The 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) concluded in Heraklion, Crete, with a resounding call for stronger collaboration, smarter infrastructure investment, and a more inclusive approach to cruise and short…
Forum’s Day 2 tackles bottlenecks in port infrastructure, community impact, and the need for cruise lines and local authorities to realign priorities. How can ports built for a bygone era…
Collaboration, innovation, and adaptability cited as the core keys to Balancing Growth and Preserving Destinations The 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) opened today in the port city of Heraklion,…
With the aim of promoting Greece in the UK market as an ideal destination for both family holidays and luxury travel, the GNTO Office of the United Kingdom & Ireland…
As the 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) opens its doors in Heraklion this May, the spotlight is firmly on the Eastern Mediterranean, where the cruise industry faces multiple challenges…
PSTF 2025 Speakers Announced! The cruise industry convenes in Crete The event’s 1st Newsletter brings exciting news about PSTF speakers and participants: PSTF Newsletter The 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum is…
New Marquee Ports and Over-Tourism in the spotlight at Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum The 8th Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum (PSTF) will be held on May 6-7, 2025, in Heraklion, Crete,…
In the last three years, Greece has undoubtedly become the country with the highest number of yachts (professional and private), surpassing traditionally leading countries in this sector, such as France…
Greece earned two more prestigious awards in the British market, this time at the Ice Travel Group Destination Awards, which were held for the first time this year by the…
Lyktos, “the Most Ancient City in Crete, and the Source of the Bravest Men” (Polyb. 4.54): From Foundation to Destruction Tuesday 29 November 2022, 19.00Great Hall, KCL Strand Campus or online By Dr Antonis…
The Cruise Industry and the Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) join forces with Corfu and Heraklion cities on Sustainable Tourism City leaders in Corfu and Heraklion and Cruise Lines International…
“Contemporary Minoans” in fashion, gastronomy and arts travel from Crete to London Distinguished academics and designers from Europe come together at the Museum of London to showcase the everlasting influence…
The Roots of Greek Shipping in Crete by Eleni Letoni, Communications, Sales & Marketing Coordinator Greece, Cyprus & Malta, Bureau Veritas* Ladies and Gentlemen, here we are, in the island…
Bureau Veritas leaders highlight shipping trends at Hellenic zone gathering The 22nd annual meeting of the Hellenic, Black Sea and Adriatic zone committee of Bureau Veritas, was held on the 17th of…
Poseidon Med II Workshop at the Technological Educational Institution of Crete The European co-funded Poseidon Med II programme (PMII), organised a workshop at the Technological Educational Institute of Crete (TEI)…
Galassie – a galactic network named after Loch Ness monster By James Brewer Here comes the Loch Ness monster, exerting inter-planetary influence. The legendary sea creature is appropriated symbolically in…
Athens, 5 August 2016: MEDASSET’s (Mediterranean Association to Save the Sea Turtles) exhibition of clothing made with yarn reclaimed from the sea has reached the second stage of its journey,…
Poseidon Med II held on 20th – 22nd July 2016 a technical & dissemination workshop focused on LNG bunkering potential at Heraklion Port The three-day event started with a technical workshop and…
Our fiftieth weekly recapitulation of the shipping markets, their respective main indices and world geopolitics affecting same in 2015 and beyond, tonight Friday the 11th of December 2015, with John Faraclas…
Using reliable information appropriately coming from one of its patrolling aircrafts, the Hellenic Harbour Corps/Hellenic Coast Guard located in the early hours of yesterday, a large quantity of contraband cigarettes…
Early this morning the Bolivian flag m/v “HADDAD 1” arrived at the port of Herakion in Crete where the operation to discharge 14 (fourteen) containers took place. The discharge of…
The RO/RO-Pass Ferry “El Venizelos” arrived earlier this morning in Piraeus’ famous Gate E1 carrying nearly 2, 500 (2, 466 to be precise) Syrian refugees from the Greece’s Eastern Aegean…
As we have reported over the last three years and in particular over the last six months, the focal point these days in the Mediterranean region, especially in the Central/East…
Europe’s skewed approach to the Mediterranean Migrant Crisis by Captain John Dalby* As we observe the tragic events unfold in the Mediterranean, with hundreds, if not thousands, of fleeing migrants…
The hypocrisy surrounding the Migrants issue is the biggest issue in halting these despicable acts which already/ possibly destabilize the foundations of European Society! Time and again we have warned…