In 2019 «Posidonia» will celebrate the first half century of its history. It is about the offer of the people who -on time and with open mind- struggled during historical times and with vision and consistency managed to built during them on an international level. Therefore, «Posidonia» is now an institution started as a pioneering […]
Excerpt of the conclusions of the 2013 report: The contribution of ocean-going shipping to the greek economy: Performance and Outlook
In 1939 began the severest conflict in history. By 1940, the war hit Greece as well. The country resisted by all means achieving the first victories of the free world. But, a few months later Greece, such as the rest of Europe, had been defeated. Only a few used to believe back then that there […]
Although not established to the modern greek associated emotion like the great land battles during WWII, the greek fights on sea where equally severe and important. Under simultaneous triple occupation -the only country around the who suffered triple occupation- Greece kept on fighting where the conquers could not intervene; Seas and oceans. That was a […]
How were laid the foundation of the Greek Shipment Miracle at a time of incomparable difficulties and destruction after WWI. The foundation of the Greek Shipowners Union, the Middle-war markets and the valuable contribution of mariners.
Last year, although there were many fluctuations in freight markets, the long-standing shipping recession seemed to be coming to an end. The beginning of 2018 finds our shipping industry maintaining the highest position internationally, controlling about 20% of the global fleet in dwt tonnage (including a 30% share of tankers and 22% of bulk carriers) […]
Pavlos Kountouriotis, the liberator of Easter Aegean and first President of the Democracy ion Greece, talks in 1916 to the newspapes «Sfera» about the importance of shipment. Since the first great geopolitical conflict of the world history, the Persian Wars and the «Wooden Wall», that saved Greece, the West and their civilization, built by General […]
By John Paloubis Vice Admiral (ret.) from the Hellenic Maritime Museum in Piraeus, Greece No one who has not travelled professionally at sea can imagine what a tough occupation being a sailor is in peacetime. Dreary and cruel, it keeps you far from family and loved ones. Sea voyages demand hard work; they require mettle and courage. The work itself […]
Piraeus, 15.5.2018 We are particularly proud that, amidst significant challenges both for the shipping industry and for Greece, Posidonia 2018 is once again here, manifesting the resilience, commitment and potential of our industry and our country. The achievements of Greek shipping are important, not only for Greece but also for Europe and for the welfare […]
The post-war reconstruction of the Greek shipping industry had one thing in common with efforts to transit from sail to steam some 70 years earlier. It had to start all over again, from scratch. With the exception of a few shipowners, who had accumulated substantial capital in US dollars by operating vessels under the Panamanian […]
By Yannis Marinos Most are multi-millionaires, yet they are people of ceaseless hard work, with a palpable love of country, who came in numbers to this venerable meeting hall of the Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus. They welcomed the invitation of the emblematic magazine Naftika Chronika and of the Bissias family, which has continued in the […]
By George P. Malouchos The history of Greek shipping cannot be measured in years, or in decades, or even in centuries. It is measured truly in millennia. It would not, therefore, be possible in the framework of this special, historical edition, to go back to its beginnings. Hence, we focused on the 20th century, which […]
It was the Harvard’s conference closing, an event sponsored by Olympiacos; discussions were comprehensive and constructive, whereas Karembeu’s words moved everyone
The opening took place at the Loeb house, one of the most historical building of Harvard. Olympiacos FC supports the Wheatherhead initiative about global history. People from Barcelona FC, Real Madrid FC, the Seattle Sounders and the Boston red Sox were also there
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The Harvard University; conference entitled “Participation, Inclusion and Social Responsibility in Global Sports” is about to begin and Olympiacos has checked in!
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