Looking to the future, and despite the weak freight market in the tanker sector, Almi Tankers, the expansion-minded Greek tanker operator, took management of its first of 10 Suezmax tankers during a ceremony at Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering’s (DSME) shipyard in Okpo, Korea. The remaining tankers of its newbuilding project are under construction and [...]
EMPHASISING its commitment to the key Hellenic shipping market, international classification society RINA has strengthened its Hellenic Committee with the appointment of several new shipowning members. Speaking at the last meeting of the RINA Hellenic Advisory Committee held in the Cash Restaurant, Athens, on 29th November, Ugo Salerno, CEO, RINA Group said, “The strength and [...]
By Capt. Malcolm MacKenzie.
By Capt. Malcolm MacKenzie.
Applying a global cap on CO2 emissions will impose a cap on global growth, says leading Greek shipowner Philip Embiricos. «Capping shipping emissions is capping trade and therefore limiting the growth of emerging countries,» Embiricos told the Greener Shipping Summit in Athens. «Shipping emissions reductions should be targeted on a per tonne mile basis and [...]
The 9th Digital Ship Athens Conference brought together over 220 of the regions’ communications, navigation, training, fleet management, purchasing, safety and technical experts – from ship owners, ship managers and leading suppliers. Some of the region’s leading companies supported conference and shared their experience and insights into the issues shaping the market today and in [...]
Greek shipowners success is attributed to their innovative spirit and their decision to exploit untested waters, was the primary outcome of Tradewind Shipowners forum. Tradewinds changed the name of its annual Greek shipping conference to Shipowners Forum. Gillian Whitaker opened the forum and welcomed the guests. Eric Martin told for the need of forecasting in [...]
By Capt. Malcolm MacKenzie.
The Greek Shipping community showed up in force with more than seventy participants at the annual Seagull User Meeting held in the early evening of October 19th at the Athenaeum Intercontinental Hotel, Athens. As part of this meeting Seagull welcomed NewsLink as a valued co-host. The Seagull User Meetings have been designed for the local [...]
Consistent to its policy of organizing technical seminars for the Greek shipping community MAN Diesel & Turbo gave a presentation of Low Speed Two-stroke Diesel Engines. The program included an introduction by Mr. Dimitris Vlantos, Managing Director of MAN Diesel & Turbo Hellas. In his address Mr. Vlantos pointed out that Greek shipping exited from [...]
