A feisty Theodore Veniamis, president of the Union of Greek Shipowners, pulled no punches when he told fellow shipowners gathered for the UGS agm, on 3 February, that Greek shipping is under attack from many quarters.

Incoming European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker made Athens his first call after being elected to head up the European Commission and though he made no promises, by the time he flew out of Athens, Greece believed it had an ally in...

With a week to go until Posidonia 2014 we take a look at the Greek shipping fleet and numbers tell the story. Greeks control 16.25 % of the world fleet and 46.7 % of the EU fleet in terms of dwt capacity.

Literally within hours of world’s largest classification society opening for business its ceo was making plans to fly to Greece to meet with leaders of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS). His mission, to explain the creation of DNV GL Group and...