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Greek Hoteliers Slam Culture Ministry’s Music Quota Requirement

Greek hoteliers are up in arms over a Culture Ministry bill that requires hotels to play a minimum of 45% Greek songs and music in public areas.
Posted On 05 Mar 2024
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Lesvos Takes Steps to Enter Cruise Market

The regional authority of the North Aegean has plans to rebrand Lesvos and reintroduce the Greek island as a cruise destination.
Posted On 25 Oct 2022
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Greek Coastal Shipping Sector Sees Challenging Year Ahead

Greece's coastal shipping sector is up against a number of challenges ahead of the 2021 tourism season, according to a survey by IOBE.
Posted On 13 Jan 2021
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Kavala Port Authority. Photo source: HRADF
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Greece Pushes Forward with Port Upgrades

Greece is accelerating procedures in order to move ahead with infrastructure upgrades at ports across the country, according to Shipping Minister Yiannis Plakiotakis.
Posted On 26 Oct 2020
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Greek Tourism Minister Says Cruise Development Action Plan in the Making

Greek Tourism Minister Harry Theoharis said an action plan for the development of cruise tourism was being drawn up.
Posted On 09 Jan 2020
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Greek Cruise Ship Owners Pave Way for Port Upgrades

Greece’s Association of Cruise Ship Owners met with island mayors, port and local authorities to discuss ways of improving the accommodation of cruise ships.
Posted On 08 Oct 2019
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Shipping Bodies Say Greek Island Ports Need Immediate Upgrades

Prompted by the recent Samothrace port issue, shipping professionals and marine tourism bodies are calling for the immediate upgrade of 92 ports across Greece.
Posted On 29 Aug 2019
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The port of Santorini. Photo: GTP
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Cruise Heads, Santorini Officials Agree to Launch Works on Athinios Port

Santorini authorities have agreed to proceed with urgent repair works on the Athinios Port, which receives thousands of cruise travelers every year.
Posted On 24 Apr 2019
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‘Traveler Rights Gr’ App Wins Gold at Mobile Excellence Awards 2018

“Traveler Rights GR”, an application that aims to protect the rights of travelers visiting Greece, recently received the Gold Award at the Mobile Excellence Awards 2018.
Posted On 24 Sep 2018
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Photo source: Piraeus Port Authority
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Greece Prepares to Open Tender for Biggest Piraeus Port Project

Greece is preparing to tender off the largest project to be carried out at Piraeus port to accommodate larger cruise ships.
Posted On 06 Aug 2018
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Photo Source: Piraeus Port Authority
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Piraeus Port Moving Up as Robust Container Handler

The Piraeus port is in the top seven of Europe’s container ports and among the world’s fastest growing, according to shipping insight platform PortEconomics.
Posted On 01 Jun 2018
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EU ELEMED Project: Greece to Offer Shoreside Electrical Power to Seacraft

Shoreside power units will be installed at two ports in Greece, at Kyllini and Piraeus, as part of the EU’s ambitious ELEMED project.
Posted On 22 Feb 2018
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Transport Ministry to Launch Tender for Santorini Port Upgrade

The Greek Transport Ministry has set aside 8.4 million euros to be used to fund the upgrade of the Athinios port on the Cyclades island of Santorini. 
Posted On 16 Feb 2018
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Piraeus Port Breaks Container Traffic Record, Up by 6.4% in 2017

The port of Piraeus has broken its record for container traffic in 2017, marking a 6.4 percent increase at 3,691 million TEU in 2017.
Posted On 25 Jan 2018
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Cruise Operators, Passengers Rate Greek Ports

The ports of Chios, Lesvos, Mykonos, Piraeus and Santorini are among the Greek ports leaving behind not so favorable impressions, according to a report.
Posted On 27 Jul 2017
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Pan-European Dialogue Brings Together Cruise Operators, Ports and Coastal Tourism Stakeholders

The European Commission earlier this month launched the inaugural Pan-European Dialogue between ports, cruise operators and coastal tourism stakeholders with a conference in Brussels.
Posted On 13 Mar 2015
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Cruise Tourism: European Commission to Hold Pan-European Dialogue in 2015

The European Commission has announced the launch of the Pan-European Dialogue between cruise operators, ports and coastal tourism stakeholders with a conference in Brussels, Belgium, on 5-6 March 2015.
Posted On 23 Dec 2014
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Chios, Greece, To Host European Conference On Shipping In 2015

The second edition of the European Conference on Shipping, Intermodalism and Ports (ECONSHIP) 2015 - will take place on Chios, Greece, during 24-27 June 2015. The island, famous for its "maritime tradition," offers a unique traditional maritime environment in the heart of the...
Posted On 12 Sep 2014
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DANE Considers Thessaloniki-Kusadasi Connection

Cooperation with Turkish businessmen to establish a connection between Kusadasi and Thessaloniki was considered at a recent meeting in Istanbul between Greece's DANE lines and the president of the Greek-Turkish Council Iakovos Geronikolas.
Posted On 01 Apr 2000
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