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Attica Group Acquires Full Control of Hellenic Seaways

Attica Holdings (Attica Group) now owns the majority stake in Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways, following an agreement with Minoan Lines.

Attica Group Completes Acquisition of 50.30% of Hellenic Seaways

Attica Holdings (Attica Group) has announced the completion of the acquisition of a majority stake in Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways (HSW).

Attica Group Takes Full Control of Hellenic Seaways

Attica Group has gained full control of Greek ferry operator Hellenic Seaways, following a decision by Greece’s competition authority.

Attica Group Honored as a ‘True Leader’ for Third Consecutive Year

Attica Group has been honored with the prestigious “True Leader” award for the third consecutive year by credit rating agency ICAP Group.

Grimaldi Agrees to Sell Hellenic Seaways Shares to Attica Group

Attica Group reached an agreement with Minoan Lines, owned by Grimaldi Group, to acquire its 48.53 percent stake in Hellenic Seaways.

Blue Star Ferries: 50% Off Ferry Tickets to Earthquake-stricken Lesvos

Blue Star Ferries has announced its support to those affected on Lesvos following the strong earthquake on the Greek island.

Blue Star 2 Begins Piraeus-Samos Route

Attica Group has announced the launch of the direct Piraeus to Samos ferry route with the Blue Star 2. The journey takes a mere six hours and 45 minutes.

Attica Group Wins Gold Award for Eurail and Interrail Greek Islands Pass Products

Attica Group shined at the Transport & Logistics Awards 2017 for creating the Eurail and Interrail Greek Islands Pass products, which combine train and ferry transportation.

Attica Group Posts Positive 1st-half 2016 Results

Attica Group’s first-half 2016 consolidated revenue rose to 109.63 million euros compared to 108.87 million euros in the same period last year.

Attica Group Launches Morocco-Europe Ferry Service through AML

Athens-based Attica Group, a subsidiary of Marfin Investment Group, and BMCE Bank of Africa Group, have inked an agreement for the immediate operation of scheduled ferry services between Morocco and Europe.

ICAP Names Attica Group ‘True Leader’

Listed Greek company Attica Group was named ‘True Leader’ during the ICAP Group Awards held recently, placing the company among the country’s 200 most profitable business entities.

Attica Group’s Ships to Sail US-Cuba Waters

Listed Greek company Attica Group announced on Wednesday, that US authorities have granted it a license for the provision of carrier services to Cuba.

Superfast Ferries Celebrates 20th Anniversary with New Destinations

Attica Group announced last week that it is planning to include two new ships to its fleet while its subsidiary Superfast Ferries celebrates two very active decades sailing Greek and Italian waters with the addition of new destinations in the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and...

IATA Grants Skyserv Handling Services The ISAGO Registration

Skyserv Handling Services, a Marfin Investment Group member, has been awarded the International Air Transportation Association (IATA) Safety Audit for Ground Operations (ISAGO).

Aegean Completes Acquisition Of Olympic Air

Greek carrier Aegean Airlines signed a definitive agreement with Marfin Investment Group to acquire Olympic Air on 23 October. The transfer of 100 percent of Olympic Air shares was completed the same day.
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Curtain Falls For Greek Olympic Air

The European Commission said that if approval had not be given to Aegean Airlines to buy Olympic Air, then the latter would have left the market completely.

Dept Hanging Over Olympic Airlines Reduced

Olympic Airlines SA will not have to repay an amount of illegal state aid back to Greek state coffers as a European Commission’s decision was overturned last month by the European Union’s General Court.

Olympic Air Officially Takes Off

Marfin Investment Group will continue to place public interest above short-term business interests for as long as Greece is tested by the crisis, said the company's President Andreas Vgenopoulos during the official inauguration ceremony of Olympic Air held at the company's...

New Era Of Olympic Begins: Olympic Air

“Greece is high above,” was the slogan of Olympic Air's press conference held last month in regards to the launch of operations of the new and privatized Olympic that replaces the loss-making state carrier Olympic Airlines.

State Sells Olympic Airlines

Marfin Investment Group sealed a deal with the Greek government and will buy Olympic Airlines now that the European Commission gave the green light for the sale and a joint ministerial privatization committee approved the deal.
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