Ancona

The foreign ministers of Slovenia, Croatia and Italy signed a declaration in the Italian city of Ancona on 10 July committing to enhancing cooperation in the management and protection of the North Adriatic, including with a view to preventing migrant boat tragedies.

There seems a "tourist conflict" is evolving this summer. With a special recommendation and letter, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed a travel agent, who has organized a trip of 400 high school students from Ancona to Corfu and Athens.

CRN, the Italian shipbuilder and brand, part of the Ferretti Group, specializing in the construction of fully-custom steel and aluminium pleasure vessels between 40 and 100 meters in length, has successfully delivered M/Y Cloud 9.

By Stathis Kousounis

The number of arrivals by ferry at Greek ports recorded a decline in the first four months of the year on an annual basis, as did the number of visitors coming over to Greece from Italy by ferry, according to data released on Friday by the SETE Intelligence unit of the Association of Hellenic Tourism Enterprises.

A fire broke out on the car deck of a ferry carrying 478 people from Greece to Italy early Sunday, forcing authorities to order an evacuation.

Nearby ships have been instructed to take passengers and crew members from the ferry Norman Atlantic, west of the island of Corfu, said Merchant Marine Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis.

A 44-year-old Italian and his pregnant 34-year-old Italian spouse traveling with their four children from Patra in the Peloponnese to Ancona, Italy, were arrested upon arrival at the Italian port after police discovered 70 kilos of heroin hidden in their trailer.