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Davelor Ships Services will participate as an exhibitor at the Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum for the first time this month, aiming to promote its wide range of services that include crew handling, spare forwarding and logistics, technical & repair support and medical services.

As the international cruise industry prepares for the highly anticipated Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum on April 25-26 in Thessaloniki, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA) predicts that the sector will attract up to 33 million passengers in 2023, significantly exceeding the 29.7 million recorded in 2019, the last year before the pandemic.

How things have changed in 15 years! In 2008, a Chinese state company, Cosco, bought the port of Piraeus, outbidding a Hong Kong-based multinational. No Western firm showed an interest in Greece's biggest port.

Ferries scheduled to depart from Piraeus port this morning will be delayed due to strong winds. 

Passengers who are planning to travel are advised to contact the local port authorities or the shipping companies for further information.

Passenger traffic at Greek ports grew 19.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared with the same period of 2021, after rising by 34.3% in the corresponding periods in 2021/2020, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported on Thursday.

An American ship with military equipment intended for NATO forces stationed in Bulgaria and Romania has arrived at the port of Alexandroupolis, Greece, reported ANA-MPA, quoted by BTA. The cargo is intended for military training in the Black Sea in Southeast Europe.

The province of Trabzon, on Türkiye's Black Sea coast, has welcomed this year's first cruise ship.

The 195-meters long "Astoria Grande" arrived at the city's port with 505 Russians on board.

The number of cruise ships visiting Türkiye and cruise passengers increased significantly in 2022 from the previous month, Transport and Infrastructure Minister Adil Karaismailoğlu has announced.

The ports of Turkey appear to be the best customers of the two largest Greek ports, Piraeus and Thessaloniki, according to the fourth edition of the sectoral study on the Greek Port Industry, GREPORT2022, edited by George K. Vangelas, Thanos A. Pallis and Evi Kladakis.

Norwegian-flagged Viking Sky, the first cruise ship of 2023 in Türkiye, has docked in the Aegean province of Aydın's Kuşadası district.

While some of the tourists disembarked from the ship docking at Ege Port, some took part in tours and visited historical sites such as the Ancient City of Ephesus and the House of the Virgin Mary.