The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) warmly welcomes the adoption of the Clean Energy Marine Hubs (CEM Hubs) Initiative by the Ministerial Summit at Goa. This is in effect the first global…
The Union of Greek Shipowners welcomes the 2023 IMO Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Strategy on reduction of GHG emissions from ships. This historic agreement includes a net zero target by or…
Union of Greek Shipowners targets decarbonisation across value chain Following a meeting during the 2022 Posidonia trade fair in Athens, MAN Energy Solutions and the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS)…
European Parliament’s Report on the revision of the EU ETS: Greek shipowners welcome the recognition of the commercial operators’ structural role in shipping and for the industry’s decarbonisation and the…
Campaign for the Seafaring Profession Piraeus, 13.5.2021 – The Union of Greek Shipowners launches today a campaign for the new generation to explore career opportunities offered by the seafaring profession.…
SYN-ENOSIS ⚓ Shipping & Society tied together 2021 The contribution of the Greek Shipping Community to the National Health System, the frontline doctors and nurses, in the long-term battle against…
UGS Annual Report 2019-2020 Please find herebelow the Annual Report 2019-2020 of the Union of Greek Shipowners: UGS ANNUAL REPORT 2019-202-ENG (1)
Aid of the shipping industry in the battle against the pandemic During these unprecedented trying times that our country is going through along with the entire planet, suffering from the…
The Union of Greek Shipowners backs Greek proposal to limit main engine power of ships as an immediately effective measure to reduce GHG emissions from ships In the context of…
UGS Annual Report 2018-2019 Viewers can find attached herebelow for their information, the Annual Report 2018-2019 of the Union of Greek Shipowners with a more than interesting prologue by its…
Meeting of the Union of Greek Shipowners with the Hong Kong Shipowners Association In the wake of the seminal UN IMO / Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 74) meeting, the…
Greek Shipowners put their weight behind the forthcoming UN IMO MEPC 74 for effective and sustainable solutions Ahead of the critical UN IMO Marine Environment and Protection Committee 74 (MEPC…
The Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) had the pleasure to welcome to its premises the Board of Directors of Danish Shipping in the context of the bilateral meetings of the…
The UGS welcomes IMO’s ambitious initial GHG reduction strategy as a first but critical step towards the industry’s decarbonization The Union of Greek Shipowners welcomes the adoption of the IMO’s…
The Union of Greek Shipowners strongly supports the successful outcome of the forthcoming IMO MEPC 72 deliberations with the conclusion of an agreement on the Initial IMO Strategy for GHG…
The BDI ended the day with nine points plus thanks once again to the Capers as all other indices dive. Geopolitics including the world economy in tatters; John Faraclas’ daily…
Following yesterday’s Annual General Meeting at the Eugenides Foundation in Athens where the president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS) Theodore El. Veniamis presented the report on the UGS’…
Meeting of the President of the UGS, Mr. Theodore Veniamis, with the UK Minister of State for Transport, Mr. John Hayes The President of the UGS, Mr. Theodore Veniamis, accepting…
Now then, how does it feels financially for the investors as they see the BDI (Baltic Dry Index) standing at 830 points– minus 20 since yesterday and 62 since last…
“The recent and unwarranted attack on our country by the German Finance Minister, Mr. Schäuble, and in particular against Greek shipowners has raised questions. It seems Mr. Schäuble has…
The Greek Shipowner’s Social Welfare Company SYN-ENOSIS, was presented to members of the maritime community during an event held on Wednesday the 15th of March 2017, at Benaki Museum (Piraeus…
Executive Summary of the Union of Greek Shipowners response which has been an integral part of the Hellenic reply to the EU Commission Decision on the investigation of Greek Tonnage…
Discussion focused on key global maritime affairs and issues The European Commissioner for Transport, Violeta Bulc visited Posidonia 2016 today where she keynoted a joint press conference with the Union…
Posidonia 2016- Statement by the President of the Union of Greek Shipowners, Theodore Veniamis The new record participation at Posidonia, a timeless institution of international standing, certifies that Greece, as a…
The Union of Greek Shipowners today responded to the European Commission’s recently published Decision (C(2015)9019 final / 18-12-2015) alleging that some provisions of the Greek shipping taxation regime are in…