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Greece's Maritime Affairs Minister Christos Stylianides and Cyprus' Shipping Deputy Minister Marina Hadjimanolis met with delegations from their respective ministries in Limassol to discuss bilateral maritime issues.

The European Union, Canada, Japan and climate-vulnerable Pacific Island states are among 47 countries rallying support for a charge on the international shipping sector's greenhouse gas emissions, documents reviewed by Reuters showed.

Greek Minister of Maritime Affairs and Island Policy Christos Stylianides and German Minister of Digital Governance and Transport Volker Wissing decided to strengthen the partnership between Greece and Germany in shipping, during their meeting in Berlin on Thursday.

The Foreign Ministry has sent a note verbale to the Turkish government regarding two recent navigational telexes (Navtex) that Ankara issued reserving a large area in the Aegean for aeronautical exercises and linking Greece's sovereignty over a number of islands to their demilitarization.

International marine lubricants and bunkers consultants Baluco SA is getting ready to participate for an 11th time in the Posidonia international shipping exhibition this June.

Ferry companies are preparing to raise ticket prices this year following their new obligation to use types of fuel with a lower sulfur content than previously (down from 3.5 percent to 0.5 percent).

Greece's coastal shipping fleet is old and environmentally unsound, and needs to be replaced with the assistance of local and European Union authorities, XRTC Business Consultants says in its latest report on the sector.

The shortsea shipping industry is being left behind in the effort to adjust to new global environmental regulations despite it being the maritime domain that needs clean fuel the most. Still, the positive impact of these regulations is the subject of some dispute.

Featuring a record 1,920 exhibitors from 92 countries and covering 16 percent more space than its last edition two years ago, Posidonia 2018 opens at Athens Metropolitan Expo on Monday. The landmark event of global shipping will this year be covering an ever greater spectrum of related products, services and activities.

The 6th Analyst & Investor Capital Link Shipping Forum will take place at the Divani Caravel Hotel on June 4, in the framework of the Conference Program of the Posidonia 2018 shipping exhibition in Athens, and will feature industry leaders exchanging views on the future of shipping.