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…
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“Contemporary Minoans” in fashion, gastronomy and arts travel from Crete to London
“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
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
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…
PMII/ Dissemination event Heraklion
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
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…
“Healthy Seas Fashion Project”: the most eco-friendly fashion exhibition is now in Crete
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 introduces “LNG as fuel era” to Heraklion Port
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…
The dire …straits of the low BDI; who will survive…?
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…
Another success of the Hellenic Coast Guard off Crete
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…
Another success of the Hellenic Coast Guard in Crete
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…
More news from the shameful Migrants saga…
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…
Migrants: For whom the bells toll
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
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…
Only* a Naval Blockade can stop Migrants coming to Europe…
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…
The despicable Migrants saga continues…
Shame shame shame! The despicable Migrants saga continues with one more incident, this time in Greece and in particular in eastern Crete, at the port of Sitia where one more…
Hellenic Coast Guard seizes the “Zahra” on cigarette contraband case
In the early hours of this morning the Hellenic Coast Guard / Harbour Corps of Greece in Crete, following an air, sea and land combined operation directed by the regional…
2nd Int. Licensing Round – Offshore W. Greece and south of Crete – Official Launch
Following comes from Dr. George Tsifoutidis of the Greek Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate Change: We would like to inform you that on 13th November 2014, the Official Journal…
Worldwide: Dry and wet markets still on a downward pace… Greece: still a lot to be done but oil will be the name of the game
The following are the main points from the latest John Faraclas live interview to Niki Karathanou at the SBC TV’s studios last Friday the 10th of May 2013: 1)The markets…