Water transport

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.

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

Turkey was re-elected on Dec. 1 to the International Maritime Organization (IMO), Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Members of three international field expeditions that explored the Black Sea between 2015 and 2017 presented the results of their work on Tuesday in the Black Sea port of Burgas.

The Black Sea MAP project, one of the largest maritime archaeological projects ever, revealed 60 well-preserved shipwrecks that illustrate the history of more than two millennia of seafaring.

The video of an accident that took place on August 17th 2016 has gone viral, with some delay indeed. In the video that was taken by the sailors of a Russian Navy ship, a freighter can be seen sailing at Bosporus. A Turkish Coast Guard high-speed vessel approaches very close to the ship’s bow for no apparent reason.

It didn’t take long for the accident to happen.

The prices of the most popular dry-bulk carriers, those in the Capesize and Panamax categories, have posted an increase of 20 percent within just one month, which according to shipbrokers Intermodal is an impressive hike. This concerns modern ships that traditionally concentrate the bulk of demand - particularly among Greek shipowners.

Greek shipowners returned to the buying market in October as they acquired a total of 26 vessels, against seven in September and 10 in October 2015, data by Golden Destiny shipbrokers showed.

Greek shipowners are now fully abstaining from ordering new vessels. Last month not a single order was placed by Greek shippers with international shipyards, a first since early 2009, when the global maritime trade experienced its worst ever crisis.

Tetrahedron means four triangular surfaces in Greek, and is the name of a new prototype super yacht that can fly! The luxurious sea vessel that looks as if it was plucked right out of the future was designed to essentially fly over the sea surface, according to its designer, Jonathan Scwinge.

The Confederation of the Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB) will join an initiative of the UK's Communication Workers Union to provide humanitarian aid to refugees in Turkey ahead of the coming winther.