Alarm bells are again ringing within the Greek shipping community following a call by the European Commission for a radical change in the way shipping firms are taxed.
Already the largest fleet outside the society's home bases in Norway and Germany, class society DNV GL has big plans for the Greek fleet and its home port of Piraeus.
The Piraeus waterfront is rife with rumours a number of the community’s most prominent members are activating “Plan B” and are in the process of moving their operation, and home, from Greece.
While there are still more questions than answers when discussing the eco-ship, the commercial incentive of significant fuel savings, workable finance solutions and increased regulation means it is inevitable shipowners will have to adopt a more...
Greek shipping continues to demonstrate its durability in the face of the challenges prevailing in the market in most sectors and dry bulk in particular, as well as the poor associated cashflows and the selective financing policy by banks.
The Greek shipping community has sent a clear message to the Athens government: it is paramount a shipping community is competitive and enjoys a stable environment in which to operate. This is not the case today and hence there is so much talk...
Greece's shipping community is back on the edge of its seats, waiting to see what is in store for it after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' government comfortably won a confidence vote early 8 October, signaling the start of an avalanche of reforms...