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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

Xydakis called for a comprehensive, package settlement on the FYROM naming issue now

Weak, opportunistic, and populist leaders at an alarming rate are exploiting the fatigue, the fear, and the concern of society

Many government cadres are saying what is not yet being publicly admitted: that the post-bailout precautionary credit line is the right choice

Cavusoglu attempted to explain why he accused The Netherlands of racism and of neo-Nazi tendencies

The Harvard University; conference entitled “Participation, Inclusion and Social Responsibility in Global Sports” is about to begin and Olympiacos has checked in!

The protests were announced at a news conference held today by the Committee of the Fight for the Greekness of Macedonia Committee

Retsos said that for yet another year tourism is playing the leading role in efforts aiming at the recovery of the Greek economy

The Greek prime minister’s office yesterday issued a statement reiterating the main conditions for a settlement

'We can buy fighter jets from Russia and from one Nato country,' the Turkish foreign minister clarified

'When you take a patient out of intensive care, you do not make him run a hundred yard dash,' the PM said

For the 10th straight month, term deposits rose in April, and increased by over three billion euros in the 10-month period

It conceals traps and obstacles that are not immediately apparent. The markets have vicissitudes and are sensitive to backpedaling, especially in countries such as ours, with a tradition of over-borrowing and bankruptcies