The renewal of its fleet is one of the most important challenges facing Greek shipping today. According to a survey by XRTC, 50% of the Greek coastal ships that are currently in service will be over 40 years old in 2035, while there are currently 28 shipping companies and 100 ships in Greek shipping. Their […]
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What applies to bank lending in coastal shipping
By Anastasia Vamvaka The market is waiting for the approval of the ANEK rescue plan submitted by the Attica group. A year ago, the Attica group submitted a rescue plan for ANEK to the latter’s creditors, which provided for the undertaking to cover ANEK’s working capital needs. The business plan that accompanies Attica’s proposal foresees […]
What are the 28 companies active in Greek coastal shipping?
By Anastasia Vamvaka In 2022, 100 coastal ships serve 115 islands of the country daily, either connecting them to the mainland or making connections between them. Most – especially these days – depart with occupancy that reaches 100%, however the bet – despite the data for record tourist traffic – is that the revenue from […]
Coastal shipping: The opportunities but also the challenges of the sector
By Anastasia Vamvaka The gradual increase in passenger traffic and transport work is shown by XRTC’s new research on Greek shipping, presenting the open challenges that the industry has to manage in order to move on a healthy trajectory. The demand for ferry services followed a steady upward trend in the four years 2016-2019, with […]
2,000 visitors to the Greek islands from Turkey
By Anastasia Vamvaka For more than two and a half years, the cables of dozens of small boats and tourist speedboats that connected Greece to Turkey and vice versa, through the Aegean Sea, were tied up. Since February, when the complete ban was lifted, and especially between March and April, thousands of passengers have visited […]
The connection between Kasos and Karpathos with Piraeus remains in the air
By Anastasia Vamvaka A road race begins for the Ministry of Shipping to find an end to the Kasos ferry connection, after the Seaspeed Lines ship “Olympus” was banned from sailing as it was deemed unseaworthy, with dozens of observations, on its maiden voyage! According to his information Capital.gr the temporary solution of putting a […]
Increases in ferry ticket prices on certain routes
From yesterday, Friday July 1st, the ferry companies increased the prices of the ferry tickets from 4% to 8% on average for only certain ferry itineraries and mainly from the port of Piraeus. From the port of Rafina, the prices of individual tickets with conventional ferries to Andros, Tinos and Mykonos remain the same, as […]
Joint initiative Plakiotaki- Makri for discounts on the coasters of substitute teachers
The Ministries of Shipping & Island Policy and Education & Religions have launched, once again, the initiative to provide a discount from the shipping companies on the tickets of the substitute teachers, who staffed the educational structures of the country’s islands, for the school year 2021 -2022 in order to facilitate their transfer to their […]
Ferry tickets are soaring due to fuel
Her Anastasia Vamvaka In a new, third increase in the price of passenger tickets for 2022, the ferry companies proceeded from last week on most lines, as the ever-increasing cost of fuel has boosted the operating cost of a ship to 70%. Compared to last year, ferry tickets to the Greek islands are up to […]
New increase of 5% to 10% in the price of ferry tickets from June 15
In a new, second increase in the price of passenger tickets for 2022, the ferry companies proceeded from 15/06 on most routes, as the ever-increasing cost of fuel has boosted the operating cost of a ship to 70%. According to executives in the coastal shipping industry, a passenger ferry on the Piraeus-Chania line needs about […]