-Igoumenitsa ferry route
Greece-Russia agree to extend shipping cooperation
Week 30 - 2009
20 rescued from sinking ship
Cruiseship Passengers in Greece with swine flu symptoms
Cruise protectionism costs Greece Euro 500m annually
Increase for cruise tourism in Piraeus
Chamber of Shipping rejects Kyoto Protocol concept
Michael Bodouroglou: There is worse to come
New $700m fund to target bulkers
Tsakos encouraged by charter
Seanergy takes rate hit for handysize duo
Oceanfreight Inc. Provides Fleet Update
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Delivery of its 17th Vessel
Week 29 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / From the Marketplace
DEI with Golden Energy of Greece to bid for stake in Montenegro’s EPCG power monopoly
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Receives $145 Million Commitment Letter
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Strategic Acquisition - Enters into Agreement to Acquire Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited
TEN announces secured charter earnings
Sungdong bags Tsakos suezmax pair
Technomar sells another three units
Eagle Bulk: Supramax specialist
Latvijas Kugnieciba rejects accusations made by Atholl Greece
Chief Engineer and Second Engineer Plead Guilty to Concealing Vessel Pollution
Greece's Largest Oil Refiner, Hellenic Petroleum, Selects Triple Point Software for Oil Trading, Risk Management and Logistics
Piracy attacks double
Week 28 - 2009
Greeks being priced out of top spot by Chinese operators
Greek Fleets of more than 20 ships
24 Greek Companies among the 100 Top Shipping Companies for 2008
Marine Money International: Performance Rankings - 100 Top Shipping Companies for 2008
Petrofin Research© – Greek shipping companies © - June 2009
Petrofin Research© – Greek Fleet Stats © July 2009
Ship Finance : Who’s Lending?
Suitors emerge in Aries contest
Tough times for Top Ships
Spyros M. Polemis elected to the Stevens Institute of Technology Board of Trustees
2010 to be 'The Year of the Seafarer'
Sea Diamond probe points finger at company and crew
More than 19,000 jobs lost in Greek tourism sector
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Modern Capesize Vessel That Will Commence Five Year Time Charter
Safe Bulkers, Inc. held its 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Top Ships announces redelivery of its last leased vessel and filing of its annual report on form 20-F
Mastermind of Panagopoulos kidnap will testify on Monday
Week 27 - 2009
Impact of downturn yet to be reflected in Greek company makeup
Shipping resilient to imported crisis
Gang behind ship-owner kidnapping
Raising their game
Clutch of Greek owners lead charge to scoop up vessels at cheap levels
Greeks concerned over criminalisation
Bank loan backs 'environmentally friendly' maritime sector
T. Aggelopoulos Sells Ships
TOP SHIPS Inc Announces Termination Of Four Leases
Diana Shipping's President: Why We Win
Week 26 - 2009
Wife of Greek shipowner freed after ransom paid: report
Anxiety Is High at NYC Shipping Conference
Sceptics doubt finance choices
Greek selling outpaces buying
Full impact of Eastwind bankruptcy yet to become clear
Climate change on Greek cabotage?
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Signs Letter of Intent for Acquisition of Control by Grandunion
M/V Hellenic Sky time chartered at us$18,000 per day for 13-16 months
Dahlman Rose & Co: Navios Maritime (NM) - Acquisition of Four Capesize newbuilds; Reiterate Buy and $8 Target
Greek behind MR Tanker orders at STX
Attica Group order the building of two new vessels for the Greek Market
Drewry Report on State of Shipbuilding
Sea NG to transport CNG to Crete
Week 25 - 2009
Who owns what in Greece's ASE-listed domestic ferry sector
Greek council against GHG emissions tax
Piraeus Port Authority: Decisions Of The Regular General Meeting Of Shareholders
Greeks take dry-buying spotlight
US court remands Spain's $1bn Prestige claim
Sea Diamond. 155 cubic meters of fuel...
Euroseas selects renewal targets
Hyundai Samho agrees to later deliveries for Danaos
Understanding the capital markets and shipping / Star Bulk Carriers – why the underdog?
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces the Sale of Panamax Class Vessel
Dryships Announces it has Signed Waiver Agreement with Dnb Nor for $86 Million of Debt
M/V Hellenic Sea Time Chartered at US$16,500 per for 4-6 months
Excel Maritime Enters into Time Charter Agreement for the M/V Barbara at $23,000 Per day
Choice of Law Clauses, Enforcement of US Maritime Liens and Necessaries Suppliers
Investment opportunities in Greece's tourism and energy sectors presented in Cyprus
Week 24 - 2009
Largest owners are out-running growing Greek fleet
Greeks playing careful game
Greece heads for ‘severe recession’
US Prestige ruling reversed
BIMCO 2009 General Meeting in Athens: Shipping in Transition
Hellenic results outline threats
Hellenic shipping industry the most affected by pirates
Euroseas boosts fleet with latest panamax buy
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Common Stock Purchase Program by its Controlling Stockholder
Elin Marine lubricants to the UAE and to the wider Persian Gulf region
Citigroup Analyst Kartsonas Joins Shipping Hedge Fund
Week 23 - 2009
Greek Market Report / S&P Commentary
Waiting for the wind to change
Laskaridis leads charge to scrap
Sale of vessel with a book profit of US$ 11.1 million
Omega Navigation bullish on future prospects
TOP Ships Reports First Quarter 2009 Financial Results
DryShips pays hefty cancellation penalty
Kiriacoulis Mediterranean Cruises Shipping: Announcement
ABS Fleet Breaks 150m gt Mark
Week 22 - 2009
Owners set to act to ensure uniformity of regulations
Piraeus shipbroker Nicolas J Cotzias passed away in Athens, aged 80.
Atlas Maritime pays tribute to family matriarchs
ANEK Lines: Q1 2009 Financial Results
FreeSeas Inc. Announces 2009 First Quarter Financial Results
Dahlman Rose & Co: Star Bulk Carriers (SBLK)
Motor Oil Hellas: Decisions Of The 2009 Annual Ordinary General Meeting
Athens: BIMCO General Meeting 2009, 1-4 June
BIMCO appoint new Chief Business Development Officer
Clarkson Analysis: The Shipping Market – Enjoying a Bit of Paragliding?
Week 21 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / People and Places
Posidonia set to return
Poor navigation led to ship grounding
Sunken Greek cruise ship to be cleared of trapped fuel
Slater bemoans 'reckless owners' and 'totally overwhelming' orderbook
Pistiolis family in new venture
Navios claims advantage despite revenue tumble
Hellenic Carriers Limited AGM Results
OceanFreight Inc. Announces the Termination of the Standby Equity Purchase Agreement Program
Paragon Shipping Inc. post 1Q 2009 Earnings Release
Star Bulk Announces Four New Time Charter Agreements and Commences In-House Vessel Management
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Announces Board Appointment
Week 20 - 2009
Pateras passes
Greek ship owners commemorate Wenchuan earthquake victims
Stranded ship sets sail after pay dispute resolved
P&I world opens up at Athens marine risk forum
ANEK Acquires Control of Hellenic Seaways For 125 Million Euro
Aegean Agreement to Sell Ro-Ro Tankers
Aegean revenues and net income take a hit
DryShips scores another waiver
Goldenport fixed contracts worth $176m for 2009, '10, '11
Seagull expand training commitment with Eletson Corporation.
Week 19 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Vote on new probe for Pavlidis
Papachristidis Jr rises to the challenge
Greek Professor Grammenos conferred title of CBE in London ceremony
EU slaps 17-month block on Hellenic Register
Tanker innovations showcased
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces 1Q 2009 Conference Call & Webcast
Diana Also Taps the Equity Markets. But Why?
GenMar’s encouraging results
Globus Maritime Announces Agreement to Sell Panamax Dry Bulk Carrier
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $ 0.15 per Share
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. announces pricing of follow-on offering
Morgan Stanley fund to invest in shipping
Spoiling the fun in funds
Week 18 - 2009
Greeks sell ships with a view to buy
Piraeus welcomes return of 'Lost' Clients
Anangel gets new bulkers
Danaos Re-jiggers
DryShips turns corner with fresh equity
George Weltman goes to Delphi to find answers
University honours IMO secretary-general
Onassis Prize awarded
Week 17 - 2009
Provopoulos believes new ships will see Greeks through
Brussels to shake up shipmanagement taxation
Pavlidis' Case Enters Final Stretch
Bankers, Excel agree financing
Aegean adds to West African bunkering fleet
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Cash Distribution
Euronav: First Quater Results 2009 and new Financing
'City animal' intends to remain busy
ThurayaIP and ThurayaMarine launch in Greek maritime sector
Borchard Line to resume direct calls at Piraeus
Zim returns Greek port to weekly line
Week 16 - 2009
Agoudimos returns to the fray claiming facts have been 'twisted'
Somali pirates release Greek ship and 24-man crew
Pavlidis’s daughter questioned
Pavlidis’ Case First Phase Completed
Prestige legal backlash simmers
5 Greek tanker companies on Tanker Operator's Top 30 List
Diana Shipping Inc. announces agreement to acquire owner of a capesize newbuilding vessel
Hellespont seeks partners to join new tanker pool
'Red letter day'
Piraeus Port to freeze tariffs in h2 of 2009
Cyprus:Taxation of Ship Management Companies
Bimco Case Study Workshop - Athens, 22-24 April 2009
ABS Strengthens Global Engineering Organization
Week 15 - 2009
Manousis Testimony Concluded
Pavlidis’s bank accounts to be opened
Agoudimos rushed to hospital suffering pharmaceutical poisoning
Key Developments and Growth in Greek Ship-Finance
Restis, Iraq tie-up
Oceanaut shareholders approve dissolution
Highlights from Excel Maritime Carriers' (EXM) Q4 Conference Call
Deal means new pool for LR1 tankers
Hellenic Technical Committee of GL Meets in Athens - New Tanker Design Presented
SALTO access control solution installed on ANEK Lines Ferries
Week 14 - 2009
Greek vessel stops pirates
Akti Miaouli / Marketplace & People
Greece Scraps Thessaloniki Privatization
Greece, Brazil sign four cooperation accords
Niva Shipping Ltd announces new company creation in Dubai, UAE
Greek clan returns to bulk sector
Charter termination angers StealthGas
New LR1 product tanker pool
Marmaras denies tanker cancellation at Hyundai yards
Excel Maritime Credit Amendment Buoys Shipping Sector >EXM
Top Ships Reports Fourth Quarter And Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results
Seanergy Maritime buys itself time
Transas supplies Hellenic Navy with Bridge Simulator
INFOCAD to Sell Metris Products in Middle East
Week 13 - 2009
Confiscated ships? Trust the Greeks
Blast near Piraeus was ‘settling of accounts’
Pirates Highjack Greek Ship
ThyssenKrupp to put Hellenic Shipyards up for sale on April 1st 2009
MIG denies negotiating Hellenic bid with French group
Attica Group - EBITDA at 47.7 m. and group Net Profil After Tax at euro 22.3 m.
Personal reasons prompted Molaris' departure from Excel
Lenders demand Excel action
FreeSeas Inc. Announces 2008 Fourth Quarter and Year End Financial Results
TOP’s newbuilding programme nears end
Dryships' $1bn Q4 loss
Paragon’s Banks Give It SomeWiggle Room
Merchant Marine minister visits London at invitation of Greek Shipping Cooperation Committee
Greece and the sea
Week 12 - 2009
Greek fleet still the world's largest, but make-up changes
Mangouras trial to go ahead
Greek shipping support for MIG
3000 and counting
Greeks fret over shipyard clashes
Aegean expands in Greece
Hellenic Carriers wins loan waivers
Danaos seeks to delay deliveries
Excel Maritime (EXM) - Delays Earnings As Negotiations On Loan Waivers Carry On; Sell
TEN posts highest ever annual income
Week 11 - 2009
Greeks expand fleet but home flag suffers
Thyssen 'considering' selling Hellenic back to the state
COSCO Pacific granted operating rights at Greek port
Greek tanker stable for sale
Greek owner cancels two bulk carriers at Odense shipyard
Diana Shipping is the new darling of dry bulk
G. Bros Maritime installs new software
Ghanaian sailors on Greek ship earned US$11m in three years
Ghana: Tsakos Shipping Donates to Tema New Town
Danaos Corp (DAC) - Discloses Loan Covenant Violations, Suspends Dividend
OceanFreight Inc. Reports Financial Results for 4Q 2008 / appointed a new Vice President, Mr. Demetris Nenes
Week 10 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Brussels to impose curbs on Hellenic Register
New jackets and lights from Lalizas
Report calls for bigger ports
Nomikos withdraws suit against Carbofer
Week 09 - 2009
Pirates Grab Greek Ship, but Two Navies Stop Other Pirate Attacks
Greece's leading role in the fight against piracy at sea
Greeks have place in future plans of top lender RBS
Abu Dhabi's IPIC, Greek shipping firm form JV
Molaris quits Excel Maritime
Polemis rebuffed
TOP SHIPS ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF ITS SECOND NEWBUILDING VESSEL
Dahlman Rose & Co: Aegean Marine (ANW) - Posts Stronger Than Expected 4Q Earnings Results; Raising Target to $22
DRYSHIPS ANNOUNCES IT HAS REACHED FINAL AGREEMENT WITH NORDEA BANK FOR A COVENANT WAIVER ON THE $800 MILLION PRIMELEAD FACILITY
OCEANAUT, INC. POSTPONES DATE FOR SPECIAL MEETING FOR SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL TO LIQUIDATE AND DISSOLVE
Week 08 - 2009
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Hellenic registered fleet posts third straight monthly increase in December
Safe Bulkers Names John Foteinos as Director & COO to Replace Nicolaos Hadjioannou
Lloyd's Register Educational Trust provides funds for maritime education to NTUA
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces New $300 Million Credit Facility
Excel set to get $5m out of Oceanaut
Pure Greek
Diana Shipping (DSX) - Reports 4Q Results; Remains Well-Positioned to Consolidate Dry Bulk Market
Eletson enters gas market
Marmaras axes capesize orders
TOP Ships announces delivery of its first newbuilding vessel
Tsavliris Salvage (International) Ltd v Grain Board of Iraq [2008] EWHC 612 (Comm)
Anti-trust authority slaps fines on Piraeus
Papandreou proposals on tourism
Govt finds profit in idle ships
Week 07 - 2009
Newsfront: Akti Miaouli
Deadly tanker blast finding
Hard landing for P&I?
Prudent Or Imprudent?
Safe Bulkers, reports Q4 and year 2008 results; Declares quarterly dividend
Samsun Logix Hellas facing claims over unpaid charter fees
Samsun collapses on Genco
Genco Shipping & Trading Limited Details Limited Exposure to Samsun Logix
Hellenic Carriers Limited: Fleet Deployment Update
Korea Line agrees lower rate with Hellenic Carriers
SHI exports its first ship for the new year
Gulf Oil Marine Ltd. and Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Enter Into Strategic Partnership
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc.: Quarterly Dividend, 4Q 2008 release date & conference call
Wighams Capital Partners and MPC Longberry join forces / particular focus on Greek clients
Bimco Case Study Workshop - Athens, 22-24 April 2009
Dryships Announces Preliminary Agreement With Nordea Bank for a Covenant Waiver on the $800 Million Primelead Facility
World shipping tonnage capacity hits 1.12 billion deadweight
Week 06 - 2009
Veniamis elected Greek shipowners president
Greek delivery tally set to fall
Cash buyers enjoy cherry-picking
Setting the course for shipping checks
Greek Shipowners Union on piracy
London Greek owners slam Mangouras appeal ruling
Sea Star to appeal against $4.7m fine
Ship officials plead guilty in pollution conspiracy
Goldenport Freebie
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. Receives Waiver On Loan Covenant
Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and CEO of Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM) Discusses the Dry Bulk Sector and NMM
Week 05 - 2009
New reality for Greece
Performance under fire
Key shipper eyes half-price Greek vessels
Goldenport Holdings: Rescheduling of Vessel Deliveries at No Additional Cost
Genco moves to protect newbuilding programme
Navios Maritime Q4 net income rises
Star Bulk Carriers Corp.: FFA Transactions, Private Placement, Employment Update
What Do DryShips And The U.S. Government Have In Common?
Managing liquidity & financial challenges in a downturn
Week 04 - 2009
Shipping tycoon freed after wife pays £28m cash ransom
Karamanlis meets with Merchant Marine minister
Greeks ordered larger more expensive ships in 2008
RBS should worry Greek owners
The boom over, Greece weighs options
Reasons for cheer amidst the gloom
Dahlman Rose & Co: DryShips Takes Significant Action to Reduce Cash Outlays
Excel dumps Frangos supramax purchase
Mediterranean cruise line's unique itineraries
Second Circuit Court rejects criminal liability challenge
Piraeus Bureau Veritas-Upcoming February Seminars 2009
New York Shipping Conference 12 February 2009: “How Will Shipping Survive the Perfect Storm?”
Week 03 - 2009
Negotiations Enter Crucial Phase
Police fear for health of kidnapped Panagopulos
Mangouras court ruling could increase risk of politically influenced bail requirements
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Banks’ shipping exposure at $17 bln
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Acquires Double-Hull Bunkering Tanker
Hellenic Carriers Limited Fleet Deployment Update
Louis backs British plan to pump out Sea Diamond oil
Shipping company fined for polluting river Philadelphia Business Journal
Gaza-Bound Vessel Threatened by Israeli Warships
Karamanlis says not allow US arms to Israel via Greek ports
Liberty Ship Due to Arrive in Greece
Waterson Hicks and Ince & Co set sights on more Piraeus work
City Law School moves LLM modules to Greece
Week 02 - 2009
Excerpts from Fairplay's annual 2009 report
Greeks continue to lead the way in a muted s&p market
Stelios: We'll see the worst two years of our life
Banks are responsible for the current crisis, claims Vafias
Hellenic Register silent over ships off its books
Greeks on Forbes list of World Bilionaires
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network appointed exclusive bunkering company for new port in Morocco
Piraeus Marine Club will hold the 9th International P&I Conference on January 22, 2009
Week 01 - 2009
HC orders arrest of a Greek vessel
Greek tanker flees pirate attack
OLTH’s privatization under review
Kyriakou lines up £2bn for UK buys
Eagle flies nest
Genco capesize newbuilding chartered at $65,000/day
Euroseas Ltd. to Sell Panamax Drybulk Vessel and Renegotiation and Extension of Two Container Vessel Charters
TOP SHIPS Announces Termination of Intrest Rate Derivative Contract
Will Shipping Stay Afloat In 2009? (DRYS, GNK, TDW)
Slowdown signs - Global freight market near record low
Week 52 - 2008
HC orders arrest of a Greek vessel
Greek tanker flees pirate attack
OLTH’s privatization under review
Kyriakou lines up £2bn for UK buys
Eagle flies nest
Genco capesize newbuilding chartered at $65,000/day
Euroseas Ltd. to Sell Panamax Drybulk Vessel and Renegotiation and Extension of Two Container Vessel Charters
TOP SHIPS Announces Termination of Intrest Rate Derivative Contract
Will Shipping Stay Afloat In 2009? (DRYS, GNK, TDW)
Slowdown signs - Global freight market near record low
Week 51 - 2008
DryShips 'likely' to cancel $1.2bn Economou capesizes
FreeSeas Inc. Appoints Interim Chief Financial Officer
Aigaion must pay
Hutchison withdraws interest for Thessaloniki Port container terminal
Sea Diamond plan submitted
Ships remain in ports due to rough seas
New ideas for tanker safety
Wighams open office in Greece
Week 50 - 2008
Global crisis will transform shipping financing methods
Private Greeks well placed to prosper
Greek newbuilding orders at lowest quarterly level in eight years
Hellenic vessels turn to positive territory in October
Greece proposes Piraeus base for sea-border agency
Obituary – Loucas Haji-Ioannou - shipowner
GMR and ATB Become One
Greek shippers sue FMG for breach of contracts
Greece Takes Measures against Fuel Smuggling
Mitropoulos wins Greek Personality of the Year
Week 49 - 2008
Somali pirates release Greek ship CAPT. STEFANOS
Euroseas sells FFA contracts for 2009 and 2010
WISTA Forum presented "The Credit Crunch and its Impact on Greek Shipping"
Greece Freight Transport Report 2008 - by companiesandmarkets.com
Hanjin Heavy completes two ships in Subic facility
DRYS Cancels Underwater Panamax Acquisition; Nets Savings Even After Steep Fees
DryShips Cancels Acquisition of Four Carriers - What Does it Mean for the Stock?
Moody's changes rating outlook on four Greek banks to negative
5th Annual Greek Shipping Awards & Gala Dinner
Piraeus Marine Club - Invites to Open House Christmas Party - 18 Dec. 2008
Week 48 - 2008
Greeks address credit crisis with wit and wisdom
Greek owners should have the financial ability to ride out the crisis
London Greeks slam eurocrats over scrapping “strategy”
Coral Sea master acquitted
Top ships strong but under pressure
China signs Greek port deal, vows more investment
Ports, OA debated in Parliament
Genmar to appeal magic pipe convictions
Greece Takes Measures against Fuel Smuggling
Statements of President of the Hellenic Republic Mr. K. Papoulias and President of the People’s Republic of China Mr. Hu Jintao following their meeting at the Presidential mansion
The Ship Management Conference - February 2009, Athens, Greece
Week 47 - 2008
Greek newbuilding cancellations near 50 in last weeks
Greek shipping hit by global financial crisis
Resurgence for the Greek flag
Focus on the sunny side
EIB to bankroll Greek port upgrades
Mitropoulos calls for action
Bulk carrier with ‘appalling’ crew living conditions seized in Liverpool
Caroussis chairs UK Club
TOP SHIPS Inc Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month 2008 Financial Results
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Third Quarter and Nine Months 2008 Results
Tsakos Shipping and Trading S.A. plans expansion of Seagull Training System and associated services in its fleet.
Wavefield vessel involved in Aegean Sea spat
'Ionia' Challenge to Corporate Criminal Liability
Week 46 - 2008
Status of Greek class society receives major boost
Exporters ‘defenseless’ against strike
Pittas cuts payout
Goldenport warns of early deliveries
Solid tanker rates lift TEN earnings
Paragon Shipping reports profit in Q3
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Third Quarter and Nine Month 2008 Financial Results
Crisis ‘is an opportunity and test’
Week 45 - 2008
Papaligouras: Shipping will withstand the financial strains
Greek Shipping Summit: The great debate
Safe profits soar
FOCUS: Financial Crisis Seen Cutting Shipping Oversupply
Genco (GNK) Cancels 6-Ship Acquisition; Loses Deposit But Saves Nearly $6/share
Hellenic Carriers Limited withdraw from acquiring the M/V FURNESS TIMIKA
Magic pipe indictment
Union says ship workers owed pay
Superfast VII damaged in storm
Greek Training Forum Held in Athens
Digital Ship Athens 2008 - Theme: operational excellence in shipping
Week 44 - 2008
Exmar shelves joint venture plans with Prime Marine
Stena Bulk buys into premium Shipping Company
Exclusive following
Good news among the gloom as Genco and Genmar ride high
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Strong Third Quarter Financial Results
Danaos Corporation Declares Dividend of $0.465 per Share for the Third Quarter of 2008
Carrier fined $750,000 in 'magic pipe' dumping case
E.G.Arghyrakis & Co - small but they sure know how to fight” The Legal 500 (2008)
2nd Ann. Greek Shipping Summit - 6 November 2008, Hotel Grande Bretagne, Athens
Week 43 - 2008
London shipping community takes a hit in slowdown
Athex will have the welcome mat out when the crisis is over
Hellas: Shipping currency inflows increase
Ship owner fined $750,000 for dumping oil at sea
Star Bulk Announces that Nobu Su Resigns from the Position of Director
TOP Ships says no to Economou
Alba Maritime in newbuilding resale
Globus cuts price
Capital Product Partners L.P. Announces Cash Distribution
Navios Maritime Partners increases cash distribution by 10% to $0.385 per unit
Seanergy Announces Appointment of New Chief Financial Officer
Claims against Industrial Carriers could top $100m
Salvage: Why No State Immunity for the Iraqi Government?
Week 42 - 2008
A 'trained' shipping industry will emerge
Marine Money panel sit firmly on fence
Industrial Carriers heads to court owing $33m
Seanergy Commences Trading on the Nasdaq Global Market
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. to Expand Presence in the Caribbean
DryShips Capes controversy
OceanFreight Inc. Announces Mutual Termination of M/T Olinda Time Charter & Delivery of M/T Tigani
Star Bulk Announces Updated Employment Status of Star Beta
Islanders lose ferry service
COSCO Pacific to Operate Greek Port
Greek navy prioritises maritime patrol aircraft contest
Week 41 - 2008
Still some clouds over Cosco's Piraeus box agreement
Owners urge banks to be patient
Enormous Crowd Joins the 10th Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum
Top talks still alive
Shipping must “retrench and downsize”, says Slater
ICS chairman: “Emission trading not inevitable”
Week 40 - 2008
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Deal could return Posidonia home
No more smooth sailing
Lukewarm reception for FFA scheme
Grimaldi launches mandatory bid for Minoan
Tsakos Shipping and Trading S.A. awarded the ISO14001:2004 by Lloyd's Register
Oceanaut, Inc. provides an update on Trust Account
Week 39 - 2008
Papaligouras has a busy introduction to shipping
Persian Gulf tanker rates may rise on improved demand
Bank Of Greece: Cut bad loans
Economic cooperation agreement signed between Greece and S. Korea
Shots fired at ship owner's car
Ship owner Restis sets up fund targeting digital services
Restis Group Invests In Nuclear Energy
George Makes His Move
Cosmoship fleet renewal gathers pace as bulker tally hits 10
Arcade Acquisition Corp. Enters Into Definitive Agreements to Purchase Ten Container Vessels for a Total Consideration of $262 Million
Danaos Corporation adds two new 4,253 TEU containerships to its fleet.
UPDATE 2-Excel CEO says credit crunch hurting shipping
Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation Confirms Investment Policy
Peloponnesus worth a stop on any voyage near Greece
Week 38 - 2008
Greek shipping legend John M. Carras dies
Greek seamen turn hoses on pirates, foil attack off Somalia - Summary
Message by Papaligouras to Greek seamen
PM opens World Maritime event
Livanos to be Remembered at World Maritime Day Event
Germans and Greeks are scaling back dramatically.
Hamburg Greeks pledge to stay
Aries Maritime Q2 Earnings Rise On Vessel Sales - Update
GO Carriers quits AIM but not the capital markets
Marine Money reports on Jefferies 5th Annual Shipping, Logistics & Offshore Services Conference
Week 37 - 2008
Greece appoints new minister of Merchant Marine
Athens: 36 Speakers to present at biggest ship finance event of the year in southern Europe
Greek owners on edge as C&Heavy Industries faces dire straits
Greek Sale & Purchase by Newsfront
Ship agents losing more than 50% of earnings – IMU
Globus offloads
StealthGas branches into crude
Marine Money reports on Dahlman Rose’s 1st Annual Global Transportation Conference
Week 36 - 2008
Drop in coastal shipping
Dry to thrive
Spain picks new law firm in Prestige case
New highway nears completion
EU informal meeting on shipping and protection of sea environment
Hanjin completes second ship in Subic yard
Hellenic may lose EU support
Euroseas Limited
Hellenic Carriers Ltd - 2008 Interim Results and Dividend Announcement
Week 35 - 2008
Hellenic shipowners acquires 146 second hand vessels in 7 months
Greek Market Report / S&P Commentary
Oceanaut Takes Out Its Checkbook
GrandUnion drafts fleet deal with Tailwind
Grand Union firms up six-tanker order
Globus Maritime Reports Results for 2Q & Six Months Ended June 30, 2008
Goldenport Holdings - Interim Results for Six Months Ended 30 June 2008
Strikes hurt
Ceremony pays tribute to crew's heroism
Week 34 - 2008
Hellenic shipping H1 income reached EUR 9.4 billion
52 New orders. VLCC again makes hedlines.
The Greeks and the Chinese - Doing business for aeons
Justice minister on Pavlidis case
Athens seeks EU ferry subsidies
Rift widens between Star Bulk and Su
Meandros signs up for suezmax at SungDong
Platts Tanker Economics - Athens, 20-21 October 2008
Week 33 - 2008
Services surge in Pireaus
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.: Second Quarter Sales Volumes Increase 55%
FreeSeas to Acquire Handysize Vessel; Increase Fleet to Nine Vessels
Safe Bulkers (SB) 2Q Results Ahead of Expectations
Star Bulk earnings up as Nobu Su share spat emerges
Top Ships (TOPS) Announces Departure of CFO
Week 32 - 2008
Government fears Pavlidis graft probe
ITF targets Greek
AWB charters Geraldton 'rip-off' ship
Hellenic Register not booted out just yet
GSCC expresses 'serious concerns' over rush to cut emissions
Duty to act
General Maritime and Arlington Tankers to combine
Safe Bulkers, Inc. announces a new 23-months time charter at $63,000 average daily rate
Dahlman Rose & Co: Tsakos Energy Navigation 2Q Results Surprise to the Upside on High Profit-Sharing
TOP Ships announces court approval of proposed settlement
Nikolaos Stratis: Leaving NFC
Athens: 2nd International Symposium on Ship Operations, Management, and Economics
Week 31 - 2008
Greece: Sharp drop in newbuilding activity does not tell full story
Ferry jolts blamed on poor ports
Qatari investors eye Greece’s Astakos port
Evergreen pulls out of 12,400 teu deal
Tanker buy to end Top terms
TEN mixes right blend
Top Ships reports second quarter and first half 2008 financial results
FreeSeas Inc. Reports Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2008
.......As does Capital
Dahlman Rose Research Comments: DSX, Marine Shipping Re-Cap
10th Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum
Week 30 - 2008
Eight dead in "perama" tragedy
Anger as Greek LPG carrier blast kills eight
ITF: Coral Sea verdict was fatally flawed
Greece: 3 hurt in ferry collision
HPH makes highest bid for Greek port rights
Shipping companies eye Libyan market
Livanos in capes deal with Mittal
zacks.com/commentary: Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc.
Disillusioned GO Carriers ready to quit London's AIM
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Announces First Quarter 2008 Financial Results and Initiates Fixed Quarterly Dividend of $0.10 per Share
Paragon Shipping Inc. Appoints New Non-Executive Director
TOP Ships (TOPS) 2Q & First Half '08 CC Invitation
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Mr. Antonis Venieris, CEO of Veniers Group
Greek Property To Benefit From New Ferry Service
Kuehne + Nagel A.E. in Greece
Foster Wheeler Awarded Refinery Upgrading Contracts in Greece
Week 29 - 2008
Coral Sea master jailed
Stricken bulker assessed for pollution potential
Ferries in fight for survival
Ferry operators face threat of fines
Interview with Chairman and CEO Michael Bodouroglou, Bloomberg TV, June 26, 2008
Restis increases interest in blank cheque company Seanergy
DryShips Inc. Completes Acquisition of Ocean Rig ASA
Avin Int’l freight crude oil to CPC
BG said to have fixed GasLog duo
‘Smelly’ water heads for Cyprus dam as cargo deemed unsuitable
Tanker manager casts doubt on lab results
Week 28 - 2008
Koreans gather in Greek orders worth over $1.2bn
Orders for new ships losing steam
Hanjin has 43 ship orders until 2013; 5 from Dioryx
Sizzling capesize-charter market brings in new faces
Greece: Maritime safety questioned
A Hellenic headache
Union of Greek Shipowners releases July activities update
Owner, Operator, and chief engineer of Greek ocean-going vessel Rio Gold indicted on environmental offenses
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Acquisition of a New Post-Panamax Drybulk Vessel and New Time Charter
Aries Maritime Announces Changes to Management Team and Board of Directors
Seanergy Maritime Announces New Record Date for Special Meeting of Shareholders to Approve Proposed Business Combination
Week 27 - 2008
Smaller outfits gaining strength
ThyssenKrupp may challenge EU over Greek shipyard aid
Greece to toughen rules after shipping accident
ELPE, Edison eye number 2 position in power market
Aegean Marine Petroleum Takes Delivery of Bunkering Tanker Newbuilding
Aries Maritime Announces Completion of Review of Strategic Alternatives
Conference highlights Greece's prospects as sea cruise hub
First Class goes ahead with IPO
Greek Shipping Companies and their fleet size
Week 26 - 2008
Ocean-going prospects remain positive says National Bank
Shipping revenues up 8% in '08
Development of cruise tourism
New ships, with focus on passenger safety
Water tankers to begin journey from Greece today
Alexandria in handy debut
Tsakos Group is planning to build a bulker joint venture
Sri Lanka national carrier in joint venture with Greek shipping dynasty
Small Talk: A tale of the Greeks and the soya bean stalk
Sealion Shipping has placed an order three Multi-Purpose Vessels on behalf of Toisa Ltd
Transmed linked to VL rumour
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. acquie Two Ultra Handymax Vessels
Global boss leads £68m bid
TOP Ships announces sale of five suezmax vessels
“Salesman’s Opinion” Does Not Create Duty: JP Morgan Chase V Springwell Navigation Corp
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Mr. Bobby Mitropoulos of Weberseas S.A.
Week 25 - 2008
Akti Miaouli / People & Places
Toll to calculate ship emissions
Blank cheque deals return after no filings for May
Goldenport sells Samos vessel for $25m
Paragon Shipping reaches deal to acquire Supramax drybulk carrier
Dreamtech steals march on Strategic
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network names Spyros Gianniotis as Chief Financial Officer
Week 24 - 2008
Among faces launching 1,000 ships
Greeks look to blend traditional strengths with market gains
Surging finance costs squeeze smaller owners
Former banker brings ruthless approach
Newsfront's On and Off the Akti Miaouli
UGS head Nicos Efthymiou: Seeking Practical,Global Solutions
GSCC opposes CO2 Taxes
Cosco provisional tender winner
Shipowners want to lay issues on table
Angelicoussis in Goldman link-up
Aries Maritime appoints new CFO; Completes sale of 3 vessels
Top Ships reports first quarter 2008 financial results
Tsakos Energy announces time-charter extensions for two aframax tankers
"Surveyor" Summer 2008, devoted to the Greek Maritime Community
Week 23 - 2008
Chamber leads on shipping issues
PM inaugurates 'Posidonia' maritime exhibition
Dioryx Maritime’s first ship to be made in Subic
GasLog joins league of LNG owners
Posidonia 2008: Molaris linked to $800m tanker orders
Greece eager to lure London’s Hellenic Shipping Community
Greek Owners Turn to ABS for New Construction Class Services
KfW targets Greek owners
GL Contracts Jack Up Platform Thor with Hellenic Shipyards
Costamare ships use GL's CO2 Indexing
Newsfront's: Akti Miaouli / Market Place
ABS Funds Greek Research Program To Help Shipping ‘Go Green’
Week 22 - 2008
The official Posidonia 2008 programme:
More than 16,000 visitors expected to attend Posidonia
Greek Shipping: Then and now
The Greek rise and rise
Minister: Greek shipping industry a global leader
Voulgarakis, Kapralos Invites Shippers to Athens Bourse
Oil price increase characteristic of bubbles, says Soros
How to man 9,000 newbuildings in the coming years
Sakellis quits in fuel price row
Hellenic National Advisory Committee considers key shipping issues
Aegean Bulk Co Inc. gets the first Green Award Dry Bulk Certificate
Gard strengthens Greek team
EMMA's expertise aims to be engrained in Greek legal system
Spyros Vlassopoulos joins Hellespont's Piraeus-based chartering division
Panos C. Vlahos establish "Exantas Shipping Services Ltd."
Week 21 - 2008
Greek Shipping and the Economy
Greece: Commercial Shipping Policy
Union of Greek Shipowners: President's Address
Profile of The Union of Greek Shipowners
ICS and ISF meet in Athens, AGM press release
Innovative thinking needed in a mature ferry market
Dahlman Rose & Co: Excel Maritime - 1Q Results Solid
Excel has doubts over newbuilding deliveries
Seanergy gets Restis 6
Week 20 - 2008
Hellenic Shipping industry remains on top of the world
Polemis: “Don't take bonanza for granted”
Shipping mounts a country-wide recruitment drive
Greeks book handysizes worth $444m at Daesun
Zoullas says 40% of Asian yard deliveries at risk
Homegrown P&I Club Opens In Greece
My Big Fat Greek Shipper
Safe Bulkers, Inc. Announces Filing of Registration Statement for Initial Public Offering
Samskip adds Greece to its pan-European multimodal network
Athens: World Shipping Congress
Major Greek unions strike to protest privatization
Week 19 - 2008
On and Off the Akti Miaouli
Coastal shipowners demand additional liberalization
Cosco and Hutchinson bid for Port of Piraeus
Athens clears way for elusive shipping IPOs
Argyropoulos heads back to Athens
New VLCC benchmark set
DryShips Sees Calmer Waters Ahead
Posidonia ‘biggest global maritime event' as 1,600 exhibitors from 80 countries set sail to Greece.
Week 18 - 2008
Greek fleet
Greeks back for SPP tankers
ASE moving closer to implementing listing rules
Fears grow over London's shipping status
Delta Tankers orders VLCCs for USD 156 million per unit
Genco Shipping - 1Q Earnings Beat Estimates; Raises Annual Dividend to $4/share
CRUISEinGREECE Conference
Greece, Russia ink deal on gas pipeline / Pact to boost local role as energy hub
Week 17 - 2008
Shipping industry contributes 3.4 billion euros to Hellenic economy
Greek Fleet Facts
Key Developments and Growth in Greek Ship-Finance
Restis sets up German-based bank
Danaos Corp: 1Q Results In-Line with Consensus; Secures $560M in New Debt Financing
Contracts signed for water import
Week 16 - 2008
Hellenic government to provide support to ship owners
Lending to Greeks reaches $67bn; 19% of the market
Excel gets green light for Quintana buy
Hellenic Carriers charters handymax for US$38,000 per day
Heidmar goes to Cardiff
Peter G. Goes Green
Week 15 - 2008
Shipping urged to become involved in EC policy-making
Union of Greek Shipowners to curb pollutant emissions
London’s Hellenic shipowners returning home
Professors' work honoured by Hellenic ship finance league
Mystery tanker buyer revealed
New supplier comes to Kali Limenes
Rina opens Greek centre
Transas completes sizeable deliveries to three Greek shipowner companies
Ceylon Shipping Corporation signs MOU with Shipping Company in Greece
Week 14 - 2008
“Drought” hits newbuilding orders during March
Small shareholders seek seats on Hellenic Seaways' board
Sungdong enters VLCC sector with four-vessel order
Kongsberg Maritime supports Vietnamese shipyard for Greek owned new builds
Gourdomichalis looks to cash in dry newbuilding
Excel Maritime Announces the Results of Its Special Shareholders Meeting
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Three New Time Charters
CORRECTION - Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Restructures Debt Into a Non Amortizing Facility
Thessaloniki port profit soars
EU keeps an eye on Santorini
Three More Greek Americans Running for Congress
1st Posidonia Shipsoccor Tournament - 31 May 2008
Week 13 - 2008
Call for backing of shipbuilders as four projects are signed
Piraeus poised to tap benefits of Greek shipowners’ flight from British capital
Blue Star Maritime Revenue increases by 19.1%
Diana Shipping: Prime Rebound Candidate
FreeSeas Operating Revenue Increased 139% in Fourth Quarter, 72% for Full Year 2007
Hellenic Carriers secures loan facility - US$150 million for further fleet expansion
Hellenes embrace Facebook
Video Interview: Harry Vafias, President & Chief Executive Officer, StealthGas Inc.
Aerospace, Defense & Security Trade Mission to Athens, Greece October 7-10, 2008.
Week 12 - 2008
Coastal shipping fares to rise by 8 percent on regulated routes
Hellenic expected to benefit from Thyssenkrupp restructure
Egyptian to buy Greek bank
CMA 2008: Fears grow over orderbook deliveries
Fairplay Company Profile: Aries board rechecks its horoscope
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. to Launch U.K. Service Center on April 1
Excel secures $1.4bn credit facility
Courting Quintana
TNP - 4Q Earnings Ahead of Expectations on Higher Spot Market Results
TOP Ships announces reverse share split
Paragon Shipping Inc. Appoints New Non-Executive Director
Mariner's Choice Enters Euro 23.4 Billion European Marine Market; Signs New Greek Distributor
Greece, Azerbaijan agree to promote energy relations
Week 11 - 2008
Greek-owned fleet booms
Younger, bigger Greek fleet is becoming more dominant
Credit crunch hurting global shipyard orders
Re-Inventing Oneself
UK non-domicile fight goes on
Goulandris scales down London operations
20 Listed Company CEOs & Analysts in "Invest in International Shipping" - 20 March 2008
Alba turns eyes to tankers
US$2.45 billion acquisition of Quintana Maritime Limited by Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd.
Growth by Stealth
TOP Ships' President & CEO comments on Fiscal Year 2007 Financial Results
Probe into maritime accident
Ports to pay 90 million euros for early retirement plan
Week 10 - 2008
Newship ordering slows under a combination of factors
HSH Nordbank arranges two important Syndication Transactions in Greece
Voulgarakis issues open invite
Plans to draw shipping firms to Piraeus may include tax breaks
Aries up for sale?
Hellenic Carriers Announcement Date of Earnings Release, Conference Call and Webcast
Sea World orders chemical tanker series at SPP
TOP Ships (TOPS) Announces Delivery of the Fifth Drybulk Vessel
Move in the Right Circles
Minerva Marine Inc. chooses the Seagull Training System
Greeks shipping firms oppose pollution controls
Pireaus port concession process suffers major setback
Week 09 - 2008
Greek Owners & The Nature of Equity
Angelicoussis drives rates up
Piraeus box terminal lease valued at €50M plus rent
Week 08 - 2008
Shipping pours Euro 17bn into Greek economy as home-flag grows
Hellenic Carriers charters panamax vessel for US$64,000 per day
Hellespont pays $30m each for Unibros ships
Metrostar orders first rig from HHI
Navios Maritime: Reports 4Q Results; FFA Gains Again Fuel Earnings Surprise
Global Oceanic on the crest of a three-month high
Announcement: Tryton Shipbroking S.A.
North of England P&I club moves to larger offices in Greece
Greek-Russian business forum
Renzo Piano Awarded Athens Project
Week 07 - 2008
Greek-owned merchant vessels are spread across 42 national registers
Paying up or packing up?
Greek shipping industry set to desert UK
Greek owners rekindle crew-shortage warnings
Neighbors sailing on the seas of friendship
Attica Holdings: Composition of new Board of Directors
Hard going as Easy dumps newbuilds
Excel Maritime Carriers Announces Appointment of New CEO
DryShips unveils record profits
TOP Ships Favorably Resolves Class Action Litigation
Week 06 - 2008
Efthymiou: Owners have obligation to support the Greek Flag
Greeks double spend
Attica Holdings concludes sale of RoRo Marin for 8.52 mln eur
Grand Union in capesize order spree
FreeSeas Inc. Announces Inaugural Quarterly Dividend
Top Ships announces delivery of the fourth drybulk & immediate charter
Transcript of CEO Dry Bulk Forum held 30 Jan 2008 available at no cost
Evergreen finally concludes deal for giant boxships
Greece to Sell Its Ports
Chinese interest in Greek ports confirmed
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Theofilos Xenakoudis, MD, IRI - Piraeus office
Voulgarakis in New York
Athenian and Viking Confab
Vassilis Theodoropoulos appointed COO of HSBC Greece
Maran Gas Maritime Inc. chooses the Seagull Training System
Week 05 - 2008
Bulkers top Greeks order spree
Globus Maritime awarded "International IPO of the Year"
Alba touting 20 cape newbuilds
Excel springs surprise with Quintana deal
Restis emerges as Greece's domestic shipping faces overhaul
Angry Medcare drops Kouan newbuilds
Hellenic Shipyards Obtains Specialty Platform Contract
Interest mounts in port container station operations
Week 04 - 2008
OLP strike could close Piraeus port
Man who 'broke the market' resigns
Greek newcomer secures 15 units
Vardinoyiannis and Grimaldi plot Ro-Ropax shake-up
Ionia Shipmanagement' ships may be barred from U.S. ports
Star Bulk Approves Finance Moves
Quintana Ends Effort to Sell Itself
Greek-American Chamber of Commerce planned
Karamanlis visit expected to boost trade
The Greek Energy Sector: Developments and Opportunities
Historical Seas Tall Ships Regatta 2010 - Host ports in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey finalised
Week 03 - 2008
Port privatisation ratified
Greece: What next after December’s general strike?
Greece gathers its 'Dream Team'
SPAC Me Again
Excel's Quintana buy collapses as board "dithers"
The Long Case for Aegean Marine Petroleum
DryShips to defer stock split after share price fall
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces the Appointment of Chief Operating Officer
Stephenson Harwood boosts shipping & trading practices with partner hire
Sowing a seed of doubt
Drybulk Fundamentals Remain Healthy
PROGRAM - P&I Conference - 24 January 2008 - Piraeus Marine Club
Week 02 - 2008
Hellenic shipowners spend more than $32 billion in newbuildings during 2007
Aegean Petroleum to start bunkering operations in West Africa
Elmira flying First Class
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces the Acquisition of Eleventh Vessel
Panayiotides set to cement Quintana acquisition
Building family fortunes
Greek Passage to India
Piraeus prefect opposes port privatisation plan
Greek police clash with dockworkers
Modernization of ports seen to be imperative
P&I Conference - Piraeus Marine Club: 24 January 2008
Week 01 - 2008
Ocean drybulk freight shipping rates come off peak
End of year volatility sways tanker fortunes
Attica Holdings S.A. announces agrement to sell its RoRo vessel Marin
Dragnis to launch new tanker arm
Eagle Bulk Shipping orders four 58,000 dwt Supramax Vessels
Navios Forms Logistics Business
MIGs stake in Attica Group at 58.865 pct and in Blue Star at 51.862 pct
Omega Navigation Announces Appointment of Non Executive Independent Director
Paragon Shipping Inc. Adopts Shareholder Rights Plan
Star Bulk Carriers expand operational fleet to seven vessels
Seanergy Maritime announced its first quarterly distribution to public shareholders
TOP SHIPS Announces New Trading Symbol
TOP Ships (TOPS) Announces Delivery of Third Drybulk Vessel
Spain to pursue claims against US shipping bureau over oil spill
Ferry released after crew paid
P&I Conference - Piraeus Marine Club: 24 January 2008
Posidonia Cup 2008 - Race Entry Form
Week 52 - 2007
Hellenic shipowners occupy No1 spot in second hand vessel investment for 2007
Dublin detention for Greek ship
Titan Maritime appointed to rescue wreck
Contaminated fuel disables containership
Lehman Takes Navios Maritime Stake
P&I Conference - Piraeus Marine Club: 24 January 2008
Week 51 - 2007
Hellenic registered fleet shows slight increase in October
Seacrest in pink after bulker sale
TOP Ships Announces the Results of Its Special Shareholders Meeting
Ionia US$4.9M
Greek ports to strike again
Difficult for Greek Club in face of shift in claims exposure
Ness Marine Brokers Norway join forces with DeWitt Stern, Imperatore, Ltd.
P&I Conference - Piraeus Marine Club: 24 January 2008
Week 50 - 2007
Hellenic shipowners continue to pour billions in newbuildings
LR's Greek owners back holistic approach on emissions
Christodoulou in top job
Greek ferry sector puzzled by Laskaridis 250M sell-off
Sea Star Cyprus takes Adriatic, Greek seas by storm
Greek shipping company fined $4.9M for dumping waste oil
Withdrawal date approaching for most single-hulled tankers
Week 49 - 2007
Ten shipping policies
Technical men scrub work done to date on air emmissions
Dry bulk shipping boom set to continue
Re: 20 Cape Newbuilds for sale (?)
Energy Infrastructure Acquisition Corp. to acquire Nine VLCCs
Meadway on track to triple fleet
Oceanfreight Inc. Announces Management Changes
Gianna and Theodore Angelopoulos to Receive Lead100 Award for Excellence
With Greece as springboard, Dubai embarks on Balkan spending spree
GE Transportation Finance to Invest in Minority Stake in Aegean Baltic Bank of Greece
Tax a bitter pill to swallow
Week 48 - 2007
Greeks buy tanker for conversion
Police seizes massive cocaine haul at Greek port
Greek Ship May Sail To New York
Petraia fined in magic pipe case
Court snubs prosecutors in oil case
Feds urge $9M fine for Greek shipping company convicted of dumping oil
Polemis calls for continued communication on EU plans
University of the Aegean joins Microsoft alliance
Aries gives tankers out to specialist managers
Goldenport Holdings: Conclusion of Four New-Build Bulk-Carrier Contracts
Hellenic Carriers Ld - First Day of Dealings
Star Bulk Carriers Announces the Completion of the Redomiciliation Merger
Top Tankers Inc.: A top value play
Clarkson's, Goldenport, Globus Maritime, GO Carriers, D'Amico Intl to Present in London on 4 Dec. 2007
Leading Greek Banks Deploy SuperDerivatives for Interest Rates Derivatives and Structured Products
Week 47 - 2007
Greek merchant fleet up 4.3% in Jan-Sep
Athens issues call for universal maritime cooperation at IMO
Non-dom tax proposal will cost London, warns Voulgarakis
Greece gives us$1m to straits project
Global Oceanic Carriers: Change in Shareholder Structure
George Soros Reports Navios Stake
Metrostar puts faith in handysizes
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Harry Vafias, CEO of StealthGas
Crew refused bail again in Greece
Tenders called for raising the "Sea Diamond"
Capital Ship Management Corp. chooses the Seagull Training System
Greek awards turns spotlight on thriving shipping sector
Week 46 - 2007
Tax threat worries London Greeks
Speech by Panos Leivadas: Greece Today - Successes and New Priorities
Transman order failure scrutinised for signs of things to come
Hellenic Carriers AIM Float To Raise $60 Million
Navios MLP Prices at Midpoint in Troubled Market
TOP Tankers Announces Delivery of the First Drybulk Vessel
Battle of the seas at Sea Star Cyprus
WFW enters Athens for renewable energy push
Piraeus port an appealing investment for foreigners
Indo Greek trade to reach one billion euros by 2010
Europe to start buying Azeri Gas via Turkey bypassing Russia
CORRECTED-UPDATE 3-Fuel spill closes San Francisco beaches
How to Keep Your Company’s Reputation Afloat When You Spill Oil in the San Francisco Bay
Week 45 - 2007
Dreamtech joins software rat race
Hellenic Carriers goes for AIM listing
TOP Ships expected to out-perform TOP Tankers
Shipowners eye property ashore
Philip A Embiricos - Profile by Fairplay International Shipping Weekly
Week 44 - 2007
London Hedge Fund buys 9.7% stake in Piraeus Port
GO Carriers dismisses newspaper claims
GO Carriers investigation clears chief exec Tartsinis
Louis blames sinking on poor charts
Greece’s illegal fuel trade out of control
SRH Marine Electronics' management acquires 100% of the company
Week 43 - 2007
US court acquits Athenian officer
Papachristidis is considering move to the Philippines
Danaos orders five 12,600 TEU box ships at Hyundai Samho
FreeSeas Raises $90 million in Transformational Equity Offering
New proposal on track for Hellenic ports' privatization process
Cargo fraud warning
Greek cruises for ordinary folks
Greek Shipping Summit 2007
MIG Shipping submits public offers for remaining stakes in Attica Group, Blue Star Shipping
Week 42 - 2007
Event Review - Greek Ship Finance Forum, 18 October 2007
Market buzzes as Quintana looks at "strategic alternatives"
GO board taking Tartsinis to task
Oceanaut, Inc. enter into definitive agreements for purchase of nine vessels
Globus Maritime Announces a New 2-Year Time Charter Agreement for Panamax Vessel
Gravity? What gravity’s that?
Aegean Marine Petroleum Launches New Lubricant Service
Aegean Marine Petroleum On The Move
Increase in shipping firms
Missing captain of sunken Greek cargo ship found dead
Oil cleanup nearly finished
DNV (Det Norske Veritas) Greek Committee Meeting 2007
Polluted concrete coastline no lure for Greeks
Week 41 - 2007
Bulker price puts owner on defensive
Barroso presents action plan for integrated maritime policy
Greek diver killed while examining hull of sunken cruise ship
Navibulgar’s pick
DNV signs research collaboration agreement with NTUA
InterManager acts on officer recruitment, standards
World bank slams Greece
Bank of Greece says more reforms needed to maintain high economic growth rates
Week 40 - 2007
Greek shipping community sends warning to Conservative party over non-doms legislation
Merchant Marine Minister on government policy statements
M Karamanlis confers with Merchant Marine minister, IMO chief
Greece, Libya discuss maritime demarcation
Reflections on a Powerful Event
Almi back in action with supramaxes
CERES strengthens its LNG carriers Management team
Seanergy Maritime Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering
Marfin takes majority in Attica
TEN Limited Announces Creation of Marine Environmental Committee
Zacks #1 Rank Top Performers includes: TOP Tankers, DryShips
Dubai Investment seeks controlling stake in MPB, MIG
Motor Oil expects weak 3Q07 profit - CFO
Hellenic Shipping News interview: Athanasios Samios, Samios Shipping Company
Piraeus Events Calender: Shipping Siminars, Meetings
Week 39 - 2007
Analysts see clear sailing for shipping companies
El Victor invests more in ships and management
London's AIM is open to Greek (and others) small to medium size shipping companies
Shipping and Business people raise $220M in AMEX float
Shipping Co.'s Union asks for more fare increases
Jefferies Scores at Pierre – and so did Owners and Investors
London Retains Leading Position as Global Maritime Centre
TEN Limited Increases Semi-Annual Cash Dividend to $1.65 Per Common Share
Seagull/NewsLink user forum in Greece 16th October 2007
S&B Industrial Minerals to construct processing plant in Morocco
Minoan Lines in negotiations for loans restructuring
Eagle Bulk CEO: Don't Discount India
Smiling Dry-Bulk Shippers See The Boom Times Lasting For Years
Minister of Mercantile Shipping outlines strategy for shipping development
IPO Analysis: Paragon Shipping Could Deliver The Strongest Yield In Its Sector
Diana Shipping: Investor Excitement Justified
Owners' costs mounting
3 Bidders Left for Bulgaria's State Shipping Co
Shippers talk policies
Under new management
Floating Service Stations Are Pumped About Their Double-Hull Ships
LR bolsters Greek ties
Piraeus Events Calender: Shipping Siminars, Meetings
Week 38 - 2007
Hint at last of a sustained suezmax rates recovery
Voulgarakis faces challenges as Maritime Portfolio is expanded
Greek shipping on a high
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Mr. Sotiri Dushas, President & CEO of Alba Maritime
Greeks richly represented at Jefferies Shipping Conference September 25 - 26, 2007
Danaos Extends Order for 8,530 TEU Post Panamax Containerships & Secures 12 Year Charters
Excel Maritime Enters into Two-Year Time Charter Agreement at $58,000 per day
First-time duo books STX tankers
OceanFreight Inc. grows fleet to 9 vessels and $325m credit agreement with Nordea Bank
StealthGas Inc Announces Eleven Charter Renewals at Higher Rates
Major Cases keep TSAVLIRIS busy in productive year
Fortis, RBS and Santander welcome Dutch Minister of Finance consent
Piraeus Events Calender: Shipping Siminars, Meetings
Week 37 - 2007
Disaster relief items heading to Greece
Greece is Russia’s new energy buddy
Dry bulk seen strong
Ocean Trade, S.A. et al v. Ziogas et al
Marfin circles as Attica splashes EUR30.4M on two RoRo's
GL passes 70 million gt mark
Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd Meets in Piraeus
Lloyd's Register creates Hellenic Lloyd's: Piraeus is clearly a key business centre for us.
Easy Cruise adds Life to fleet
Globus Maritime to Acquire a Panamax Bulkcarrier and Expands Fleet to Eight Vessels
Captain Paris Dragnis, Founder and CEO of Goldenport
Stealthgas septet going back to Stasco
Invitation to the ALBA MBA in Shipping Program Presentation
Greek Shipping Summit 2007: Present Realities, Future Prospects.
TMSA session at Digital Ship Athens
Greek shipowners & foreign ship finance executives to meet in Athens
Week 36 - 2007
Summer boom for drybulk
Greeks back stong frightmarket to invest $5.6bn in newbuilds
Dahlman Rose Bullish on News from Genco, Aegean Marine
Odense Steel Shipyard to build bulk carriers for Carras Hellas Group
Stealthgas seeking to service Qatari market
AMPNI announces plan to open new service center in West Africa
Euroseas Ltd. to Purchase a Container Ship Expanding Fleet to 14 Vessels
FreeSeas Inc. Announces Delivery of the Handymax Free Jupiter
Dushas hatching new dry projects
Ionia found guilty on oil record charges
KKR denies joint bid with MIG for Turkish shipping UN Ro Ro
MARFIN I.G.: Commentary on Press Reports
Modern-era Greek tragedies
Greek shipowners & foreign ship finance executives to meet in Athens
Week 35 - 2007
Greek owners help fire victims
Cruise ships rerouted to avoid fires in Greece
Consolidation... Booming market alters profile of Greek Fleet
Greek newcomer books 12 panamaxes in India
Analysts see clear sailing for shipping companies
Marfin in shipping
Barry Parker Interviews the CFO of OceanFreight, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCNF)
Omega Navigation Enterprises, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2007 Results
Key Witness Wavers In Deep-sea Pollution Trial
Engineer Pressed In Dumping Case
Greek shipping company fined $8,500 for failure to have oil spill readiness plan
Greek shipyard workers host art exhibit
Week 34 - 2007
Alavanos visits Piraeus, outlines coastal shipping policy
On and off the Akti Miaouli - people & places
Sea Diamond Passengers File Lawsuit Against Cruise Line
Chimimport and Multigroup remnants bidding for the maritime fleet NMB
Defense for alleged oil dumping says accuser sought reward money
Macedonia told to compensate Hellenic Petroleum for breach of contract
Ship sought for 50,000 tons of copper concentrate
Half a million for whistle-blowers
Hellenic shipowners continue to lead the global investment market
Greek owners lead S&P pack
Sea Star becomes largest shareholder of ANEK
FreeSeas to Acquire Handysize Vessel; Increase Fleet to Five Vessels
Stealthgas pays seventh dividend
TEN Limited Announces Delivery & Charter of Handysize Product Tanker Bosporos
Week 33 - 2007
Accident leaves bulker stranded off Gibraltar
Captain of New Flame cargo boat released on bail
Navios ‘evolves its model’
Genco buys six more
Globus Maritime Launch Corporate Website
Vardakis joins Greek owner pack
Paragon Shipping Inc. Takes Delivery of Two Additional Vessels
TOP Tankers Announces Agreements to Acquire Three Drybulk Panamax Vessels
Energy-hungry Turkey drilling for more oil
Week 32 - 2007
Shipping sector forging ahead
Greece's seaplanes seek to simplify island-hopping
Ankara probes how Cyprus ships docked at Turkish ports
Crew-members to receive back-pay after cargo ship sold in New Ross
Blue Star reports 39.9% hike in profits
Navios Sponsors 9th Annual Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum
BREAKING NEWS: Paragon Shipping Prices
Aries Maritime Announces Second Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Target lifts order tally over $500m
DryShips extends bulker binge
Eagle Bulk could add more newbuilds
Week 31 - 2007
Senator Raptakis - Meetings in Greece
Capital Product Partners Appoints Robert P. Curt to Board of Directors
Livanos takes control
Top Tankers steers into dry bulk
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Mr. Basil M Karatzas - Compass Maritime Services
Opposition to scanning bill grows
Greek AirSea Lines resume services in the Ionian Region
Week 30 - 2007
Greeks hold 22% slice of investment in new tonnage
Bulgarian tycoon, shipowners eye marine fleet sell-off
Greece is the word
Hellenic Seaways listing is imminent
Danaos Q2 Profit Jumps 95.6%; Declares Dividend [DAC]
How Eagle Spent Its Summer Vacation
Shares of Excel Maritime Hit High
Globus snaps up newbuilding
Shipping Company Pleads Guilty to Vessel Pollution-Related Charges
US 'jumps the gun' in annoucing guilty plea
Italy, Greece, Turkey sign gas pipeline deal
Week 29 - 2007
Ship capacity grows at a rapid rate in year 2007
Brokers say dry tonnage prices are 'astonishing'
Exciting week in the ship financing markets
Capital ventures ahead
Genco Takes it up a Notch
Danaos Enters into Agreement to Acquire Five 2,200 TEU Containerships
Globus Maritime Ltd Expands Fleet to Seven Vessels
Hellenic Seaways plans listing to propel further expansion
LMZ Transoil to stay in shipping
StealthGas Inc. Announces Pricing of Follow-On Public Offering
Two dead, in fire aboard tanker in Perama
Detained Greek Ship Escapes
First Greek hydrogen submarine
Week 28 - 2007
2007 Investors Guide: The Exchange That Launched 1,000 Ships
Greece Plans Ship Passenger Rights Bill
Ports set for flurry of investment
G.A.Gratsos: IAME ADDRESS 4/7/07
Panagopuloa sits tight while refuting talk of selling Attica
PASOK leader meets with workers at Skaramangas Shipyards
Angelopoulos strikes again
Seanergy Seeks $150 million with Maxim
Top Tankers going dry
SHIPPING & THE MEDIA: When the oil hits the fan
Week 27 - 2007
Athens closes in on cargo hub status
Greeks commit $24BN to fleet renewal
Greek island pollution from sunken cruise ship is negligible, says company
Greek coastguards help in rare joint rescue operation
Diana Shipping shares hit high after it completes sale of capesize carrier
DryShips sets pace
Christian von Olderhausen joins Hellespont
Yiannis Aligizakis, Elin’s CEO, wants to expand to European ports
Excel Maritime Enters Into Charter Agreements for Two Vessels
StealthGas Inc. takes delivery of four LPG carriers
Quintana Maritime in Sale Lease-Back of Seven Vessels for $250 Million, Net
Week 26 - 2007
Major shifts seen in coastal shipping
Capital markets are driving the level of bank lending
TOP Tankers Announces Issuance of 2.1 Million Shares to Strategic Investor
Top 20 advisors: Vivian Lewis sails on with DryShips
Restis and Constellation forge dry bulk venture
Greece. Globus delivers MV Sea Globe to new charterer COSCO
OceanFreight Inc. Fleet Grows to Eight Vessels
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Pricing of Public Offering
Laskaridis emerges as buyer of Zodiac quintet
Calypso Marine pleads guilty
Week 25 - 2007
Greek Newbuilding spree tops $1.47bn in a week
Greek takes studied steps
NASDAQ celebrations for Greek directed Public companies
Public or Private: A question of vision
Laskaridis takes control of Minoan
Greece fines owners, captain of sunken cruise ship for marine pollution
Louis says Greek fine on Sea Diamond was “unfounded and unfair"
Week 24 - 2007
Aegean Marine Weathers the Storm
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of Capesize Bulk Carrier
Globus Maritime shines at London IPO
Navios Maritime to Present at The 20th Annual Marine Money Week
Paragon Shipping Files for Listing
TEN Limited: First phase of LNG investment now complete
Border Police has detained Greek tanker 'Minerva Clara'
Shipping fund to tap booming dry freight sector
HSH Nordbank opening representative office in Greece
Helmepa marks 25 years
Karamanlis keeps his word, but concerns remain, says Embiricos
Papandreou: Vision of new econ development model
Arrest warrants over Sea Diamond
Shipowners are proving to be very successful on land as well
Week 23 - 2007
Angelicoussis stays top of Greece's "Tonne Millionaires"
Shipping companies looking for “shell” vehicles to enter stock market
Globus cashes in on London AIM quote
Ocean Freight Inc. Offers Exposure to Robust Dry Bulk Sector
Grimaldi looks east with stake in ANEK
Athenian Sea Carriers' “not guilty” verdict
Tanker owner, engineer indicted in waste oil dumping case
Hellenic P&I Club awaiting bill voting to begin operation
Greece proposes gas pipeline on Burgas-Alexandroupolis route
MSC is eyeing port of Astakos
COSCO eyes Greek port investments
TLT gains Piraeus base with Constant merger
Piraeus Marine Club: President's Report 2006
Marine Money Greece to host Ship Finance & Investment Forum in Dublin
Week 22 - 2007
Hellenic shipowners cash in on bulk carriers
Greek breaks order hiatus
Greek ports falling behind
Public-private partnership for port security systems
BLUE STAR MARITIME S.A. Availability of Annual Report 2006
Global Oceanic Carriers Limited: Holdings in Company
MARITIME COMPANY OF LESVOS S.A. Forced Sales
Navios Maritime Holdings underwriters exercise over allotment option
OceanFreight: Completion of the Chartering of Initial Seven Vessel Fleet
PIRAEUS PORT AUTHORITY SA Q1 2007 Financial Results
Top Tankers Repurchase Vessels, Improve Cash Flow
Tsakos: Undervalued Shipping Giant
Week 21 - 2007
Hellenic Mutual P&I Association closer to reality
Passing the buck
Aegean Marine Petroleum announces 21% increase in carrying capacity for 10 newbuildings
FreeSeas Inc. Announces Dimitris D. Papadopoulos as CFO
Newsfront News
Quintana Maritime "hold"
Quality Registry Essential to Ship Financing, says IRI
Island oil mop-up continues
Cruise the Greek Islands for about $46 a night
When it comes to building on export horizons, Greece is the word
Week 20 - 2007
Can Piraeus keep everyone happy?
Government to sue over sinking of 'Sea Diamond', minister says
Greek oil tanker runs aground off Danish island
Canal boat accident in HCMC leaves 5 dead, 3 missing
Fuelling the market
Shipbroker dives into shipowning
Aries Maritime Announces First Quarter 2007 Financial Results
Backing up Diana
Navios Maritime Reports Financial Results for First Quarter 2007
Omega Navigation Enterprises Reports First Quarter 2007 Results
TEN Limited: Seven of Eleven 2007 Newbuilding Deliveries Now Complete
TOP Tankers upgraded to "hold"
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Dimitris Iliou of the Baltic Exchange
Week 19 - 2007
Hellenic ship owners pour cash on local economy
NAT subsidy proposals fuel hot debate
Elmira jumps on four Brovig chem tankers
Quintana continues Capesize push
The “wizard” of shipping
Yacht symposium and show on Poros at end of another good year
Week 18 - 2007
Container terminal in southern Creta needs $1 billion funding
The Mouse that Roared
Cash-Rich Genmar is getting ready to pounce
Kollakis emerges as Chiquita buyer
Excel Maritime & Quintana Maritime to presenters at Bear Stearns 2007 Conference
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Delivery of Capesize Bulk Carrier
Tsakos takes delivery of two ships from Hyundai shipyards
Quintana Maritime Agree to Purchase 4 Capesize Newbuildings
Wartsila wins orders for ship propellers from Vietnam's Vinashin
Korean firm starts building RP-made ship
Municipality of Thessaloniki Creates History at the 2007 Hermes Expo
Week 17 - 2007
Further growth for commercial fleet
Festival executives must pay €5M
On and Off the Akti Miaouli - People and Places
VIP speakers bolster line-up for Bunkerworld Forum
India, Greece to double bilateral trade to €1 billion by 2010
An Ocean of Opportunity
Two Greek owners put cash in media
Nike importer bought by Greek ship-owner
FreeSeas Inc. Reports Full Year 2006 Financial Results
OceanFreight Shares Open Flat in IPO
Week 16 - 2007
Ports needed for ships
Bank funds flow back into Greece
VIP speakers bolster line-up for Bunkerworld Forum
Week 15 - 2007
Sunken cruiseship's 'black box' retrieved
Fatal sinking sparks row
Small impact on Greek cruises from sinking, according to industry
Greek tanker saves family in peril on boat
Feds launch probe into tanker’s waste discharge
Private placement instead of tendering awards for ports of Pireaus and Thessalonica
Newsfont: Sale & Purchase
Diana Shipping sells additional shares
Dioryx in $500m boxship splurge
Excel Maritime into a Time Charter Agreement for M/V Isminaki at $32,000 per day
Navios Maritime Announces George Achniotis as Chief Financial Officer
OceanFreight files for IPO with Banc of America, Cantor Fitzgerald
Quintana Maritime Expands Presence into Capesize Sector
UPDATE 1-Stealthgas leaps, Stolt-Nielsen declines comment
Athens Under Russian Pressure To Reduce Its Stake in Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline
Week 14 - 2007
Proceedings against Sea Diamond captain
Greeks lead renewal of the world's merchant fleet
Shipping currency inflows top 14 bln
Oceanaut, Inc. Announces Separate Trading of Common Stock and Warrants
STEALTHGAS INC. Announces Agreement to Acquire Four LPG Carriers
Transmed plans Hanjin dry series
Greeks reject Barrot's IMO stance
Hellenic Shipping News interviews CEO of Go Carriers
Week 13 - 2007
Controversial plan to operate ferry network on the table
Anemi in $735m spend at Dayang
STX Shipbuilding wins $468 million order from Greece
Sale of HSC Tallink Autoexpress 4
INTERTANKO's New Chairman set out his vision for INTERTANKO
Creating a socially acceptable profession
Aries Maritime Announces Fourth Quarter & Full Year 2006 Results
Marinakis rings in IPO victory
DryShips goes for bigger vessels, Excel for older ones
Euroseas (ESEA) Chairman to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell
“Invest in Shipping”
Presentations by Listed Company CEOs and Panelist at "Invest in Shipping" Available
Greek Shipping: Job Openings
Week 12 - 2007
Greek Shipping: Job Openings
Greek pair join forces on dry bulk
Container ship rates set to rise
And the Winner is… Danaos Corporation
Marinakis Returns
DryShips, Inc. Continues Its Fleet Expansion and Renewal
Euroseas - Expanding Fleet to 10 Vessels
Eletson Tanker Grounds
Demand to double Omega fleet within 3 yrs - CEO
OSG fined US$27, with US$10m more to come
Bulkers damaged in S Af gales
Hellenic seafarers to benefit from new laws
Metalworkers determined to have repair law annuled
Entering cruise schedules offers multiple benefits
Greece to invest 2.5 billion euros in renewable energy sources by 2010
Week 11 - 2007
Greece, Russia Bulgaria sign pipeline deal - Athens claims place on energy map
Russia: Pipeline Deal Raises Energy Dependence Concerns
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Piraeus Port: Financial Reports for the financial year 2006.
Greek shipping company in joint venture for new ships
Aegean Marine Petroleum to Present at Emerging Growth Energy Conference
Ultra Shipping sells its stake in GO Carriers
Excel Maritime 4Q Profit Sinks
Navios Maritime Announces New Five-Year Time Charter for "Navios Prosperity"
Irika linked to Golden Ocean ship
Quintana Maritime Takes Delivery of its Newbuilding "Iron Miner"
Tiglao: RP seamen ‘extensively featured’ in Greece
WFW raids Athens firm in bid for Greek dominance
Illegal immigrants discovered in ship's container after eight days
UN refugee agency hails Greek decision to allow stowaways to disembark
Piraeus Marine Club Seminar - Basel Capital Accords
Week 10 - 2007
Hellenic Ministry of Shipping and IMO sign MoU
Greek is chic, suddenly
Consolidation imperative in competitive ferry sector
Greek seas conducive to competition
Busy Korean shipyard launches tanker for Greek firm
Shipping company indicted after Jacksonville inspection
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network: Fuel for Your Portfolio
Aries in charter agreement with MSC
Livanos's perfectly timed takeover leaves Italians kicking themselves
Spotlight on Oceanaut
TOP Tankers to fight investors’ class action
Week 09 - 2007
Crew rescued from abandoned ship in storm
Merchant fleet expands
Greeks abandon old trading habits
Greeks spring for $1bn of ‘mad’ cape orders
Greek owners applaud manning move
Turkish Vessel Export To Greece
Aegean Marine Petroleum posts increased earnings
Aries Maritime Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006
DryShips Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2006 Results
EasyGroup interested in opening a budget hotel in Doha
Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for 4Q and Fiscal Year 2006
NEL Sells 2 Vessels for 85 mil euro
American Stock Exchange Lists Units of Oceanaut, Inc.
Overseas Shipholding Group to Acquire Heidmar Lightering
Quintana Maritime Limited Prices Six Additional Vessels for 2008
Week 08 - 2007
Greek owners hail flag revival
Political moves have sunk the private salvage industry
ARBITRATION: Level of expertise in London is challenged
A major revamping project in western Piraeus takes a step closer to realization
More jobs await Pinoy seamen in Greece
Greek CEOs in Invest in International Shipping Forum
Blue STAR MARITIME S.A. - ANNUAL RESULTS 2006
Golden Flame targets capes
Navios Maritime Celebrates Its Transfer From Nasdaq To NYSE
Quintana Management joins ShipServ TradeNet
Week 07 - 2007
Greek shipping fleet has 2,013 vessels
PM confers with merchant marine minister
Drapetsona to become international maritime and business hub.
Piraeus port needs investment and reform to keep up with rivals
Marfin/Egnatia sees Blue Star Maritime at 4.50 euros
Diana may set new benchmark with bulker sale
Panayotides Looks to Excel with New SPAC
Omega set to take $258M plunge into ICE Class Tankers
EasyCruise Charts A New Course To The Greek Isles
Greece to Enter the Global Fuel Transit Market by Year 2011
George Kourakos, a man ahead of his time
Compensation sought for fishermen
Week 06 - 2007
UGS: Hellenic shipping controls 18.9 percent of the world’s fleet
Peter C. Georgiopoulos emerges from the sea as the next Onassis
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Greeks welcome new flag measures
Greek Banking Consolidates: Where Goes the Smaller Owner
Greek Shipping maintains high interest in Capital Markets
Action averted downunder
Week 05 - 2007
Shipowners’ fleet expansion strategy carries on into 2007
Tsakos in $14M share distribution to group staff
Hellenic Shipyards files EU complaint against rival Neorion over unfair competition
Supras all Greek
Melissa takes first Yardimci cement carrier
Two Vessel Corporations Plead Guilty, Are Sentenced for Illegal Dumping
Greece to host unique Bunker Summit
EU unfazed by Putin's 'gas OPEC' idea
Week 04 - 2007
One hundred more ships set to climb aboard the Greek register
Greek ports see chance to be a hub for China
Labour unrest not the only problem facing Piraeus
Salthouse: Greek concerns about IG P&I Clubs are just 'myths'
$0.25M payout for pipe-blower
Are You Being Served?
Greek firm keen to charter LNG vessels - Qatar
Danaos to invest $177 mln in a New Trading Centre in Sofia
Star Bulk fleet set to expand
New York-listed Hellenic shipping CEOs navigates through the dry bulk market
Executive Seminar on Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management
Heidenreich and Couloucoundis to chair 13th Annual Hellenic-Norwegian-American Conference
Week 03 - 2007
Chopped-off finger led to ship's grounding
Inspector heads to Norway after oil spill
RP sailors on aground ship in Baltic Sea safe
Seafarers ready to stop ships in move to derail measures
Good times "still rolling"
AB Bank to raise capital after HSH gives up majority share
Dubai Financial rejects Piraeus’s bid for MPG
Sanyo Hellas Holding invests in shipping
Irika lands firm price for supramax with low fix
Navios Maritime Holdings Holds Annual General Meeting
Excel Maritime announce Time Charter Agreement for M/V Renuar at $26,000 per Day
Quintana Maritime announce Time Charter Agreement for Coal Pride at $26,500 per day
STAR Maritime agrees to acquire eight drybulk carriers from TMT Co., Ltd.
Preaching to the converted
Toisa orders five more China offshore units
Executive Seminar on Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management
Piraeus Marine Club seminars - January 2007
Week 02 - 2007
PM receives new Piraeus mayor Fassoulas
Gov't foresees return to Greek ship register
Minister stays the course in dispute with dockers
Staggering investment in new tonnage... and it's rising
Dry tonnage comes top of the league in 2006 statistics
Piraeus band in fresh P&I effort
Sector Snap: Greek companies trade ahead
Euroseas charts move to Nasdaq in $35 mln stock offering
FreeSeas Inc. Under New Structure and Leadership
TEN Ltd Announces Delivery and Immediate Charter of the 1A Ice-Class Suezmax Tanker Arctic
Piraeus Marine Club seminars - January 2007
Week 01 - 2007
Greek owners in record newbuilding order spree
Monthly sale and purchase report
Clemko sets its sights on handy game
Euroseas sells old handysize
QVT Financial Boosts Its Stake in Top Tankers to 2.4 Million Shares
Top Picks 2007: Vivian Lewis travels on DryShips
Piraeus port workers agree to suspend go-slow action
Zim complains to Greek port over losses
Greece: Piraeus Port Authoritiy rejects ZIM's allegations
Corinth Canal to open for shipping
Week 52 - 2006
Zim to sue?
No end in sight for container port deadlock
Foreign shipping companies’ activities in Hellas reach $4.2 billion.
Greece finally sees need to boost register
DryShips buys and sells
Star Maritime to hold its 2006 Annual Meeting no later than March 1, 2007
Week 51 - 2006
Major ports face risk of being ditched
Kefaloyiannis defends port privatisation
Greek spending set to hit $10bn
Gourdomichalis brothers quit Nasdaq-listed FreeSeas
Navios : $300M Bond brings flexibility
Top taps new auditor
Tsavliris family fail in Appeal Court battle
Greek Pipeline Deal to Be Ready in 2007
Week 50 - 2006
Dockers to toughen stance as talks produce little progress
Greek firm plans investment in maritime, oil, gas
New exchange eyes small Greek owners
Europarliament inks ban on single-hull tankers for heavy oil (15/12/2006)
Blue Strim Maritime: Incredible but true
Ship engineers accused of hiding discharges of oil into ocean
Maritime stars shine at Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards
Elinoil receives Lloyd’s List awards for “green” tankers
Stealthgas strengthens fleet
Navios Maritime Announces Pricing of $300 Million of Senior Notes
A Worrisome Disagreement
Restis Group takes control of First Business Bank
Week 49 - 2006
Port privileges an obstacle
Hellenic owners order US$13b of ships
Greek Market Report
Nigeria: Greek Envoy Backs 2007 Polls
Time to move over, Wall Street
Aegean calls in Georgiopoulos for revived flotation bid
Aegean shares rise almost 10 percent in market debut
DryShips Inc. Announces Fleet Renewal
TOP Tankers Building 4 New Vessels
Tsakos orders ships
Paragon Prices
Quintana pays CMB US$92.5m for capesize newbuilding
Christodoulou exits Dahlman
Week 48 - 2006
Ship orders show steep rise
Greek truckers angered by port protest
MSC switches business as dispute hits Greek ports
Attempts to move stuck ship unsuccessful
Greek minister visits Asry
Aegean Marine Petroleum Sets Price Range
Navios Maritime Announces Proposed $300 Million Senior Notes Offering
Diana Shipping Inc. Takes Delivery of Capesize, Expanding Fleet to 15 Vessels
Torpedoed in the foot
Analysis of [ Top Tankers ] Numbers
Minoan misses sale cash
Cypriot heads EUR 2 bln Greek island investment
Week 47 - 2006
Bakoyannis: Burgas-Alexandroupolis to turn Greece into energy center
Russia to allow others to own 49% of pipeline
No room for politics in the Port of Piraeus
Tankers and cruiseships not a target for terror, says Stelios
Box ships get bigger
Leading Greeks Reignite New Ship Contracting Spee
Greek shipping bankers voice warning to owners
DryShips Announces the Appointment of New CFO
Educational Program on Shipping Derivatives and Risk Management
Week 46 - 2006
Secondhand slowdown tipped to encourage discounted prices
Lack of incentives turns Greek shipowners away from investment
Syria and Greece to Widen Scale of Transport Cooperation
Hellenic Seaways' €200M upgrade moves a step forward
Vafias looks to the Middle East
FreeSeas Inc. Reports Third Quarter and Nine-Month 2006 Results
Polembros of Adamantios Polemis joins newbuilding spree
Excel falls on lower capacity
Port workers strike against terminal concession plan
Greece Is The Word!
Greek Islands for Sale! Super-Rich Only Need Apply
Week 45 - 2006
Kefaloyiannis plans major concession on home flag crewing
Greek merchant fleet remains buoyant
Piraeus downs tools
Greek fusion on the cards
Mitropoulos sails on
Global Union signs innovative deal with Greek shipping firm
Fortis Provides $60.2 Million in Vessel Financing to Diana Shipping
easyCruise opens new Aegean horizons
Tsakos profit doubles as tanker fleet grow
Shipping firm faces £100m 'poisoning' suit
Liberian growth
'Flag of convenience' vessels often skirt laws to enrich shady owners
ELPE wins oil exploration tender in Egypt
Week 44 - 2006
Greeks remain on the selling side in the S&P Market
Prospects for tankers aren’t that rosy for 2007
Chinese eyes are smiling
Funding coastal shipping
HVB goes for ‘ambitious growth’
Consolidation clash
Greek Shipping Summit 2006 - Consolidation Debate: Speech by John C. Lyras
Greek & Turkish Class Societies to knock on AIAC's door
Russian firms to share control of Bulgaria-Greece pipeline
Week 43 - 2006
Greek Shipping Summit: 3 November 2006 in Athens
China, Greece to strengthen economic cooperation
Ethnos: Piraeus and Thessaloniki to become transit centres for Chinese goods
Contractor-General to consider agreeing to Opposition probe requests
Stock of homegrown ship officers dries up
Global ties put Fortis ahead
Global Oceanic rights offer gets 84 pct take-up
Confidence high as Economou ploughs $6m back into DryShips
Aegean lifts newbuilding book to 40 double hull tankers
Bid for voyages with easyCruise/eBay tie-up
Cyprus Stocks, Set for EU Entry, Bounce on Greek Link (Update1)
Greek Shipping - Job Openings
Week 42 - 2006
World Coal Conference and Greek Shipping Summit to be held in Athens
Greek interests maintain their global lead in the purchase of used ships
Insurance and crewing push up ship operating costs
Hellenic Chamber of Shipping proposes measures for passenger-shipping’s condition
Minister of Interior: guest speaker in the Piraeus Marine Club - 24Oct2006
HSH Nordbank to start a rep-office in Athens
Naftotrade Cements $60 million NFC Deal
Skinitis opens Piraeus shop
Greek Awards gain strength in third year
Greek Shipping - Job Openings
Week 41 - 2006
TMSA, World Coal, meetings, conferences, summits - taking place in Athens
Greek Shipping - Job Openings
Greek shipping mourns loss of shipowner
Greek Colour
The Public Image of Shipping - How we portray ourselves to the outside world?
Transfusion of pride is needed to keep shipping’s heart pumping
Greece, Malta double taxation avoidance accord
Greek Passenger Shippers Suffer from High Fuel Costs
World Debut of web-based test of ability in ship management
Tanker rates set to sink
DryShips admits heavy FFA loss
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Favorable Long-Term Time Charters
Week 40 - 2006
Ship Finance, World Coal, conferences, summits - taking place in Athens
Greek Shipping - Job Openings
Passenger shipping and portal policy concern Greece
New actor in Greek bulk play
Records set to go on tumbling as buyers maintain their interest
Breaking News: Danaos Prices at $21
Danaos Makes a Static Debut As IPO Market Loses Steam
Dryships lost 2.9% after naming Economou interim chief financial officer
A Concession From A Debt Contrarian
Lavish life of 'real Onassis' on display
Week 39 - 2006
Ship Finance, World Coal, conferences, summits - taking place in Athens
Call for shipping reform
Danaos' analysis of the international shipping industry
Clarification on USCG payment to Tsakos
Watson Farley launches Greek practice and doubles energy
M2M Management launch shipping hedge fund
Aries Maritime Provides Update on the Bora
DryShips Contracts to Buy New Ships
Frangou deeper in Greek banking
Alagoskufis: NBG takeover of Finansbank heralds new era for Turkey and Greece
New Poseidon Challenge Publication launched in Greece
Week 38 - 2006
World Coal, Ship Finance, forums, conferences, summits - Athens is the place
Seaplane operator widens operations in Greece
WISTA Hellas: Women in Shipping Scholarship Series
Greece: Ferries to have doctors on board.
Greece's ANEK Lines to propose 101.5 mln eur rights issue at Oct 6 EGM
Greek carriers swell coffers
Danaos Poised for Listing – KG Market Under Threat
Diana Shipping Inc. Assumes Shipbuilding Contracts For Two Capesize Dry Bulk Carriers
Eletson books four LPG carriers in major diversification
Global Oceanic Carriers acquires two more ships, appoints new adviser
Omega Navigation to Sell 2 Vessels
Quintana Maritime Prices Kamsarmax Vessels at Average of $25,000 per Day for 2007
New shipping hedge fund sets ambitious $200m target
Hellenic Shipping News interviews Alexis Mamidakis
Legendary Greek Ship to Set Sail Again
Mediterranean becomes an endangered playground
Week 37 - 2006
World Coal Meeting, Ship Finance, forums, conferences, summits - Athens is the place
Greece, China cooperation in transports sector
Syria and Greece discuss enhancing sea transport cooperation
Would You Pay $91 Million for a Capesize Bulker?
Busy Tradewinds reports on busy Greeks
Hot September as Greeks splash $1.5BN on newbuildings
Shipping magnate to have Irish assets seized
Athens Stock Exchange takes 30 listed firms to London roadshow
UECC expands commercial network with new offices in Pireaus and Brussels
Russian oil rivalry delays Greek pipeline
Eko-Elda fails ‘superior lien’ appeal for Olympia Voyager
Week 36 - 2006
Greece, South Korea ink wider shipping pact
Greek Gov't fields questions over stepped up efforts to build pipeline.
Plan B for Russian oil: route through Greece
Loading Halts as Ship's Crew Strikes in Long Beach Port
UK investors consider entering Greek coastal shipping market
Aegean cruise contenders emerge
Byzantine Maritime in talks with yards for products tankers
FreeSeas Inc. Reports Six Months 2006 Results
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Four (4) Favorable Long-Term Time Charters
Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd met on Board of “Festos Palace”
DNV Piraeus conference: "Human Element in Shipping", 26 Sep. 2006
Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum - 12 October 2006, Athens
TMSA in Tanker Operations conference – Athens, October 18, 2006
4th Ann. Digital Ship Athens - October 19-20, 2006
26th Coaltrans - World Coal Conference: 22-25 October 2006, Athens Hilton
Greek Shipping Summit 2006: 3 November 2006, Hotel Grand Bretagne, Athens
Week 35 - 2006
The Port of Thessaloniki - Economic Centre in the Balkans
€100M investment sees private eyes fall on Thessaloniki
Putin revives plan for Greek oil port
Absence of year boosts Hellenic club
Ship's Chief Engineer Gets Probation in Oil Dumping Case
DryShips plunges on lower rates
Minoan gets early bids in battle for Hellenic
INTERVIEW-Thriving Greek tourism boosted by Turkish woes
Roh to Visit Greece First on 14-Day Trip
Euroseas Ltd. to Present at the Roth Capital Partners Conference
DryShips Second Quarter and First Half 2006 Presentation
Excel Maritime Carriers Enters Into a One-Year Charter for M/V Forteza
Week 34 - 2006
Greek taps US market for funds
Louise franschise deal with EasyGroup boost new ship commitment
Greeces Attica Holdings H1 sales down 8 pct yr-on-yr to 151 mln eur
Dryships Inc. Announces New Fixed Period Charter at $28,000 per Day
Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for the Second Quarter of 2006
Piraeus faces €4.5m fine over MSC deal
Busy Ports - 6.4 mln passengers this summer
Banana dumping causes Greek stand-off
Pipeline regains Russian interest
Greece's Aid and Investment Boost Balkan Economy and Stability
Week 33 - 2006
Oil spill assistance pledged
Alarming levels of marine pollution
No summer hideaway for owners
Smaller Greeks in fleet growth
Greeks order Hantong handymaxes
Greek ship acknowledges fault in California oil incident
Mike Grey to chair Mare Forum in Athens
Quintana Maritime Secures Nine Additional Vessels For Approximately $23 K Per Day - Update [QMAR]
Week 32 - 2006
Greeks ride wave of ship acquisitions
DPW to invest in Greek ports
Shipyards unable to cope with Greeks’ bulk fleet ambitions
ABS wins 2 prestige court rulings
'Prestige' battle could turn class
easyCruise goes grey in Belgium
DryShips Inc. Expanding Its Fleet to 33 Vessels
Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results for the Second Quarter and Six Months Ended June 30, 2006
Week 31 - 2006
Greek newbulding spree jumps 2006 investment towards $10BN
Needless upheaval over our ships
Greek government defends scrapping age limit on working ferries
Costamare naming gives Chinese-Greek links a boost
Seven score years lead to NASDAQ
Martinos takes $5m holding in StealthGas
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Strategic Alliance With Flopec
Week 30 - 2006
PM attends christening of 'COSCO HELLAS' in Piraeus
Lebanon evacuation fumbled, critics say
ThPA SA invests 100 mil. euros
Polemis seeks dialogue over impending maritime laws
Bodouroglou Emerges with London-based SPAC
Euroseas Announces Agreement to Purchase Panamax Bulk Carrier Vessel
Quintana Maritime Enters Into New $735 Million Revolving Credit Facility
Nel Lines sues First Business Bank for over $15m
Stelios Haji-Ioannou wants revival of Greek cruising.
Week 29 - 2006
Zim diverts activity to Piraeus
As ships divert to Greece Piraeus stevedores plan strike
Greek ferries to see price wars
Call for a more competitive coastal shipping sector
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Annual Shareholders' Meeting
Excel Maritime Announces 2Q 2006 Results Release Date
Tsavliris and Smit combine in Cape rescue
Boxship flees from justice
Shipping Companies and Key Personnel Indicted for Vessel Pollution
Ship's crew held in legal limbo for 7 months
Greek duo gets into media
Three new suburban railway stations inaugurated
World Coal Conference to be held in Athens - October 2006
Week 28 - 2006
Piraeus, shipping hub on the rise
Deputy FM discusses cooperation in shipping, trade during visit to Brazil
Greeks splash $12bn in six months renewing fleet
Owners get more value for money
LPG carrier crew injured in blaze
Eurocorp Assigns 'Add' for Attica Group Share
Aries Maritime Announces Time Charter for Bora and Update on Citius
Quintana Maritime Announces Special Shareholder Meeting
London Club’s “strong” year
Mystery deepens in ABS’ Prestige battle
Week 27 - 2006
Attracting interest for the refurbishment of ports
China's largest container ship on the international market
Blue Star buys fleet as last rites are administred over Dane
Greek owners in $6bn record newbuild spree
State aid: Commission investigates support to Greek shipyard
Frangou secures big slice of bank
Eagle Bulk Shipping Inc. Increases Size of Credit Facility to $450 Million
Kristen Orders 3 Oil Tankers From Hyundai Heavy, Fearnleys Says
Omega Navigation Announces Delivery of Two Product Tankers
Indian Naval ships to visit Greece
Week 26 - 2006
Time running out for ‘old tubs’ says European ferry survey
Greek ferryboat tops ranking for safety standards
Nightmare claim worries owners
Cost of shipping crude may weaken further
European shipping policy needs to readjust its compass
'Integrated' EU policy for the seas meeting
Papoulias reassures Greek Shipowners
Shipping industry wins pollution challenge in London Court
Growing Importance of the New Greece to the United States
TOP Tankers Announces Its Inclusion in the New Nasdaq Global Select Market
Week 25 - 2006
Container ships on course
Maritime industry heads for choppy waters
'Summer slump is cancelled'
Impact of strike still evident, but Piraeus is on the way back
NEL Lines re-engines ferry as breakdowns disrupt services
Hyundai Leads Korean Duel With China for Greek Shipping Riches
Global Oceanic AGM rejects re-election to board of CEO and chairman
Greek shipping tycoon set to rescue sinking PAOK
Week 24 - 2006
Owners face "truly frightening" additional calls
Greek shipowners still in revolt over common structural rules
All parties should assist shipping, owners suggest
Leaking ship granted refuge in False Bay
Peraticos may be on the comeback
Diana to buy dry bulk tanker for $39.6M
Omega Navigation Announces Delivery of Its Second Panamax Product Tanker
Founder of easyJet joins the nation's top flight
Out of court on court
Week 23 - 2006
Minister of mercantile marine opens posidonia 2006
Posidonia 2006
Greek quality revolution seen as hand-in-hand with consolidation
LNG carrier demand fuels classification societies competition
Samsung Heavy Gets $1.5 Billion Order for 14 Ships (Update3)
European Shipbuilders Eye Cruise Sector
Navios set to expand South American operations
Returns registered for Cayman Islands
Historic yacht comes home to Greece
Week 22 - 2006
Plain sailing as Posidonia opener gets under way
Lim Hwee Hua to visit Greece, Brussels, Luxembourg
Doctors to be appointed on islands and coastal shipping vessels
Greek shipping’s key role for the US
Polemis preaches transparency and dialogue
The imagination to change with the times is key
Diana Comes Back for More
Omega Navigation Announces Delivery of Panamax Product Tanker
Shrewd investments
Greece: 823 firms seek cooperation with Turkey
Attica Holdings to acquire a ferry operator in northern Europe this year
Greece's Attica Group Q1 net loss 5.5 mln eur vs loss 3.8 mln
Minoan Lines: 8.5 % improvement in net results
Seamen’s Union imposes embargo on Superfast Ferries ships in Port of Hanko
Week 21 - 2006
Greece's 131-strong ferry fleet could dwindle to just 47
Coastal shipping appears to be on the right course
Attica Group Q1 Sales Up 8.5%
Eurofin targets $100m tanker war chest
Callimanopulos lifts investment niche fleet
Diana Shipping signs a $300 Million Amended Credit Facility With RBS
PM sees positive prospect in investments and trade relations with China
Downie on Grecian Expedition
ICS forum in Athens draws crowd
Worsening weather and restricting regulations add to salvors' woes
Week 20 - 2006
Piraeus as arbitration centre wins industry backing
Ferry fares deregulated
Attica Group divident at 0,08 DPS
Angelicoussis in Malta flag move
Prestige: digging up the truth
Quintana buys 17 ships
Theodore Angelopoulos: Millionaire Maker, or Market Magician?
Major shipping deals on way
Melissa Lines - Mediterranean Feeder Service
Week 19 - 2006
Greek Shipping to Remain Leader in a Competitive Mkt, Says NBG
Thessaloniki and Timbaki ports set for development
Piraeus hopes Euro 215m will restore its status
Greece, Egypt examine routes for nat-gas supply
Ferry companies fail to find sea of cash
Pretoria urged: Resume rescue
Cyprus flag for Stelios’ $400 million Greek cruise investment
AEK Athens fans destroy ferry-boat in Greece
Transmed set to hit tanker sector running
Aries Maritime Transport Declares First Quarter 2006 Dividend
Diana Shipping schedules First Quarter 2006 Earnings Release
DryShips acquire its 29th Vessel
Excel Maritime Announces First Quarter 2006 Release Date, Conference Call & Webcast
Omega Navigation to Present at Bear Stearns Conference
Stealthgas to acquire three LPG carriers expanding fleet to 27 vessels
TEN Limited completes delivery of nine-vessel western petroleum fleet
TOP Tankers Q1 Net Jumps On Higher Voyage Revenues - Update
Quintana Maritime Reports First Quarter Results
Vecom & Unimarine form alliance of key suppliers to the Marine Industry
Week 18 - 2006
Greece: Union of Shipowners to strike on May 16
Liberalize coastal shipping
Ferries to Greece back on schedule
Three vow to rejuvenate Greek-Flag Cruising
Greek shipping firms plan ferry services in the Persian Gulf
Agreement on maritime transport with the Hellenic republic and Bahrain
Hellenic Shipyards hunts naval work
Alexandros T: search continues
Filipino survivors of Greek ship mishap to get aid
POSIDONIA 2006: Map shows access to the Hellenikon Exhibition Centre
Week 17 - 2006
On and Off the Akti Miaouli
Tug of war on ship fares
Daewoo book fattening with Greek VLCCs
Top to Issue Secondary?
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Time Charter Agreement With Australian Wheat Board
Euroseas Ltd. Announces Delivery of its Multipurpose Vessel
Secret Dubai deal helped save oil tanker hijacked by pirates
Chevron Interested in Joining Bulgarian-Greek Oil Pipeline
Condoleezza Rice Remarks With Greek Foreign Min.
Week 16 - 2006
Greece's big boys are not necessarily the largest
Ferries await fare date
A day in the life of an LNG carrier's captain
DryShips Inc. Takes Delivery of Its 28th Vessel
Richards Butler wins Appeal Court case for insurers against North Star
easyCruise goes by river to Amsterdam
Hellenic Petroleum Considers Penetration in Natural Gas Mkt
European Goldfields: Greek Government Positive on Business Plans
Week 15 - 2006
Embiricos, Foschi awarded
Anna Kountouriotou appointed MD of West of England (Hellas) Limited
Greek niche Market specialists book newbuildings
Greek-owned fleet is growing at a lower rate, global share falling
Tide of funding ebbs in Greece
FreeSeas Makes Its Debut in New York
Globus offers cash injection for GO Carriers
Global Oceanic Carriers Limited: Notice of EGM
DryShips Inc. Reports Completion of New Credit Facility
Turkey-Greece: 9th Business Conference kicks off
Greece's Hellenic Petroleum in talks for joint bid for Serbia's NIS
Week 14 - 2006
Develop Greece with free zones
Transneft links Black Sea oil to Greek pipeline
First COSCO Container Ship To Use Piraeus Port Docks Sat
UPDATE 1-Greece's National Bank climbs after Turkish deal
Fortis Bank Grows in Greece
Weber and Compass forge Greek link
Diamantides puts tanker fleet on the market for $1bn
An Oil Tanking Firm To Watch
Aries Maritime Closes on $360 Million Fully Revolving Credit Facility
Greeks in GO Carriers raid
Omega Navigation Enterprises Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering
Star Maritime rings opening bell at AMEX
Niarchos Foundation Gets Hellenic Societies' Award
Week 13 - 2006
Kefaloyiannis call for Cretan bidding stuns ferrymen
Govt Mulls Pvt Investors For Piraeus Port
OLP's ATP up by 31%
LPG sector grows further
Greek flag declines as nation’s tonnage soars
IACS detailed response to Greek concerns over new Common Structural Rules
Superfast scales down northern exposure
Omega on the Road: New Year, New Company,New Ships
Euroseas Reports Results for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2005
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Acquisition of Its Fleet Manager
Week 12 - 2006
Coastal shipping fares to be liberalized from Piraeus
Tallink buys Superfast ferries
Maran finds its feet in world of LNG transport
BW Gas to work with Maran Gas
Not so sweet FFA
DryShips Dividend Discrepancy Happily Resolved with $530 million Refinancing
Tsavliris poised for IPO
Onassis foundation completes restoration of historic Greek cathedral in Egypt
Week 11 - 2006
Greece and Kuwait discuss economic cooperation
Greece, Russia plan to speed up pipeline project - ministry
Greek, Libyan leaders meet on bilateral ties, AU-EU relations
Jamaica Ship Registry woos international clients
Cosco moves into Greece
Top Tankers – Finding Arbitrage in the Leasing Markets
Excel Maritime Q4 Net Income Rises On Higher Revenues - Update
DryShips Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Year 2005 Results
Greek transportation firm plans Nasdaq, SGX dual listing
Efthimios Mitropoulos to address Member of Piraeus Marine Club
On and Off Akti Miaouli
Week 10 - 2006
Ferry subsidy failed to save nightly route
Over 96M passengers use Greece's passenger ship annually
‘London Greeks’ issue flag exodus warning
Union could turn up heat on Hellenic Shipyards
Shipping stocks in rough seas
FinMin presents policy priorities for 2006-07
Samina jail terms seen as ‘too lenient’
Week 09 - 2006
Port action makes Greek Tory government seasick
19 years for Samina navigator
Sailor shortage growing
Shipowners: time for government to show it means business
Lembesis speaks up for Greek shipping
Consolidated Marine Management first to meet ABS expanded HSQE notation
New Training Centre of Excellence in Piraeus
Star Maritime announces separate trading of Common Stock & Warrants
TEN Limited enters agreement for purchase of nine ice class product tankers
Week 08 - 2006
Seamen suspend strike, ferries back in work
Greeks make case against ‘unsafe’ common rules
Intermanager's KPI Standard dovetails with TMSA
Can Greece be a logistics hub?
Greeks top list for most bulker buys
Greece's Attica Enterprises FY 2005 net 28.1 mln eur, down 21.1 pct
Quintana Maritime Announces Time Charter for M/V Kirmar
Euroseas Ltd. to present at Roth Capital Partners Conference
Genmar in Bosphorus scare
Week 07 - 2006
New composition of Greek government
ASE Management to hit the road and sell the exchange to shipping
Aries in New $360 million Facility Led by Bank of Scotland and Nordea
Blank-cheque team launches IPO, spending plans vague
Quintana Maritime Announces Two Time Charter Agreements
Tsakos’ newcomer sets out on first round trip
Onshore sources responsible for more sea pollution than ships
Unimarine Services Ltd. wins Dubai International Maritime Award
Week 06 - 2006
Philosophically speaking
On and Off Akti Miaouli - People & Palces
Shipowners want reform
GenMar plans to dispose of nine tankers and Technical Office in Greece
Euroseas Announces Registration Statements Declared Effective by SEC
Shipping giant looks to Greece
Louis wins case over ship purchase
Chios 2005 Shipwreck Survey
Greek Banking, Telecom and Technology: Upcoming Prospects for the Key Players
Week 05 - 2006
Posidonia 2006 moves to Athens old Airport site - exhibitor space up 30%
Gov't announces plan to build a new airport in Heraclion
Raising shipping’s profile – the campaign goes on
Investor Interest: Drying Up?
More big tankers will mean lower profits for shipping
NEL'S Ventouris set to shake up ferry marketplace
Ince partners facing fraud action in Blue Strim case
TOP Tankers Reports on M/T Flawless
Ancient Greek Merchant Ship Found
Week 04 - 2006
Plan for port modernization has role for private sector
Shipping industry challenges EU directive
Praise for Port Administration but criticism for Minister
Did players' greed curdle their milk?
Dry shipping industry has a rocky crossing
LR awards OSG fleet Ballast Water Nnotation
Cost of addressing TMSA - Is it primarily a training problem?
21 today but snubbed by the Onassis trust
Week 03 - 2006
China's Greek feast
Growing pains in evidence as show leaders join space race
Coast Guard clears Athos I
Foreign competition holds no fear for ferry operators
Greek action slowing but still healthy
Expansion of shipowners’ fleets will drive profits down
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Two New Time Charter Agreements
Former client hits Ince with $35m action
Week 02 - 2006
Ferry operators profess no fear of foreign competition
Minoan to pay heavy price after losing price fixing appeal
Gard faces Aries payout
Greek Diana Shipping Sees Higher Demand In '06
Global Oceanic keeps the faith
Tsakos Energy to add five tankers
Russian ship fiasco sparks claims
Athens Conference: TMSA and Continuous Improvement in Tanker Operations
Posidonia 2006 - Piraeus 5th-9th June
SSBA New Years Meeting - Wednesday, 25 January 2006
Week 01 - 2006
Ship fares to be liberalized on busy routes
Greeks continue spending on S&P
Bow Mariner: captain to blame
Industry responds to Bow Mariner report
Playing Chicken with George – Part II
Financier steps down from TEN’s board
EasyCruise line eyes American market
Week 52 - 2005
Crew to sue shipowner
London Stock Exchange no match for Nasdaq in attracting shipping firms
A call for intenational solidariy
Week 51 - 2005
ON AND OFF THE AKTI MIAOULI
Greece to create maritime service cluster and improve sea training
Lloyd’s underlines its commitment to Greece.
Diana Shipping Inc. President Anastassis Margaronis Interviewed by Wall Street Reporter
Global Oceanic Carriers Ltd - Interim Results
Navios Maritime Announces New $649 Million Global Loan Facility with HSH Nordbank
Another 'blank cheque' written
Athina and Alexandra Martinos honoured
Technology to make ships green
Week 50 - 2005
Greeks lash out at common rules
Oil thieves sentenced in Nigeria
Greek sizing up dry-bulk orders
Greek Only Investor Shortlisted for Petrom Privatisation
Ventouris emerges as big NEL stakeholder after rights issue
StealthGas - from nowhere to a 20-Plus LPG Tanker Fleet
Excel Maritime Positive on DryBulk Sector Fundamentals
FreeSeas Successfully Completes Reverse Merger with Trinity
Week 49 - 2005
The Greek Shipowners support the Greek flag
Owners warned to look crew to break the ice
Greece calls for full discussions on new laws
Comninos kid debuts with Seaforce launch
Diana Takes Price Cut, but Succeeds in Raising Over $60 Million
StealthGaz Expanding Fleet to 22 Vessels
Marine Money Greece: Contributing to Greek ship financing
Ince ships in top finance man
No lien for bunkers
National TV starts weekly Greek Shipping program
Global Recruitment Agent A.M.B ! Consulting sets up in Athens
“Piraeus International Centre Award” to Piraeus Marine Club !
Shipowners Meet for Germanischer Lloyd Hellas Technical Committee Meeting
Corporate and Promotional X-Mass Gifts
Week 48 - 2005
Gov’t eager to pursue Crete harbor project with Chinese investors
Shipowners Rocked by AXA's decision to quit P&I Line
Goldenport - What's in a Name?
The Tsakos Shipping Clan expands
Angelicoussis is personality of the year at Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards
Berenberg and Peninsula toast Greek connections
Mediterranean oil tanker rates rise
Tanker Operator conference in Athens, 31 January 2006
Piraeus Marine Club's 6th International P&I Conference, 12 January 2006
Week 47 - 2005
Onassis aide Stelios Papadimitriou dies
Somali pirates free captive ship and crew
Liquidator sets about clearing up mess at DANE
Excel Maritime Agrees to Sell 26 Year Old Vessel
New captains of industry catch a wave of consolidation
Surge in world trade keeps Greek shipowners in the lead
Greek shipping community underlines its love affair with the London market.
Athens bourse sets new rules to woo big owners
The fix is on
2004 oil spill still resonates
LLoyd's List Greek Shipping Awards & Dinner 2005
Quality also concerns well-trained seamen, Kefaloyannis tells IMO Assembly
Week 46 - 2005
Athens 'NO' to Spanish request to freeze Universe assets
$1 million fine for waste oil discharge
Orders for new ships decline sharply over first three quarters
Greek interest in ‘poor relations’ not matched by builders
Panamaxes dominate in year of subdued purchasing
Greek fleet operators find IPO odyssey far from plain sailing
Takeovers and IPOs bring bulkers out in landmark deals
Greece's Aegean Marine plans U.S. IPO
Greece To Open 18,000 Miles of Coastline to Dive Industry
Week 45 - 2005
Greek-owned shipping fleet flies flags of 45 countries
Club taking hard line on Greek fleets
Sale-and-Purchase squalls ahead?
HCS calls on Port Authority to take lead in Perama rivival
Sarlis takes Piraeus battle to court
Consilium Marine Group of Sweden anchors in Piraeus
Greek Metrostar Management Orders Six Bulk Carriers Worth 221.7 Mln Euro
Excel to avoid capital markets in dry bulk consolidation.
China Shipping Group Favors Greek Island
Gas pipeline will turn Greece into major gas transit hub
Week 44 - 2005
Kefaloyiannis steps-in to keep ferry services running
Greece supports the course of the Black Sea countries to Europe
Sarlis blames MSC contract for downfall
Greek container shipping group plans a London listing.
Chinese eye Crete’s ports
We are not for sale, insists Eletson
Diana Shipping Inc. Announces Two Vessel Acquisitions
General Maritime Announces Sale of Seven Aframax Tankers
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Enlargement of Its BoD
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Begins Trading on NASDAQ's
StealthGaz Inc. Announces Delivery of "Gas Marathon"
Quintana Maritime Limited Reports year-to-date Results
Pistiolis goes for ships rather than mergers
TEN reports $0.98 EPS for the third quarter of 2005
Week 43 - 2005
New rules for stronger ships from next April
Financial fears limit Europe shortsea fleet
Double fine for fleeing bulker
Contribution of Small Greek Owners to Greek Shipping
Eastern Mediterranean doubles its bulker money
Aries Maritime Transport Limited Acquires Products Tanker
Diana Shipping Inc. Reports Financial Results For the Third Quarter
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces the Sale of Tanker 'Dionisos'
Quintana Maritime Announces Third Quarter 2005 Results
Week 42 - 2005
Greece determined to shape contents of shipping's ‘Green Book’
IACS and Greeks go head-to-head on rules
Coastal shipping in need of a boost
PM confers with ministers
Greek CEOs take to the stage at finance forum
Angeliki Frangou: Scent of a Woman in World Shipping
Superfast Ferries expanding in the Baltic Sea
Hellenic Petroleum Drills Oil in Libya
Olympic sale still stuck on the runway
Week 41 - 2005
Embiricos: EC Directive constitutes "an illigality"
RI's shipping industry too protective: Greek shipowners
Greece checks cargo ship after locating suspect birds
October wind chills IPO play
The London AIM market and Greek shipping
TOP Tankers Announces the Acquisition of Three Suezmax Tankers
Global Oceanic says currently trading profitably; confident of prospects
Maritime ratings
P&I club calls for Greeks to rally shipowners.
Quest for cleaner seas
Bimco Course: Athens 22-24 November 2005
Week 40 - 2005
Record-Breaking Marine Money in Greece
Financial analysts under attack
For those outside "The Big Boy's" funding will be difficult
Greek Shippers See More IPOs Despite Cool Market Interest
Greece bins lucrative US oil deal
Cheap, efficient way to clean up oil slicks in sea
Greeks lead the way
More Difko tankers to Greek operator
Petridis puts his faith in LPG carriers
Update 1: StealthGas Falls in First Day of Trading
Quintana Maritime Enters into New $250 Million Revolving Credit Facility
ABS: 12 th Straight Year of Fleet Growth
Week 39 - 2005
Shipping needs state action
"Sea" Dispute in Parliament
Criminalisation affects safety
Images of the Maritime Industry not simply about ships
No liability for Festival owner
Greek Lawyers move down the road to Piraeus Arbitration
International ship brokerage firms land on domestic shores
A Ship-Shape IPO
Excel Maritime Poised for Stability and Growth
Cove Apparel, Inc. Announces Business Combination With Euroseas Ltd
Norton Rose advises HSH on $520m loan
Fortis Appoints Harris Antoniou the New Head of the Global Shipping Group
Greece-Russia ministerial meeting ends with cooperation protocol
Week 38 - 2005
Greek owners see common rules as a common starting platform
Pappadakis elected at Intercargo
Greece's largest business delegation ever to Russia Sept 27-30
Hellenic ferry finally built after six years
Attica Group's Revenues Decrease by 3.4% in H1:05
Golden Energy Cuts IPO Size To 7.5 Million Shares From 8 Million Shares
Aries Maritime Acquires Two New Products Tankers From Stena Group
Poseidon Capital Helps Pittas Family Execute Reverse Merger/PIPE
Making Waves
EFG International Plans to Raise Up to SF1.73 Billion in IPO
Trans-it opens sales office in Greece
Greek Shipping Awards expanded for 2005
Week 37 - 2005
Hurricane cruiseship cancelled as Greece gets 'cheaper offer'
Rescuing boat people
Breathtaking Study of Shipping's First Glory Days - 1950 to 1974.
Greek owners take the plunge
Maran Gas, Metrostar, Stealthgas build on confidence
Centurian splashes out
Top buys two, leases three
Quintana Maritime Limited Launches Its Corporate Website
Excel Maritime Carriers (EXM) Commences Trading on NYSE
Navios Maritime Holdings to Present at Jefferies Shipping Conference in New York
Week 36 - 2005
Gov't announces measures to improve coastal shipping services
Greece Sends Hurricane Aid
Salvor says P&I rejected helicopter as too pricey
Ancora buys quartet of Prisco handysizes in $100m deal
GO Faith Charter update
StealthGas Inc. Announces Initial Public Offering
Quintana in $136.8 mln buy
Excel Maritime Carriers to List on the New York Stock Exchange
Aries Maritime to Present at Jefferies Shipping Conference in New York
Diana Shipping announces new contracts
PPC Evaluates Plans for Cooperation with International Peers
Week 35 - 2005
Merchant marine and finance ministers brief PM
Newbuilding activity hots up in august
New system of ships' checks
Olympic Gulf on expansion path
Vafias family's StealthGas seeks to raise $107m in Nasdaq listing
Stelmar K/S Deal Sold - Back to Greeks
Frangou gets it right
Salvage stalls as Kiperousa moves further inshore
Over 5 million people used Greek sea ports this summer
Motor Oil: Profit down 9%
Week 34 - 2005
Shipping sector readies for new EU strategy
New generation opens windows
Caspi inaugurated a new Ro Ro service - Haifa - Limassol - Piraeus
NEL claims over problem-hit fast ferry engines
Global Oceanic Carriers Limited: Market Update
Quintana Maritime Completes Initial Fleet
Quintana and TBS also Get Jefferies Buy
Dryships Inc. Takes Delivery of its 27th Vessel
Hibernia Southcoast Capital Initiates Coverage on Excel Maritime (EXM)
International Shipping Enterprises Announces Completion of Acquisition of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
Week 33 - 2005
Shipowners are on collision course with expensive Asian shipyards
So Many Greek Shipping Magnates … Where do they all come from?
Storm ahead
Investors set sail on shipping stocks
Boom and bust at sea
Hanseatic bags deal with TOP Tankers
Quintana Maritime Limited Takes Delivery of Vessel
Week 32 - 2005
Athenians leave for cooler destinations for August 15 holiday
Lifeline for ferries
Navy ships, diverted ferry to help Greek island vacationers
Seaplanes bring new life to Greek islands
Greeks temper historic year with concern
Who needs London?
Captain turned master broker
The Greek Logistics Market: A Perspective
Week 31 - 2005
Sea investment
Investors shy off shipping
Tough action threatened after spate of Greek ferry mishaps
Passenger Shipping: 'it is time for brave decisions'
Universe Maritime under court embargo
ANEK moves into cargo shipping
GO Carriers Takes Ownership Of Its Third And Largest Vessel
Excel Maritime Announces New Composition of Majority Independent BoD
TOP Tankers Files Universal Shelf Registration
Aries trades up after its IPO
TEN Reports 39% Increase and Record Profits Q2
Week 30 - 2005
Exploring the Age Differential: Why It Fell and If It Should Rise Again
IPO expert offers tips on investor relations
Shipping That's Not All In The Family
MCCL bolsters its role in the Mediterranean car trades
Cadet training deficit
Tall tales
Greece: Labour bill expected to be adopted today
Kiperousa declared total loss
Japanese maritime training vessel to vist Piraeus port next week
Intracom returns to telephony market
Digital Ship Athens 2005
Week 29 - 2005
Shipowners eye LPG
Criminalisation concern
Fair Voyager, foul behaviour
Former client puts Ince in dock over shipping brawl
BIMCO Masterclass Workshop in Athens
Greece refuses to give ground to EC demands on ferry manning
Four-star rating for Fife ferry service
Massive drop in Greek ordering
EU directive is damaging to shipping
Current accounts deficit down in May
Week 28 - 2005
Pssst, want to ship a car?
Memorandum of Understanding for financing Greek seaports
Ports up for facelift
Greeks on NAT-linked ships dip under 'psychological level'
Greece leads revolt over ship pollution fines
Polluter will pay more after EC wins lengthy Greek sea battle
High profile for Cayman shippers at international event in Greece
Andros shipowners support campus
The Shipping Bubble - Got a canoe? You should do an IPO.
Quintana Martitime IPO sets sail
Genco
Boatloads of cash?
Week 27 - 2005
Euro 2bn launch to Greece\'s energy dream
Greek tanker owners sail ahead globally
Greek shipowner numbers in decline
Free-market converts
Daewoo Gets $340 Mln Ship Orders From Belgian, Greek Customers
Intertanko to promote Poseidon Challenge at singapore
'Dazed' dolphin shuts down Greek port
Mechanical Failure on Express Pigasos
Change at Skuld Hellas spurs buzz of departure
Onassis: Announcement
easyCruise announces the launch of its 2005-2006 Caribbean cruise program
Week 26 - 2005
MSC on the verge of quitting Piraeus
Greek dockworkers act to save their jobs
Athens, Ankara sign multi-faceted trade cooperation memorandum
Ferry services to Greece resume this summer
Greek shipowner base consolidates
'This is a fabulous time to be wealthy'
TOP Tankers rated 'strong buy'
DryShips Proves the Power of Consistent Investor Relations
Aries Maritime Exercises Option on First of Two Container Vessels
Why Capital Maritime Pulled its IPO - What it Means
Excel Maritime Agrees to Sell Cape Size and Acquires Panamax Bulk Carrier
Attika Holdings: first quarter 2005 results
United States with new law on oil spill prevention measures
Week 25 - 2005
Marine Money spotlight falls on the Greeks
Antiquated Greek ports are dangerous for shipping
Cargo left to rot in Piraeus as dock workers prolong strike
Greek brokers stage big show
Introduction speech: Oil Tanker Panel - Marine Money Week
Turkey delays signature of protocol extending customs union with EU
U.K. Coastguard Detains Liberian Oil Tanker on Safety Faults
TOP Tankers Announces New Time-Charter Contract
Surging tide of shipowners sees attraction of flotation
Top shipping man in Cyprus
Kiperousa's owners fail to put up guarantees
Union seeks tougher regulation of ship standards
FBB overcomes early skepticism
Fortis sets sights on ship finance and insurance growth
Greek-Italian Natural Gas Pipeline
Qatar Airways starts flights to Athens
Week 24 - 2005
Thyssenkrupp moves to cement Hellenic's future
Egyptian-Greek maritime network agreement
An old hand gives views of what has to be done for Greek shipping
HSH Nordbank boasts modern appearance of financed fleet
Consultant group says $2bn will go to Greece
Greeks continue US equity hunt
Excel Maritime Sells One of Its Older Vessels
Blue Star completes 200 mil. euro bond issue
TEN Receives 'Ship Safety Achievement Award' from The Chamber of Shipping of America
Hellenic Technical Committee: Guidelines for Corrosion Protection and PSC implications discussed
Week 23 - 2005
Shipowners get new EU rules
Family company culture alive and well in Greek shipping
Tankers add sheen to Greek fleet\'s profile
Money for nothin', cheques for free
Salvage crew ready to haul log-ship off rocks today
Minoan Lines reduces losses
Oil pipeline joint venture
All you ever wanted to know about Paris Latsis
Week 22 - 2005
Karamanlis issues warning in wake-up call to Piraeus
Prime Minister Karamanlis unveils strategy for shipping sector
Shipyard talks
Jefferies speaks
Unions seek to prevent Greek ship from leaving
Poulides all shook up at eyrie in Switzerland
Cocaine captain gets 20 years
Oil cleanup effort on Delaware ends
Islamabad seeks $2bn damages for oil spill
easyCruise heads towards Greek islands
Week 21 - 2005
Barroso survives confidence debate over free holiday with Greek tycoon
Gov't targets private capital for upgrade of ports
Court targets Festival executives
Greek cargo ships to take on materiel destined for Iraq
Greece to help in NATO equipment transport for Iraq
Greece Seen as key cog in OSG's expansion plans
Top Finally Gives up on Convertible Offering
Tsakos Energy Navigation announces new stock repurchase program
Top OSG billing for old Stelmar
Speech: Anthony Zolotas, Eurofin, at the LSE Greek Shipping Finance conference May 25 2005
Week 20 - 2005
Brussels fails to placate Greek owners
Barroso to confront critics of his cruise
US awards $250,000 to four Pinoy seamen
Pireaus signs € 35m port upgrade scheme
Alpha Bank's shipping division grows as market moves rapidly
Reefers in hot enbloc deals worth $158m
Altomare confirms 12-ship contract
IPOs at frantic pace
Shipping industry share sales bonanza
Aries Maritime Transport LTD filed F-1 on 05/16/2005
Renovation of the Piraeus Marine Club
Anniversary Book to mark 70th ann. of the Propeller Club Port of Piraeus
Week 19 - 2005
New Fast Ferry Service in Greece
Shipyard registration continues to cause problems
The American Club opens office in Piraeus
Greek ship captain in hot water for docking at Famagusta
Shipowners pay for Cyprus call
Quintana, Eagle Bulk IPOs May Struggle as Shipping Shares Slide
JFC swoops on Lagoa ships
Vafias group swoops for three more LPG carriers
Stelios confident in success of easyCruise
Week 18 - 2005
Greeks dominate international ship sale and purchase market
Owners express reservations about plan for a doctor on board
Greeks need to get on with their job
S.Korean trade financing bank offers us$135 mln to Greek ship co
Quintana - Wall Street Mining Wall Street
Nice little earner from Stelios
OSG reports soaring income
Excel Maritime takes physical delivery of two Panamax bulk vessels
Richards Butler sinks insurance fraudsters
Greek Navy Investigates Incident on Norwegian Ship
Hellenic Petroleum sees 2009 profit 500-600 mln eur
ELPE's hydrocracker to be operational by 2009
Week 17 - 2005
Minister visits Piraeus port, comments on Easter measures
EU again asks Greece to deregulate coastal shipping
Greece leads opposition to EC plan to grab IMO power
Greek listings fail to float
High charter rates play their part as DryShips surges
Top Tankers in $300 Million Convertible
Diana reaps sixfold profits
TEN Limited - Realizing $10.5 Million Capital Gain
Genmar Financial Review: 2005 First Quarter
HHI to build world's largest LPG ships for Latsis
Greek partner in Edda Gas
Week 16 - 2005
New wave of shipping is sought
Greece Looks to Attract Shipping Companies
Passenger ship owners scale back routes due to costs increase
Greek chem- tank pool to roll in 2006
Public image is limited
Athos I, final chapter: oil spill leaves lasting mark
GO Carriers to take AIM route to shipowning
Tsavliris calls for respect for salvage profession
TOP Tankers Inc. Announces New Employment Contracts for 12 Tankers
Greece, Counting on Post-Olympic Boom, Now Faces Tourism Bust
Oil and gas pipelines spur closer ties among Black Sea countries
Week 15 - 2005
Minister calls on shipowners to invest in several sectors
Ship Owners Increase Fleet Sizes in Greece
Greek fleet: smaller but younger and still tops
Banks trust Greek shipowners as loans fund ship purchases
Banks put faith in new-look Greek operations
Ensuring Grecians earn
Samos Steamships said to have made big profit
EU pollution "interference" will harm trade, says Greek shipping chief
UGS President's speech at Intertanko Athens Tanker Event 2005
Week 14 - 2005
She wants it all, and she wants it now
Shipowners worried over delivery delays
Greek-Italian cooperation memorandum on sea transportation
Piraeus Port container volume declines 4%
Greece: Structural challenges remain says Citigroup
Week 13 - 2005
Oil tankers: Short on supply, long on profits
Med cargo ship operators blast the Government
Tender for Greece-Turkey pipeline to be re-launched in April
Ferry firm partnerships
Greek bulk carrier salvaged by SvitzerWijsmuller
Cargo ship engineer gets jail for ocean pollution
DST Shipping's roots run deep
Hellenic Petroleum imports shadow double-hull trend
Top Acquires Nomikos - A Watershed Event
DryShips Agree to Acquire 2 Additional Vessels and Delivery of 8 Vessels
Gourdomichaelis Signs Agreement with Trinity in Shipping SPAC Debut
INTERTANKO Athens Tanker Event 10-13 April 2005
Week 12 - 2005
Ten more bodies recovered from burnt-out ship
Cargo ship engineer gets jail for poluting ocean
Gratsos: Greece too dependant on the fleet; lacks infrastructure
Owners fire trade talks warning
Gov't announces first step toward freeing ferry fares
Greeks say manning is cost problem
Dubai-Greece trade crosses 100m euros
Diana Shipping Prices at 1.37X Net Asset Value; 8X Cashflow
Hellenic Seaways spots gap
New line easyCruise promises little -- and that might be a lot
Turkey-Greece natural gas pipeline tender annulled
Week 11 - 2005
Greek shipping still inspired by Onassis
Lavrion promotion likely a case of 'whistling in the wind'
Pipeline to bypass Bosporus
Attica denies HS stake increase
Cardiff Marine forced into ITF deal
Louis Hellenic celebrates first Piraeus cruise
European cruise line casts off frills
Newly Cemented Relationship
Week 10 - 2005
Ministry promotes move to Lavrion, cruise shipping
Greek bulker collides with anchored Swedish tanker
Captain Mangouras to be allowed to return to Greece
Greece, Cyprus to set up joint committee on shipping
Excel goes back to Equity Markets
SeaContainers and Evgenides team up in Greece
Euronav adds $1bn Ceres deal in second Greek swoop
Maritime frenzy may be prelude to Greek tragedy
Valuing DryShips: Proving Demand for Shipping IPOs
Genmar Kestrel is latest major repair job as Hellenic bounces back
Bulgaria-Greece Pipeline Building Inked in April
Week 09 - 2005
Greek committee blasts new EU fouling sanctions
Mehmet Ali Birand: Turkey will lift embargo on Cyprus
Growing support for Greece's class society
Diana Shipping – Sailing toward a successful IPO
DryShips announces agreement to acquire 8 additional vessels
Excel Maritime launches website
Euronav snaps up VLCCs
Attica goes shopping for ships and shares
Major port investment plan
Bow Mariner tragedy being called avoidable
Owners face long wait on spill claims
Greek Banking Giant Plans to Buy Bank in Turkey
Week 08 - 2005
Greek seafarers on the brink of strike action
Year later, Bow Mariner investigation wrapping up
Illegal bypass
IPOs prove booster rockets for dry market
Tsakos Turns in Shipshape Year
Goodbye Oslo
Attica buys Minoan stake as Sherwood stands on Greek doorstep
Week 07 - 2005
Used ships fetch good prices for shipowners
French bank moving into Greek shipping
"Innovative" rules put Greek passenger shipping in danger
Vafias emerges as key DryShips investor after Brave Bulk sale
End of the line for Royal Olympia
EST chooses BV to class 32 bulk carriers
Excel Maritime agrees to acquire MV Seaboni
easyCruise offers low-cost cruise option
Greece's OPAP mulls expanding Kino to cruise ships
Isle of Man set to cap income tax
Week 06 - 2005
Ship begins medical work under SLN restrictions
Captain of seized ship will plead guilty
ELPE to invest 70 Mln euro in Bulgaria expansion
ISF enters into exclusive negotiation rights for acquisition of Navios.
Athens plans futures clearing house
Shipping magnate sees sustained freight prices for years to come
Eight ships go in a week
Greek Fleet Facts
Week 05 - 2005
Meeting of the Ministers of Transport of the BSEC Member States
Shipping going strong
Competitive fares for ferries?
User provoked shake-up of Piraeus port management
Greek class society wins US approval
Greek to the bone
Marinakis gunning for US offering
He's Back!
Week 04 - 2005
No repeat performance is likely
Quiet confidence amid soft panamax rates
BSEC transport ministers agree to cultivate closer transport links with EU
Minister Oh and Greek Minister of Mercantile Marine discuss ways to forge partnership
Signing of Balkan Oil Pipeline Construction Fixed
Piraeus Port Authority is heading for an interesting A G M
Shipping clan opens restored Piraeus office
Superfast keeps its market position
Cosmoship has ordered four 1,040 TEU container ships
Excel Maritime takes delivery of the second of five vessels purchased recently
Ship officers plead guilty of federal charge
Stelios attacks Norton Rose over alleged Stelmar conflict
Cap on damages sought in oil spill
Hellenic- / Norwegian-American Joint Shipping Conference
Week 03 - 2005
Shipowner derides Greek state's plea to invest onshore
Greek shipping is the economy's heavy industry, minister says
Passenger shippers complain
Jefferies & Marine Money bring a little bit of US Markets to Greece
Ferry talks face tough odds
Trinity Partners and Adventure Holdings, S.A. Announce Letter of Intent for Business Combination
Ship's owners agree to $500,000 fine
Talks on Pegasus sale fail; 'money was not the issue'
Commission considers Greek legislation incompatible with Capital Duty Directive
Hellenic American Bankers Association will honor Stelios Haji-Ioannou
Week 02 - 2005
Greek shipowners stay on top of the buoyant wave in global market
EU Commission warns Greece over capital tax regime
Lauritzen Kosan sells three more units to Greece
George Economou's DryShips Files S-1 ~
Alafouzos deals demonstrate freedom and flexibility
Excel Maritime takes delivery of the first of five vessels purchased recently
Bureau Veritas supports HELMEPA'S 2005 Training Programme
Neorion yard wins new mega yacht contract
Attica Holdings receives two Ro-Ro ferries
Taiwan loses Kenting oil-spill suit
Kefalogiannis guest speaker at Piraeus Marine Club Luncheon 25 Jan 2005
Week 01 - 2005
Greeks double tsunami aid
Greek Shipowners Plan Share Sales, Bet on Rates Rally (Update1)
Greek spending sets new record
Clubs face regulatory challenges as investment chickens come home to roost
Shipping company fined for spilling oil into Columbia River
Stelios approves OSG take-over
Attica clinches weighty stake in rival ferry giant HFD
Rosyth link to Norway on cards for Superfast
Port of Piraeus-Floatation of a further 24% stake possible
Free navigation on Rhine and Danube?
Athenians, falling in love again
Week 53 - 2004
Banks hesitant over funding new Greek ship orders
Shipowners aim to strike while the iron is hot
Excel Maritime Carriers appoints Eleftherios Papatrifon as CFO
Cantor Fitzgerald hire Anthony Argyropoulos
UPDATE 1-Balkan states give green light to oil pipeline
Minister expects agreement on Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline by Spring
Forget OPEC. The next cartel may export drinking water.
Week 52 - 2004
Decidedly Greek flavour to 2004
Shipping maintains position as chief currency earner
Five IPOs from Greek shipowners
EC slams Greece shipyard policy
Safety dispute stirs EU court case
Greek cargo ship crew safe after fire
Tsakos Energy Navigation listed in Europe's Top 500 Companies
GAC's new boss goes to Europe in search of more business
Week 51 - 2004
Shipping maintains position as chief currency earner
Greek shiprepair sector in crisis as registration deadline looms
International Shipping Enterprises raises $171 Million
Frontline considers takeover bid for oil tanker rival Genmar
U.S. shipper buys Stelmar for $843 Mln
Stelios to net £90m in shipping line sale
Other people's money
Marine Money Greece announce first Gulf Ship Finance Forum
Week 50 - 2004
The future of Piraeus
EU criminalisation proposal amended
Probe on two-ferry purchase
Greece Pushes Trans-Balkan Pipeline
Magnus makes waves with K/S
Attica Group to Add New Car Ferry Route
Youthful team at Beltest seeks to reshape views on investing in shipping
Frontline may be taking a run at General Maritime
13 Filipino sailors stranded in Long Beach
Week 49 - 2004
Greek port strike set to disrupt cargo shipping
Aegean islanders are desperate for regular, frequent ferry service
BMA report on 'Prestige' places prime blame on Spain
Greek shipowners embrace derivatives as rates reach records
Greeks place faith in Russian oil
Restis set to take MISC buy in stride
Strategic buyers rumored to be converging on Stelmar
Company says it'll fund cleanup
P. Tsakos named Chairman of Lloyd's Register's Hellenic Committee
Greek seaman to be released from prison Friday
Germanischer Lloyd Academy Seminar in Athens
Week 48 - 2004
Celebrating the achievements of Greek shipping
Ferry operators call for full liberalization
'Small-fry club' keeps premium
Oil tanker aground in Stanley harbour.
Dynacom in $316m spree for 10 tankers
Stelmar Committee begins seeking offers
MV Amorgos: Taiwan waits Norway's verdict on 2001 oil spill
Crews race to contain oil slick from spill in Delaware River
Turkey - Greece natural gas pipeline construction to be put to tender
Russia needs a pipeline to bypass Turkish straits
Week 47 - 2004
Greece insists on position regarding ship-source pollution
Shipping and EU transfers lower 9-month C/A deficit
Ferry operators report improved results
Greek coastguard rescued 120 illegal immigrants
Aspropirgos refinery becomes operational again
Mangouras allowed home, for a while
Cook drowns as ship sinks
Georgiopoulos in $420M bulker deal
Stelios plays chicken with Fortress
Onassis hits the spot
Excel Maritime announces agreement to acquire new vessel
'Stellamare' to ply new waters
Hill Taylor and Thomas Cooper in merger talks
Week 46 - 2004
Slowdown, but Greek orderbook still tops 350 ships
Dry woos investors
Frangou on roadshow "blank check" blind pool shipping company
Bureau Veritas: 9th meeting of the Hellenic Marine Technical Committee
Salvors conquer elements to refloat bulker
Gigilinis increase fleet to 8 tugs
Criminalisation rebels delay EU sanctions
Dimitris Talianis photographs the harbors of Greece
Week 45 - 2004
Trilateral Ok on jumpstarting Oil Pipeline Project
Minister backs Greek-Swedish projects in Balkans
Greek shipping grows, expects more from gov't
Port investment perks, but no Piraeus Port flotation
Greenpeace accuses Greece of passing the buck on pollution
Tsao urges Greece to hold line and save the industry
TOP acquires 5 suezmaxes from Essar, issues more equity
Tsavliris reports busy summer for salvage and towage services
Horizon and Louis bid to buy cruise line debt
Week 44 - 2004
Diamonds are a girl's best friend
Shipowners call for upping global shipbuilding norms
Sales outweigh purchases as limited berth space curtails new orders
Mediterranean trio block EU deal on polluting ships
Greece, Cyprus and Malta vote against reinforcing maritime penal framework
Greece insists on decision to block E.U. plans penalizing polluters
General Bulk: Peter G teams up with Oaktree again
H F D to invest € 92m in fleet upgrade despite policy reservations
Festival fraud investigation
Week 43 - 2004
Greeks sitting on pile of cash
Top Tankers enjoys better P/NAV valuation than most
More public listings may emerge from 'bastion' Greek market
Morgan Stanley opens its first office in Athens
Gov't slammed on deregulation of ferry routes
UGS comments on Goal-Based Standards, IACS common rules
"Prestige" claims at close to USD 1 billion
Illegal immigrants rescued from sinking boat near Greek island
Brussels tells yards to give back subsidies
Week 42 - 2004
Live from the 6th Annual Greece Ship Finance Forum
Greek seafarers threaten industrial action
Greece and Cyprus discuss re-establishing sea link
Lauritzen Kosan sells two units to Greece
Stelmar commences mailing of proxy materials in connection with pending merger
Navitrans in dispute over derivatives
NOS, Oslo Clearinghouse, to Raise Cash After Default (Update1)
Jones returns to his roots with Piraeus agency venture
IPO long shot pays off
Nafto Trade Shipping in talks with Turkey's Selah Shipyard
Qatar signs deal for charter of LNG carriers
Greece's National Bank staff to strike on Nov. 1
Week 41 - 2004
PM, merchant marine minister discuss seamen's problems
ISTEC discusses Common Rules with Joint Tanker Project representatives
Nigeria, Greece sign N156m pact on maritime trade
Samina charges are toned down
MISC vessels attract bids
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Announces Itinerary Change
German shipyard alliance forged
Greek tanker safely salvaged from Hatterbarn
Marine Money and Fortis Bank to host the 6th Annual Greek Ship Finance Forum
Ministers think better of not turning up for lunch
Gratsos takes Hellenic Chamber helm after president's sudden death
Greek owners slam EC on criminalisation directive
Week 40 - 2004
Merchant shipping sector expects gov't to offer solutions, not set up committees
Mangouras loses latest appeal
Mitropoulos focuses on maritime security
Fosen may start rebuilding of Greek ferries
Med Mepas launch joint attack on marine pollution
Cruise ship collides with oil tanker
Greek tanker grounded in Storebaelt
Stelmar proxy headed to vote
Tanker stocks 'valued too low'
Latsis group in row over lost yacht
FYROM gov't minister cites compromise with EL.PE over pipeline company
Week 39 - 2004
Greek shipping business earns 9 billion dollars in Jan.-July
Greeks urged to wake up to derivatives
Greeks step warily into the future
Storm brewing over Hellenic
Belgian unions target Polembros
Greek Oil Transporter OKs Acquisition
Pericles Panagopoulos - Blue Star Ferries
UPDATE 1-Stelios angry at buyout of shipping firm Stelmar
Diamantides lifts newbuilding investment to over $1bn
Stalled ferry still able to teach a lesson
Innumerable wrecks in Greek seas
Week 38 - 2004
Greek ships are on IMO's white list
Shipowner linked to smuggling of 10,000 migrants into Italy
Twenty-year claims low for London Club
Mangouras lawyers keep up the fight
easyJet boss eyes budget cruise line
Stelios launches new attack
Digital Ship Athens, 2-3 November 2004
Marine Money Greek Ship Finance Forum - 14 October 2004
Week 37 - 2004
Intertanko: Greek owners grasp the opportunity
Hellenic in push to vary workload
Greek Fleet facts
Greek shipping stunned by sudden death of Alexandratos
Beltest Shipping Company Ltd - new style shipping in the 21st century
Curtain call close in Dane Sea Lines story
City's maritime rebirth
Still a lot to do for 'Doing Business' [in Greece]
Week 36 - 2004
Kefaloyiannis: The Olympic 'dowry' must not be lost
Olympic boost for Piraeus
Higher stakes on tourism
Modion orders chem tankers at Samho yard
DANE Sea lines on verge of collapse
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines receives extension from greek court
Greek-flag crude oil tanker hits New Orleans ferry terminal
TOP Tankers announces delivery of seventh vessel in series of ten
Pistiolis is professional, poised on first conference call
S&P revises outlook on Greek Piraeus Bank
Week 35 - 2004
Piraeus port now in competition with London
On the crest of a wave?
EFIC support for Austal contract
Goerlitz tries to 'do a Rehhagel' at Hellenic
Royal Olympic protection extended
OLYMPIA's future in the lap of the Gods?
TOP reaches halfway
Week 34 - 2004
Shipping plays big part in Olympic watery theme
Shipping bolsters receipts, first-half C/A deficit narrows
EU launches green paper on pre-trial detention measures
London's shipping status on the rocks
Another notch up for the price bar
Week 33 - 2004
Mary comes to the Olympics
Athens liabilities "unrealistic"
Setting the record straighter on INSB
Further sale of stakes in DEPA, HELPE soon
Fosen builds for Blue Star, Stena
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. completes 2004 newbuilding program
Week 32 - 2004
Greeks push the boat out
Attica Enterprises in move on ferry operator HDF
Promised loan from Dane Sea Line saviour fails to appear
Elder Bush to bunk on luxury cruise ship during Athens Olympics
Greece celebrates opening of showcase bridge before Olympic torch's passage
TOP Tankers announces delivery of first vessel in series of ten
Hurst to join Thomas Miller Hellas
Event: DIGITAL SHIP ATHENS - First Announcement
Event: Marine Money Greek Ship Finance - 6th Annual Forum
Week 31 - 2004
Markets lift before summer lull
Piraeus 'shortlists two firms' for ISPS Code port contract
CSI now implemented at world's 20 busiest ports
Unprofitable ferry routes will cost taxpayers euro 44m
Greek navy patrols its coast for signs of 'suspicious ships'
P&I clubs draw swords in battle for hearts
Putting the Top Tankers deal in perspective
EM Capital hired by Greece's Dane Sea Line to resume sailing for Olympics
Week 30 - 2004
Main port of Piraeus closed for security cable installation
Agents say Piraeus "is now moving in the right direction"
On the crest of a wave?
Owner alarm over IACS bulker rules
Shipping narrows C/A deficit
Financial account balance
Ferry operators return to free competition standpoint
Greeks eye tanker operator
Stamatis Restis dies
DZ Bank makes $1 million on Top Tankers IPO
Week 29 - 2004
Greece manpower export missed on ministry tussle
Fewer, but more expensive ships ordered by Greeks in 2004
Why shipping needs Stelios
London Club says Spain s not learning Prestige lessons
Elefsis anger as Hellenic turmoil continues
Dynacom plans IPO on NYSE
Greek Oil, LNG Shipping Co Mulls Listing In New York
UPDATE 1-JP Morgan starts Greek banks at "overweight"
Ingledow forms executive services firm
Week 28 - 2004
Greek-flagged bulk carrier, suspected of pollution, diverted to French port
Criminalisation of seafarers 'turning young recruits away'
Marine academy students to be allowed to take job in Greece
Greeks welcome OCIMF initiative
Salvors' prime role in protecting Europe from pollution
Are fares fair for ferries?
Behind a big fat Greek divorce
TOP Tankers Inc. files Initial Public Offering of Shares
Vafias joins with North Star to form Chinese subsidiary
Week 27 - 2004
"Prestige" master's appeal rejected
Handymax sale gives hint of easing prices
Greek shipping company threatens to lay off Maldives seamen after drug offences
Shipping industry strategy
Greeks use pity for political support
Little progress made in ferry price battle
'Easyjet Could Go Private' - Report
Royal Olympic games
Early bookings flood in for Posidonia 2006
Week 26 - 2004
Greece looks to ship services
Greece signs Container Security Agreement with U.S.
"We could live to regret ISPS delays": Mitropoulos
U G S optimistic but says government can do more for shipping
Aframax forecasts remain optimistic
Full speed ahead for oil shippers
Wooden walls
OMI prices shares for Athenian deal
Royal Olympic Announces Anticipated Nasdaq De-Listing
Tech Support
Week 25 - 2004
Europe takes a knock at Posidonia
A world leader in a sector where fair competition rules
Strintzis takes helm at HFD heralding new phase in ferry sector
Banks push more money to Greeks
General Maritime transaction completed
NOE's fleet now 20% Greek managed
W.I.S.T.A. Hellas met overseas members
Unimarine closes new contracts at Posidonia
Week 24 - 2004
Greek ship owners test the waters in high profile Posidonia visit
Speech: E.G.E. Embiricos, Chairman of the Greek Shipping Co-operation Committee
Outstanding loans to Greek shipping firms rise to $24.8 billion
Greek ordering spree continues
Primal Tankers rumored to be mulling US ipo
Golden Energy mulls New York tanker listing
Strintzis resignation has Greek ferry market in a spin
Shipyard lawsuit revealing
New hope for Mangouras
Week 23 - 2004
Greek owners on the crest of a wave
Expanding Greek fleet is engaged in consolidation process
OMI + STELMAR: why Marine Money believes it's a done deal
Stelios' first comments on the proposed merger between Stelmar and OMI
Greek operators use boom profits to update
Friendly end to shipyard suit?
Greek prime minister will open Posidonia
Posidonia 2004 General Information
Week 22 - 2004
OMI/STELMAR - the drama continues, the premium erodes
Press Release: Stelmar Shipping Ltd. Retains Financial Advisors
Mare teams up with Moundreas
Ferry ticket feud between owners and ministry turns nasty
European ferries safe but risks remain
Results of the 2004 Pan-European car ferry testing programme
Med ports feel strain of box surge
Week 21 - 2004
Greek Shipowners' Merchant Fleet Tops The List
Ferries jump on bandwagon to lure passengers aboard
I M O votes down mandatory double hulls for bulk carriers
Nice capes rates for Golden Union
OMI could offer US$600 million for Stelmar Tankers
Understanding Tsakos Energy
Poulides' parting shot serves up Festival conspiracy theory
Hellenic delays Greek refinery work due high margins
Bureau Veritas Hellenic and Black Sea Committee AGM report
Week 20 - 2004
Greek ship evacuated after bomb threat
Embiricos attacks 'flawed and misguided' reasoning
Piraeus on track to stay a container contender
Restis adapts for the future
The ship "Kerinia II Eleftheria" sailed into the port of Piraeus
Estonia, Samina and their impact
Greek refiner Hellenic tenders to buy SR fuel oil
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines applies for NASDAQ smallcap listing
The Stelmar transaction - understanding the motivations
Week 19 - 2004
Transport and communications minister visiting Istanbul on Sunday
Syria blacklists four ships, nine companies for Israel links
Norwegians buying used ships from Greeks? What Gives?
Newbuilding contracts report
Greeks dip into wet niche trade
Financing of Greek shipping firms keeps attracting strong interest from major banks
Elefsis develops tanker design while Hellenic prepares for court
Stelmar Shipping announces sale-lease back of nine of its pre-1990 built vessels
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Fails NASDAQ Listing Test
Piraeus, Posidonia and partying
Week 18 - 2004
China brings the good times back to Greek tycoons
PNO calls for creation of body to protect seafarers's rights
Compensation to Tasman Spirit victims soon: Ghauri
Hellespont boss pledges a return
Peter G on CNBC: the people speak out
Hanjin Heavy Wins Major Contract
ECSI announces strategic alliance with Radio Holland Greece
Week 17 - 2004
Tasman Spirit staffers set free
Spain condemned over Prestige - MEPs back report
Express Samina crew lose licences
Gov't in no hurry for changes in ship crew composition
Market Commentary
Thenamaris calls the bottom of the tanker market
Italy-bound ferry returns to Greece in bomb scare
Citibank, McDonald's look to yachts for safety at Olympic Games
Greece Port Becomes Fortress for Olympics
Stelmar creates joint venture company with Cape Tankers
DNV fleet exceeds 100 million gross
People & Companies
Week 16 - 2004
Hopes rise for tanker 'hostages' held in Pakistan
Detained crew of Tasman Spirit to be allowed to go home
30-year age limit will strip ferry fleet of 182 ships
Greek-owned ships are fewer but larger; total capacity rising
Booming Market - but is it all good for shipping financiers?
Kyrenia ship to sail for Greece with copper for Olympic medals
Cargo fleet operator pleads guilty in oil-handling case
Agreement between Greek Administration and Bureau Veritas
Nick Tsakos on Bloomberg television and radio
Week 15 - 2004
Greeks bucking IMO hull decision
Port upgrade promised
Greeks riding high on demand for dry handy tonnage
Ancient Greek ship replica repaired for Olympics
Decision on Tasman crew likely in a week
EU to deliver another demarche to Pakistan
Festival subsidiary wins reprieve
Stelmar invites to join its 1q 2004 earnings conference call
Celebrity Cruises Names Vice President, Marine Operations
Week 14 - 2004
Greek Strike Disrupts Transport, Construction of Olympic Venues
Debt level of passenger shipping companies declines after five years
Austal's shares up on ferry contract
Magouras legal team files plea for bail to human rights court
Freighter damages coral reef off Port Everglades
John Xylas to Turkey for cement trio
Everton fire unfortunate for Polembros
ABS Delegation of Authority Expanded in Greece
TEN signs letter of intent for the construction of liquefied natural gas tankers
People & Companies
Week 13 - 2004
EU Foreign Ministers urge Pakistan to release detained seafarers
24 crewmembers rescued after oil tanker collision
UGS-commissioned study challenges D-H bulker assumptions
Managers unite over Karahasan
ROC cruise ships to be auctioned this week
European visions
The Board of Directors of Stelmar Shipping announces board change
Preserving Mediterranean biodiversity
Week 12 - 2004
Politicians keep cruise talks alive
Greeks launch newbuilding ordering spree
Six-share Villy in Torm mystery
Week 11 - 2004
Tasman Spirit case shows need for new guidelines
Kefaloyannis and Pavlidis named to key shipping portfolios
Bulker safety sceptics die hard
Ferry firms heartened by 2003 results and debt rescheduling
Royal Olympic says cruise ships to be auctioned
Festival claims plan is accepted
Alafouzos tanker company to debut on Athens Exchange
Lloyd's Register first to sign new agreement with Hellenic Republic
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 10 - 2004
UK shipper wants local route license
Greek action leads to IMO re-think on double-hull regs
The Commodore mulls acquistion of Valles Steamship
Listless Deb?
ATHOC resolve ROC cruise ships accommodation issue for Olympic family
“Bow Mariner” search abandoned
UPDATE II - Tragic Loss of Bow Mariner
Spain still passing buck for Prestige oil disaster
Carrier court date set
The "Balkan Star" Captain will appear before the prosecutor
Seller of Spirits admits big profit
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 09 - 2004
Tasman whitewash
Angelicoussis decides to withdraw from massive U.S. IPO
Minoan, Anek, Nel continue run of good results of ferry operators
Suppliers: 'Early end' to Piraeus strike unlikely
Bodyguard shootout at shipowner's house
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 08 - 2004
Pakistan rejects EU demand for release of tanker crew
Prestige official called to testify
Cruel sea
Royal Olympic denied protection
Part of grounded tanker refloated by salvage experts
Crew lost as Greek vessel goes down
Better weather sees an increase in Greek demand
Thenamaris wins green award
Stelios sells EasyJet shares to buy cruise ship and hotel
Attica Enterprises group results 2003
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 07 - 2004
EU demands release of Tasman Spirit crew
KPT counsel: Owners among three worst shipping companies of world
An upbeat gathering at the Hellenic/Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce
Privatized ports saw improved results over three quarters in '03
Zim Lines gets stroppy with Piraeus port
Piraeus deliveries halted as Customs get snowed in
Greece paralysed by worst snow in decade
Festival in sea of rumours
Royal Olympic Cruises awaits Greek court decision
Genmar pays down debt, strengthens balance sheet
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 06 - 2004
Commission decides to send a letter of formal notice to Greece
Greece rejects charge of obstructing deregulation in coastal shipping
Newbuildings put Greece at the forefront of quality shipping
Cruise industry facing demise
Let the Festival continue
Cruise crews get $5m payoff
Piraeus numbers track crude bulls
Mitropoulos to speak at the Piraeus Marine Club
DNV Piraeus launch website on in-town training courses
EVENTS DIARY (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 05 - 2004
Illegals target Greek port lorries
Festival looks for a partner
Royal Olympic companies seek bankruptcy protection
Cruise ship industry worries
Huge potential offered by untapped cruise market
Perama shipyard on the brink of closure
Spain pressed to let Prestige captain free
Greek refinery stock-take interrupts Piraeus prompt
SSBA member joins Greek dry cargo brokerage
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 04 - 2004
Tasman Spirit's crew may be freed
Ship sinks as snowstorms create havoc in east Med
New round of innovative ship ordering by Greek owners
Festival fighting for its survival
Greece, Turkey sign for extension of Ignatia Highway
Stelios confirms his cruise ambitions
O.W. Bunker & Seka to cooperate at Crete bunker station
Bid to find lost Persian armada
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 03 - 2004
Greek president receives IMO secretary general
Greek shipping's dire straits: cruise sector is the worst affected
Prestige effect splits finance market
Troubled captain up for award
Tasman Spirit petition against KPT and others adjourned
Royal Olympic signs agreement with German banks
Greek Fleet Facts
SSBA shipping & business executives appoint Greek Representative
Marine Money Greek office organize 1st Istanbul Ship Finance Forum
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 02 - 2004
Greek's Karachi torment grows
Mitropoulos has his work cut out
Double-hull tankers could be unsafe, experts maintain
Royal Olympic races clock
Nightmare end to dream cruises
A not so Easy way to success
Greek ferry arrives at Fosen Mek.
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 01 - 2004
Greek-Italian cooperation against illegal immigration
Greek spending hits new record
Greek official shows concern for Tasman's crew
Royal Olympia Rumblings
Potamianos retires, just for a day
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 52 - 2003
Confusion over Greek ferry move
Judge recommends $1.5M award to Cat Financial in Greek boat lease deal that soured
Freighter crew escapes wreck to end in prison
Worst ever Christmas - Nikos Pappas
Royal Olympia put under debt pressure for two star cruisers
ROC optimistic that impasse over two cruisers will be overcome
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 51 - 2003
Nine people face trial over Greek ferry disaster
Israel Shipyards readies Olympic patrol vessel
The magic of ice class
P&Is on Greek grill
Greek tanker operators on pre-christmas S&P spree
Royal Olympic files two subsidiaries in tussle with KFW
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 50 - 2003
EU leaders reach deal on agency sites
Court backs EU over shipping cartel
London meetings on port and ship safety and Greek shipping
Parallel register sets two lines of argument
Musharraf asked to get TS crew released before Christmas
Greece, Turkey seek to extend Egnatia highway to Istanbul
S'pore law firm lays anchor in Greek shipping hub
Floating hotels for Olympics in Greece
Olympic Airways changes name, strategy but keeps rings
Stelmar announces Sale-Lease Back of two aframax aessels
Reliable Fortis steps up for Stelmar sale/leaseback
ABN extends 75% LTV on Dynacom suesmax
Increased support by long-time backers
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 49 - 2003
Greeks launch policy review
Ferry owners are still seeking legislative changes
IMO must adapt to changing conditions
Update on Permanent Means of Access (PMA)
Owners say premium hikes are too costly
Transparency - The P&I Perspective Seminar at the Piraeus Marine Club
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 48 - 2003
Ministerial decision on tax exemption of offshore companies
Marpol rethink panics Greeks
Greek-Turkish tax pact key benefit regards shipping industry
ABS strengthens Greek presence with key appointments
BV backs “inevitable” double-hull bulker designs
Danaos awarded LR Software Conformity Assessment Certificate
Festival unveils Mexico-Jamaica-Cuba cruises
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 47 - 2003
Ferry fire, passenger ire
Paschalidis unveils proposals including a parallel register
Increased support for EMSA move to Sweden
Greece ignores owner’s advice
Greeks get foot on LNG ladder
Bureau Veritas: 8th meeting of the Hellenic Marine Technical Committee
Attica Group 9 months result 2003
Superfast Ferries maintain leading position
Strong increase of Strintzis’ Group (Blue Star Ferries)
Royal Olympic Holds Annual Meeting
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 46 - 2003
Fierce fight seen over Aegean Sea shipping routes
Steel recovered from Prestige refutes allegations of poor maintenance
Anniversary of Prestige brings reactions from environment lobby
Niarchos quits shipping in wake of 'Prestige' and 'Tasman Spirit'
Members only - The IACS Catch-22
Alang-ward Trio
KG market, Salamon roaring to strong year end finish
Tsakos Energy Navigation files shelf registration with the SEC
Samos set on growth
ELPE 9M:03 profit up 39% y-o-y
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 45 - 2003
Younger ships
Greek bunkering continues fine run
S & P Market Report
Tanker owners fined for spill
Hellenic class society takes powerful message to London
Martechma: Keep it simple
Hospitality cruiseship sails into Piraeus for Athens 2004 Olympics
Greek ship finance expert elected to Odfjell's Board
Georgiopoulos named CMA 2004 Commodore
People and Companies
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 44 - 2003
ESCA Report 2002-2003: Greece
New EU guidelines encourage shippers to fly European flags
Tasman Spirit: Court dismisses bail applications of crew
Detention of Nicholas Pappas
Tasman Spirit: the American Club press update
Spain rejects Mangouras appeal
Al-Qaida tip prompts ship search
Busy two years for shipowner-backed First Business Bank
Salamon closes KG for Dynacom suezmax
Above the average
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 43 - 2003
Method vs impulsive efficiency
Tasman Spirit heads to court
KPT claims Rs102.6b for Tasman disaster
Minoan Lines on route to financial strength
Fincantieri will create two car-carriers for Neptune Lines
Eurocarriers confident of smooth title transfers
Thenamaris’ ISPS code approved by LR
Stelmar Shipping Ltd. Reports Third Quarter 2003 Results
General Maritime Achieves Record Nine Month Profits
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 42 - 2003
Lender frowns on twin-hull bulkers
Croatian shipyard delivers large tanker to Greek client
American Club hardens Tasman stance
P&I costs driven higher by surge in dry cargo claims
Minoan Lines sold HSF Prometheus for undisclosed amount
Saudi contract for Greek firm
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 41 - 2003
Marine Money/Fortis event sets new records in Greece
Bank financing to Greek shipowners showing sharp rise
EEE calls for global single-hull rules
Backing single-hulls could put reputation on the line
Tasman Spirit: Pakistan rejects Greek govt request
Pakistan seeks Greek govt’s help to settle damages claims
Shipping register shows net rise in vessels, tonnage
Greece welcomes EU ruling on safety for ships, ports
People & Companies
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 40 - 2003
Greek FM to step in over tanker crew arrest
Tasman Spirit crew get bail
Mangouras: the long wait goes on
Ermis tanker caught in sizzling row between oil traders
It's just the start as Piraeus Marine Club goes on line
Marine Money & Tsakos Energy Navigation celebrate together
TEN dividend creates healthy 6.5% yield
Greece and Russia distribute ENCs via Primar Stavanger
Major event on business between Europe and the Arab world in Piraeus
Swedish Club strengthens Piraeus office
Minoan ship replica to sail seas
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 39 - 2003
Greece to attack double-hull rule
Rustbucket detained seven times
Merchant marine minister issues message in light of Merchant Marine Day
Shipping welcomes inclusion in government alignment charter
Shipping again looking at the Athens Stock Exchange
Greek shipping executive recovering after shooting
Mazarakis shooting a pro job?
Tasman Spirit crew to be charged
ECSA’S High Level Ferry Group proposed recast of the 6th vat directive
General Maritime signs time charter contracts for up to nine Aframax OBO vessels
A Greek tragedy on the high seas
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 38 - 2003
Greek owners call for creative and realistic national shipping policy
Brown’s plans to tax shipowners to be revealed 'shortly'
Basil talks tough on vessel safety
Refinery firms’ shareholders approve merger
Maersk sells tanker to Tsakos Group
Marfin interested in a controlling stake in General
Danaos announced next version of Info@GATE
The Untold Story
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 37 - 2003
Paschalidis blow for Greek terminal
Buccaneer
Alafouzos company heads for listing on Athens Exchange
JP Morgan analyst Chappell is back- and bearish!!
MMA representatives in Karachi finding it difficult to interview pilot
Technip Wins a Major Refinery Expansion Project in Greece
Lockheed Martin to provide Waterway Safety System for 2004 Olympic Games
Tsakos Energy Navigation exercises options for two Ice Class Suezmax tankers
HSBC Greece appointment
Piraeus Bank - Bank of the Year
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 36 - 2003
Government stalls as shipowners warn of ‘exodus’
Greece laments the decline of EU seafarers
Greek ports need to accelerate restructuring projects
Panayiotides busy under Excel Maritime cover
Pakistan claims one billion dollars in damages from Greek oil tanker
UGS president to address Greek Ship Finance Forum
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 35 - 2003
Shipowners, Shipping Chamber request reinforcement of control of commercial ships.
Spain admit getting Prestige figures wrong
Neorion Shipyards completed cruise ship
Job too tight for shipyard
Tourist cruise ship aground
Younger ferries burden operators
Greek ferry operators see some light on the horizon
Going a step higher
Stelios sells £20m of easyJet shares
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 34 - 2003
Skaramanga Shipyards, Greek Railways will find solution, Tsohatzopoulos
Passengers saved from Greek tourist ship
Greenpeace halts Huntly coal import from unloading
Owners keen to get best of hot scrap market
Tsakos’ elegant M&A
Constantakopoulos awarded “man of the year” by the Athens Propeller Club
MMA investigating Tasman Spirit accident
Pakistan launches probe into worst ever oil spill
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 33 - 2003
Minister announces series of measures for Thessaloniki Port
Greek owners slam new rules
Malta-flagged freighter sinks off the Greek coast
Tasman Spirit: engines to blame?
Pakistan fines oil tanker owners
Tasman Spirit's dubious past points to major scandal
Vodafone – Hellas Flying Dolphins
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 32 - 2003
Greek Fleet Facts
Aegean transhipment worries Greeks
Navigators rejects big-money claim on Coulouthros yacht
Galeforce winds disrupt coastal shipping
GE Oil & Gas to supply compressors for Greek refinery expansion
Fire extinguisher blows ship
Tsakos Energy and Lauritzen-Kosan agree to dissolve joint venture
The Effectiveness of Double Hull Tankers (DHT) in reducing oil spillage
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 31 - 2003
High-speed "bus" to link Piraeus, Glyfada, Varkiza, Lavrion, Rafina
Minoan transferred Forthnet voting rights to ABN Amro
Futures pioneers blaze Greek trail
Port of Piraeus blasted for poor container service
Maersk Sealand isolates Piraeus Port problems with new feeder service
Port of Piraeus goes public - hopes to raise 70 million euros
Tasman Spirit: Tsavliris called in
Tasman Spirit: new controversy
Oil tanker acquisitions paying off for General Maritime
TEN: Net income rises 746% compared with 2nd quarter of 2002
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 30 - 2003
Greece in more trouble with EC
Greek ferries up, Japanese stocks dive
Age law will seriously deplete coastal ferry fleet
OLP's IPO oversubscribed more than 10 times
Negligence’ in Samina sinking
Hydrofoil strikes reef, four passengers slightly injured
Greek ferry Captain faces court
Mersey mission bids to bring liner home
Are Italians planning "a coup d'etat" in Minoan Lines ?
Tsakos Energy Navigation Continues Fleet Expansion
General Maritime Corp announces 2nd Quarter and 1st Half 2003 financial results
Greek Ship Finance Forum - October 2003 - Selected Speakers and Topics
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 29 - 2003
EU set to pay Spain euro8.6m for Prestige clean-up
Everard blasts Brussels over post-Prestige ‘failures’
New India rules hit Greeks hard
Technical managers call for slow-down on D-H bulkers
Piraeus Port Authority to hold IPO on July 23-25
The cost of cutting corners
Why Teekay bought a piece of Torm - So what happens next?
9th AGM of Hellenic Hull Mutual
Stelmar announces 18-month time charter with ChevronTexaco for D-H Handymax
TEN announces extension of time charter for suezmax Silia T
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 28 - 2003
Anomeritis dumped in low-key government reshuffle
Rough times for IMO man
Hellenic merchant fleet statistics
Greek ferry sector at loggerheads
Greece faces EU Court over levies on ships
P&I dismay over 'grey zone claim'
Ukrainian seamen arrested in Greece ask embassy for legal protection
ATHENS 2004 President stands godmother to fast patrol vessel ‘Lieutenant Daniolos’
ELPE – PETROLA: The new oil giant
Costamare orders five XXL Containerships
Tsakos Energy Navigation Announces Expansion of Newbuilding Program
Attica Enterprises ship to Australian TT-Line
One in five journalists has memory problems
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 27 - 2003
Anomeritis dumped in reshuffle
Greek shipowners argue single-hull tanker phase-out amounts to confiscation
Greek tankermen plan to claim compensation over s-h withdrawal
'Motorways of the Sea' Launched in Europe
Greece and Cyprus sign agreement of cooperation in merchant shipping
Greek ship owners prefer Malta flag to Cyprus
Heliport to be built in port of Piraeus
Piraeus Port Authority is to be listed on ATHEX
Greek passenger shipping firms threatened by age limit rule
Rumblings at passenger lines in Greece
Minoan wary of Italians talking peace
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 26 - 2003
Greek shipping industry & officials receive IMO election result with profound satisfaction
Piraeus at a crossroads
UK taxation status still on agenda
EP environment committee demands inquiry into prestige disaster
Dynamite ship was sailing illegally, officials say
Row over explosives seizure gathers pace
OSE, shipyard at odds over carriage-building contracts
Annual Meeting of Bureau Veritas Hellenic & Black Sea Committee
Odysseus bound for Iraq
Stelios planning EasyCruise line
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 25 - 2003
Efthimios Mitropoulos elected new IMO Secretary-General
Shipping exchange inflows up 9.4 percent in 2002
Hellenic Register of Shipping reorganized
Blair ally calls for tax clampdown on foreign tycoons
Extend security training to ships' crews and port employees
Intrigue surrounding Torm shareholders
Gas ship owner in the shadows
Mangouras breaks silence
Hellenic Navy Frigates Automation Upgrade
Royal Olympic Cruise Lines Inc. Reports Loss for 2002
Minoan boosts Adriatic link
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 24 - 2003
Press releases: Maritime Transport Ministers’ Council
The EU can’t do anything without our approval
Anomeritis: the Aegean should become a sea of peace
Green warriors come to Greece
ECSA’s s high level ferry group re-activated
Offshore companies to be given extension for property transfer
2000 new vessels for Danaos in 12 months
Bourse authorities to probe share moves of oil firms set for merger
Hellenic Petroleum snaps up Dubai tanker
S&P Market Report May 2003
Japan trader books Suezmax ship for Iraqi oil
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 23 - 2003
Greece leaves mark on new strategy for EU shipping
Greek ships get bigger and younger
Greek shipping warns 2010 scrapping of single-hulls could disrupt oil flows
Greek owners may keep Athens stock market on ice
ABN AMRO Greece - fighting fit in shipping
Springfield's fleet of 17 VLCC's and Dry Cargo Vessels switch to Marlink Service
ROC consider resuming 7-day Greek islands, Egypt, Jerusalem, Turkey cruises
Festival to drum up fresh capital
IBIA 2003 - Keynote Speech
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 22 - 2003
Outcome of the Informal Ministerial Meeting
"Curious" effect of Prestige on ship finance market
Renewed fears over EU phase-out of single skin tankers
Sinking heightens Bosporus concern
Russia asks UN to press Turks over Bosphorus ships
Shipping magnate offers sympathetic ear to road hauliers
Menlo wins business from European Navigation Inc.
New DNV chief fills agenda in Piraeus
ISPS code and safety of bulk carriers
Service Excellence in Piraeus – The Club Perspective
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 21 - 2003
Greek vessels enters “white list”
EU ministers agree to back quality shipping, public transport
Excerpt of Speech by Anomeritis at the Informal Ministerial Meeting on Patmos
Danaos and KEXIM shake hands
Polys reviews his aframax candidates
Peraticos close to the end
Announcement: Piraeus Marine Club - 35th anniversary celebration
Russian passengers to embark at St. Petersburg in sell-out ‘Mistral’ Baltic cruises
People & Places
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 20 - 2003
Working Document: Informal Ministerial Meeting for Transport and Merchant Marine
Ship held over safety fears as crew starves
Greeks deny union charges of crew neglect
Greece urged to recruit more mariners from Bangladesh
Shipping loans
Danaos prepares signing of contractual agreement with KEXIM
easyCruise set for 2004 debut and it will be just one ship
Greek Fleet Facts
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 19 - 2003
Efthymiou in pursuit of a rational & comprehensive maritime policy
European Commission's proposals for penal sanctions for ship-source pollution
7 Greeks in WWII boat coke bust
€185M PLAN to serve 'unprofitable' routes pushed ahead
Hindrances to building pipeline are overcome
Madrid pursues Prestige prosecutions
Oil slick tanker victims to receive payout
Italian cruise firm challenges Carnival, P&O deal
Tsakos Energy Navigation Reports Record Profits For The First Quarter of 2003
A yacht - why not?
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 18 - 2003
Piraeus shipbuilding zone becomes a company
London owners urge EU shipping nations to seize last chance
Greece - Key Facts, Economy
S&P Market Statistics
Fortis moves to take control of Delphic fleet
Essco Spirit detention lifted
Cargo Ship Ablaze in Black Sea After Tanker Rams
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 17 - 2003
Transport ministers goes to sea
EESC calls for speedier and stricter measures against sea pollution
Economic Outlook: Coastal shipping report
Newbuilds power recovery of Greek registry
Two and Two make Five - added value of SWISSMARINE
Pressure mounts on Pegasus fleet
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 16 - 2003
Greek shipping tycoon dies
Christodoulakis "do not wait" warning disappoints owners
Unilateral ship measures could boomerang
President of IBIA reflects on "unpleasant surprises"
Rasmussen and Sanyo Hellas battle over 16% stake in Torm
Economou with possible sale lease back
Stelios set to cruise
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 15 - 2003
Prestige continue to "rock the boat"
EU plans Marpol revision
Shipping boom could boost GDP by 0.6 pct
Greeks deal heavily in secondhand tankers
Target reaps bulker bonus
Passenger shipping companies disappoint at the stock market
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 14 - 2003
Greek EU presidency welcomes outcome of sea transport meeting
Unions win case against Greek government
Taiwan to sue Greek ship owner over oil spill
Greece's Med trading owners "are fighting to survive"
Hellenic Hull in revival
Greater need for PR during tough times
Union of Greek Shipowners bestow awards
Greek Newbuildings - Statistics March 2003
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 13 - 2003
Greek Top Performers of 2002
Shipping firms sail to wartime fortunes
War-related risks to merchant shipping remain minimal
Anomeritis hopes for EU support in rebuilding aging trading fleet
EU measures on sea Transportation
E.U. agrees to ban single-hulled tankers in response to Spanish pollution disaster
Piraeus Port Statistics
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 12 - 2003
Piraeus Port Authority (OLP) becomes a reliable interlocutor with the people in its field
Shipowners want friendlier attitudes, more competitive Greek regulations
Anomeritis looking for ways to support med fleet renewal
Hellenic Forum meet in Athens
Prestige captain accuses Spain over oil slick
JP steps-up for General Maritime
Lykiardopulo gets hots for cape market
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 11 - 2003
Owners should try to "future proof" their bulk carriers
Shipowners want government to help to meet higher costs
Greeks invest $1.2bn in newbuilding projects in eight weeks
Delphic boxship quartet seized
Huge new ship can't fill up
Shipowners fear effect of measures after Prestige
Prestige has tanker sector thriving
Nikos Ladis elected new president of IBIA
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 10 - 2003
Prestige on agenda at top table
Anomeritis wants 'Made in Greece' label on EU policy
Putin pushes Burgas pipeline
Breaking the ice on container feedering
Onassis...Forbes...Marine Money
Offshore firms gearing up for 3 percent tax
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 09 - 2003
Greek merchant marine minister reports on EU agenda
Union of Greek Shipowners voiced opinion in Bussel
Shipping, the economy booster, starts trickling home to register
OLP boss Theofanis speaks of imminent ASE listing
Evripos scoops fourth bulker in a year
Visible and Invisible Tragedies
Construction of international contracts
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 08 - 2003
Speech by Giorgios Anomeritis at the opening ceremony of the ECSA Exhibition
EU should show some prudence to rebuild the credibility of its shipping policy
Coastal shippers to press demands with ministry
Tsakos says vessel in Iraq port not part of Co.'s fleet
Greek ship detained in Halifax
Ship Explosion: 12 crew, engineers face trial
Greek bankers unite to promote Piraeus as ship finance centre
Smart young crowd
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 07 - 2003
Three cheers for honourable men
Dimitris Lyras predicts "massive" fall in number of tanker owners
New Greek Banks on the Block
Eurofin double act takes centres stage
Banks asked to detail credit activity abroad
Greece refutes shipping arms, soldiers
Greece to extend anti-pollution ship surveillance
Greek owners rail at cost of real estate tax reforms
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 06 - 2003
Erric B. Kertsikoff co-founder of Eletson has passed away
Insurer pays 3mln euros bail for Prestige captain
Anomeritis, Committee discuss Greek shipping sector
Passenger ship owners to rigorously pursue manning issue
Union of Greek Shipowners new Board of Directors
Stemnitsa prompts ice debate
Minerva Announcement: Stemnitsa - Ice Legitimacy
Tsakos' option for AET and other news
Elka ups tanker order to $270m
STX inks Byzantine, Restis and Target deals
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 05 - 2003
Greek-owned ships shifting to national flag
Greeks rushing to aid their flag
Lloyds List: Greek owners still in dark over details of government package
General Maritime announces agreement to acquire 19 tankers
Credit Lyonnais returns; focus on corporate clients and investment
Bureau Veritas: 7th meeting of the Hellenic Marine Technical Committee
Unimarine Services Inaugurate New Offices
New shipping branch opened by ABN AMRO Bank
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 04 - 2003
Gov't plans to bring more ships under the Greek flag
Greek shipfinance key developments and growth
London Greeks attack EU's 'ill conceived proposals'
Owner urged to bail out Mangouras
Target and Restis group going after options at STX
Stelmar announces two-year time charters for two newbuildings
Unimarine Services Inaugurate New Offices
Teen inherits half of Onassis fortune
Event Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 03 - 2003
To be or not to be, a shipowner
Pressure for report on Prestige
UGS press release
US Coast Guard chief discusses security with gov't, shipowners
Greece says more work needed on tanker ban issue
Greece defends Prestige captain
Minister quits in Prestige row
Cash-strapped Cretan giant quits Med service jv with Grimaldi
Agelef mum on PDVSA charter
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 02 - 2003
Greece blasts Spanish authorities over tanker disaster
Captain: Sunken Tanker Suffered Blow
A troubled sea of change as Greece takes on EU Presidency
IMO: Developments in the aftermath of the "Prestige" accident
Nissos Amorgos lawsuits
Money laundering made easier
Tsakos wins Public Equity Deal of the Year - 2002 Award
Eletson and IUM join Marcas
Stelios Haji-Ioannou named CMA Commodore
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 01 - 2003
Key priorities of Greek EU presidency in maritime transportation
Time to bring the boats home
Prestige Greek captain protests his innocence
Spanish Court Keeps Tanker Captain Jailed
Lloyds List: Eastmed in twin Samsung VLCC order
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 52 - 2002
Prestige captain 'lashes out'
French ban on oil tankers breaks law, warns Greece
The history of Greece - written at sea
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 51 - 2002
Mangouras remains behind bars
France raises Prestige spill stakes
Greece to take over the Presidency of the European Council of Ministers
Ministry admits issues still to be cleared on lifting of cabotage
A new agency to undertake an assessment of salvage provisions in EU waters.
Festival Cruises to raise money for Galicia oil spill relief
Royal Olympic Cruises honored with prestigious international award
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 50 - 2002
Shipping law forum calls for release of 'hostage' tanker master
Prestige Casualty - ABS Information Update No.5
Lloyds List: Greek is the Baltic's second language
Unilateralism rears its ugly head once again
Shipbroker's market report: Athenian Sea Carriers and Vafias Group
Piraeus' new look in 2004
Lavrion port - ambitious plans in sight of 2004
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 49 - 2002
Intertanko calls for immediate release of the Prestige captain
Enalios Titan to exercise the right to international straits transit
Union of Greek Shipowners reflect on Prestige impact
Commission adopts Communication on Prestige incident
Piraeus is not amused with EU shame list of ships
Varvitsiotis on Greek Shipping importance and competitiveness
Stelmar confirms change in board
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 48 - 2002
Greek tanker incident keeps the Media engaged
Greece set to focus on FOC's during upcoming EU presidency
Planned tax on offshore firms is bound to hit capital inflows
Russia, Greece and Bulgaria set to sign Balkan oil pipeline deal
Tanker undeservedly called "ship of horrors"?
M/T Magnitude of Milford Haven
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 47 - 2002
Greek tanker headlines - 2nd consecutive week
Greek Merchant Marine Minister in Malta
Shipowner cleared of attempted murder of competitor
Underwriting alert as Olympic-size risk takes shape
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 46 - 2002
Greek tanker spill fuels intense international media coverage
Greek minister Anomeritis discusses future of Cyprus' shipping register
TEN confirm expansion of newbuilding program
Eletson reports third quarter 2002 results
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 45 - 2002
New EC standards to ensure no more Samina tragedies, commissioner says
Peraticos: Hellenic Mutual ready to meet war risks challenge
Greek coastal shipping liberalised ahead of EU date
Piraeus - full speed ahead
Hyundai Mipo Dockyard inks Tsakos MR tankers
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 44 - 2002
Greek passenger shipping enters a new era
Cost of ferry travel goes up
Agoudimos buys back 47% stake in seven ferries for euro 15m
Liability limits for ship passengers raised with new Athens Convention
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 43 - 2002
Current legislative process and framework for listing shipping companies on the Athens Stock Exchange
Greeks urge IACS to listen to IMO
Greeks seen as ready for new round of newbuilding contracts
Greek Pavilion at Europort2003
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 42 - 2002
New chairman of the Hellas Committee of Germanischer Lloyd elected
Portugal, Greece eye short-sea plan
Lloyds List: Tsavliris crew 'suffers at the hands of Indian bureaucracy'
Allied's weekly second hand market report
Greek operators' love affair with large bulkcarriers continues
Vrontados upgrades crew/management systems
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 41 - 2002
Strong support for Intertanko at the Hellenic Forum
Curtain comes down on spectacular Greek ferry fleet renewal
Global Ship Finance Community Converges in Athens
TEN appoints Danish shipping expert to its Board of Directors
NEL Lines signs innovative agreement with Telestet
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 40 - 2002
London Greeks importance underlined in report
Dimitris Lyras addressed transparency issues in London
Prominent Greek owners to speak at Ship Finance Forum
Stelmar selects Ernst & Young
A full dozen ferries in the Attica fleet
Greek shipsoccer hits the web
Fixed-line phone numbers to change again
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 39 - 2002
Anomeritis agrees to dialogue on industry deregulation
Greek captain in alcohol case gets royal clemency
Zissimatos takes maritime press in the dock
Panagis Zissimatos
Greek shipping heir to mega fortune bankroll new magazine
New ship venture faultless says Kathimerini
Bacolitsas group to quit Cyprus flag
Hellespont slams ULCC critics
Angry Greek ferry survivors remember victims
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 38 - 2002
Lyras: What owners really want from a flag state in a highly competitive international industry
Gov't dallying over fleet measures said to hurt positive climate
11 luxurious floating hotels for Athens 2004
Euro loses drachma advantage (causing steep rise in management and operation cost)
Lauritzen and Tsakos in joint venture
Rodriquez enters Greek pleasure boat market
Events Diary (Piraeus/Athens)
Week 37 - 2002
New head for Hellas Flying Dolphins
Tax change plans threaten future of UK maritime services
Anangel boost for Coeclerici
Greece reveals EU 2003 agenda
Ferry charges diluted
Links Directory to Greek Shipping
Week 36 - 2002
Hellas Flying Dolphins changes skipper
Greek capesize orderbook gains additional bulk
Seamen appeased
Seaborne EU ministers
Anek and Nel lines remain in red
New changes to phone numbers in Greece
Week 35 - 2002
Minoan Lines release financial results for the first half of 2002
Direct connection of Thessaloniki Port with the national highway network
Greek container ship fleet an expanding fringe activity
Áttica Group Ferries financial results for first half year 2002
Week 34 - 2002
Superfast calls on Scots truckers
Price spike for Tsakos shares
US Coast Guard to transfer patrol boat to Greece
Greek Ship Finance Forum
Conference on ancient shipbuilding
Week 33 - 2002
Several prospective buyers interested in Torm shares
Stelmar announces two time charter contracts
Greek ferry runs East Africa link
TEN income crumbles
Week 32 - 2002
Neorion Shipyards profits improved substantially
Alafouzos family to expand shipping operations
Stelmar Tankers appoint new managing director
Eletson reports second quarter 2002 results
Week 31 - 2002
Exposure of listed ferry operators seen as 'near red alert'
Greek terrorists targeted shipping
President of Greek ferry operators resign
Greece rejects individual port security deals with US customs
Bids unsealed in Attica marinas privatization tender
Week 30 - 2002
Market Report
Tax on boats lands Greece in hot water with EU
Stelmar marks 30th consecutive quarter profit
Strintzis' Blue Star move heralds battle ahead
Conference (Athens): Flag State Quality & Regulatory Governance
Week 29 - 2002
People & Companies
Newbuilding Update
Suezmaxes give AM Nomikos a more balanced fleet
Petrobulk reassesses crewing policy
Cruise ship owners threaten flag change
Tsavliris launched salvage appeal
Week 28 - 2002
Seafarers trapped in Greek port of Astakos by political wrangling
Possible merger to create Cretan shipping giant
Easy Jet buys out Go Fly
Week 27 - 2002
Greek supertanker delivers first direct shipment of Russian oil to US
New tanker joins Tsakos Energy Navigation
Stelmar strategy for success is productive time charter hire
Vardinoyannis-led slate takes control of ANEK lines
Newbuilding update
Sex + Greek food = Healthy life
Week 26 - 2002
Government owned Catamarans to link islands
Sigma colours on Rio-Antirio bridge
Warning shot across the bow of Greek ship could signal the end of corrupt flags of convenience
Week 25 - 2002
Posidonia Statistics
Greek Shipmanager relieved of costly burden
Embiricos sends clear warning to UK chancellor
Shipping Report
Week 24 - 2002
The CEO of NEL Lines speaks to Economic Outlook Magazine
New BOD at Hellenic Shipyards
Pacific & Atlantic sets up new fleet management structure
Greek ship-repair sector is in for a boost
Sloppy crew members sank Express Samina
Week 23 - 2002
Shipping's public image can be polished
Posidonia broke all records - again
Pyrsos rows with Swedish Club
Hellenic Shipyards sold
Greece has until 2004 to allow cabotage - EU
Week 22 - 2002
Proof of Greek merchant strength
Tanker Chartering Seminar at Eletson Corp.
Greece rejects US inspection request
Complex ferry company merger talks make slow progress
Greek strikers scuffle with tourists
Week 21 - 2002
Media responce training
Clash between Elefsis and Hellenic shipyards
Hellenic Shipyards sale still in the pipeline
Week 19 - 2002
Coastal shipping industry buffeted by sea of red ink
Greece resolves management issue
Neorion Syros Shipyards to issue 0.12 dividend per share
Week 18 - 2002
Athens surrounded by cruise ships in August 2004.
ROC Lines shift share ownership of ROC Holdings and modify Convertible Note
Stelmar grows from 31 to 36 tankers within a week.
Week 17 - 2002
Hellenic Shipyards deal cleared by EU
Piraeus based Stamco orders two more PCC's from Gdania
HFD requests survival fare increases in passenger shipping
Olympic takes delivery of Olympia Explorer.
Week 16 - 2002
Superfast redeploy tonnage
Festival welcomes the European Stars
TEN has entered into two additional time charters
Embiricos VLCC heads new march to breakers
Week 15 - 2002
George Ventouris given judgement in favour
Greek owners continue to lead way to the scrapyard
Week 14 - 2002
Samos pays out for secondhand VLCC
EC acts on passenger safety
ASE ready for ocean-going shipping
Week 13 - 2002
Monster tanker readies for April maiden voyage
Concern shown by Greek owners over US port security bill