Celebrating 50 years since its inception, Greek Prime minister Alexis Tsipras officially opened Posidonia 2018, last night signalled the start of the global biennial maritime calendar’s most anticipated week which this year will see a record of 2...
Leading Greek shipowners see the use of LNG as the future fuel for the shipping industry, but the lack of infrastructure development is holding back adoption.
Hamburg-based Becker Marine Systems has won a range of new contracts for its fuel-saving devices as ship operators once again face higher bunker bills and renewed calls for improvements in ship efficiency.
The Liberian Registry has presented five of its Greek shipping partners with the Liberian Maritime Authority’s Commissioner’s Award for Excellence during celebrations in Athens to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Liberia’s maritime programme.
Greek shipowner Peter Livanos took aim at asset based owners who do not run their own vessels in LNG and other shipping sectors as “irresponsible” at an ABS panel on the future of LNG shipping.
Top Greek shipowners are optimistic about the charter rate outlook for liquefied natural gas (LNG), although expressed concerns over the tender process and shorter periods adopted by some charterers.
Gulf Oil Marine is offering the opportunity to hear from former Manchester United star Ronny Johnsen on its stand at Posidonia 2018.
Visitors to Posidonia 2018 will be able to see live port calls on a huge set of interactive screens thanks to a tie-up between global ship tracking intelligence company MarineTraffic and the event organisers.