In a rare intervention in political matters Union of Greek Shipowners president, Theodore Veniamis has taken German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble to task over the tax regime covering the Greek shipping industry.

Though the rate of growth of the world fleet has slowed over the past seven years it is still considerable, and is often the case when something to do with shipping is in expansion mode, Greek shipowners are among the drivers.

Athens is looking forward to an immediate increase in Chinese direct investments in Greece and attributes great significance to the contacts to be made in Beijing during the Belt and Road Forum, May 14 – 16. The strong Greek delegation will be led...

Greek shipowners are throwing their considerable weight behind the efforts of home marine equipment makers to be included on “makers lists” of shipbuilders in Asia and Europe.

Greece has received three binding bids for a majority stake in Thessaloniki, its second-largest port, as the state tries to privatise parts of its infrastructure to meet bailout terms.

The tiny Pacific Ocean island of Palau has established its head office in Piraeus "one of the world’s most competitive shipping markets" saying the moves underlines the "registry's commitment to the Greek and European shipping sectors as well as...

Privatisations have been a key plank of Greek international bailouts since 2010, but have reaped only EUR4bn ($4.23bn) so far versus an original target of EUR50bn due to political resistance and red tape.

In the continuing move to privatize Greece’s ports the concession for Alexandroupoli Port Authority, which is being developed as a gas hub is moving forward.

The question of who actually owns Greece’s largest shipyard has come into question as the Athens government revives efforts, going on for some three years, to find investors interested in rejuvenating the country’s shipbuilding sector.

The Greek government and seafarers unions are failing to utilise the largest shipping fleet in the world as the country struggles to overcome its economic crisis and the high level of unemployment according the shipowners.