Union of Greek Shipowners

At the handover ceremony of 20 motorcycles and 6 fully equipped ambulances—donated by the Union of Greek Shipowners to strengthen EKAV’s fleet—Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Deputy Minister Marios Themistocleous were in attendances.

In the early 1950s, Greek lawyer Konstantinos Methenitis went to London seeking shipowner clients to draft insurance contracts for their vessels. In the closed clubs of the City where the shipping community gathered, it was customary for women to sit on one side and men on the other to discuss their business matters.

School units in the municipalities of Domokos Fthiotida and Palamas Karditsa, which were damaged by the bad weather “Daniel” and which are being completed restoration work by the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, through its supervised body the “Building Infrastructures SA (KTYP)” visited, today, the Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Christos Staikouras, on the occasion of the st

With the government starting the process of codifying the Prime Minister’s announcements from the podium of the Thessaloniki International Fair last Saturday, the Maximos Mansion has decided not to waste any time and to “throw themselves” into the daily battles.

Melina Travlos, the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), launched a sharp attack last week against those who involve Greek-owned oceangoing shipping in international political or even military disputes, speaking of hypocrisy and injustice.

The curtain for the 28th edition of the Posidonia shipping fair went down on Friday evening, with more visitors and exhibitors than ever and a flurry of business deals sealed at the Athens Metropolitan Expo, according to organizers.

The number of successful women assuming prominent roles in the Greek business world is rapidly on the rise. 

The Union of Greek Shipowners boasts a female president, Melina Travlos, a development of significant importance not only domestically but also globally, given that a quarter of the world's commercial fleet is controlled by Greek interests.

Posidonia, the biennial shipping fair to be held this summer on June 3-7, remains steadily committed to attracting younger generations to the shipping industry, as is evident in the launch of the Posidonia Masterclass in Shipping online course.

Decarbonization of shipping will be on the radar more intensely than ever before at Posidonia 2024, the industry's biggest exhibition that will take place in Athens on June 3-7.

The industry, which will convene at the Metropolitan Expo center next to Athens International Airport, intends to debate ways of achieving sustainability targets set by new environmental regulations.

In an announcement on Thursday, the Union of Greek Shipowners welcomed the Green Deal Industrial Plan initiative, which is part of the European Union's Green Deal for net-zero emissions and the relevant legislative proposals.