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A Greek-flagged oil tanker run aground in shallow waters at the beach of Kanavas, on the island of Milos, on Wednesday morning, while trying to dock at the pier.

FRES, with a crew of 16 Greek nationals onboard, was sailing from Lesvos to Milos carrying 1,000 tons of fuel oil.

So far, no oil leaks have been reported and the vessel does not appear to be taking in water.

An innovative and technologically advanced broker has come up with a new platform, VesselBot, to facilitate the time-consuming and at times chaotic process of chartering merchant ships.

Archaeologists are trying to pull an unexpected treasure from the depths of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

A strange operation takes place in the Sahara's burning sands. Scientists are trying to pull an ancient ship from the sand, piece by piece. 

Ferries will remain docked on Wednesday due to a 24-hour strike called by the Greek seamen's federation (PNO) protesting a draft ministerial decision that will lift restrictions in cruise shipping.

Greek shipowners remained at the top of the chart for buyers of second-hand ships over the first quarter of the year.

The number of cruise ships visiting Turkey’s ports was 307 last year, down from 538 in 2016, marking a 43-percent decline, data from the Directorate General of Merchant Marine has shown. 

The total value of the Greek-owned merchant fleet is almost $100 billion, according to data compiled by VesselsValue, making it by far the world's biggest.

Greek-owned shipping companies last year invested US$4.7 billion in the acquisition of used oceangoing vessels and another $4.7 billion in new builds. As a result, Greek shipping ranked top in transactions and among the biggest investors in new ships, with total investment exceeding $9.3 billion for almost 400 vessels, according to Clarksons shipbrokers.

A perfectly preserved almost 2,000-year-old Roman ship is the most intriguing discovery from the third and final research season of the international Black Sea MAP underwater archaeology project - among a total of 20 other previously unknown ancient and medieval ships on the bottom of the Black Sea of Bulgaria's coast.

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The stern of the Cabrera cargo ship that ran aground off the Cycladic island of Andros on Christmas Eve last year were successfully raised Monday.

The specific part of the ship, which was at 35 meters below sea level and 100 meters from shore, was raised by a special crane from the Netherlands weighing 2,400 tons.