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One of Greece’s most prominent coastal shipowners, Makis Strintzis, co-founder and owner of Strintzis Lines, the majority of shares of which were purchased by Attica Enterprises (Superfast Ferries) and was renamed Blue Star Ferries, last month resigned from Attica Enterprises and has taken over as managing director of Hellas Flying Dolphins.
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Major Changes in Greece’s Coastal Shipping Sector

Greek coastal shipowners have taken the bull by the horns and come hell or high water will attempt this year to settle the waters after almost three years of rough seas. For example, last month the Greek Coastal Shipowners Association issued an open threat to the Merchant Marine...
Posted On 01 Jul 2004
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Olympic Prices for Greek Tourism Sector

A lot has been said recently on the difficulties that face the Greek tourism market and whether or not tourism enterprises will manage to scrounge out a profit from business activities this year, the year of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. According to some recent surveys, most...
Posted On 01 Mar 2004
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Blue Star Ferries managed to increase passenger traffic.
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Blue Star Ferries Continues to Increase Overall Traffic on Ferry Routes

Blue Star Ferries managed to increase passenger traffic on the Piraeus-Chania route by some 43% during the month of July when compared with traffic on the route in July of last year. Its vessel Blue Star 2, which was placed on the route this year for the first time, covered...
Posted On 01 Sep 2003
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Onlooker checks out the storefront offices of Manos Travel System to try and figure out whether or not the company is still operating.
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The Rise and Fall of Greece’s Top Name in Travel

A few years back, many in the travel industry would point to Manos Travel as an example of how to succeed in the business. The company started from a small office and through pioneering ideas grew by leaps and bounds into the biggest and most successful in the country.
Posted On 01 Feb 2003
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More Coastal Shipping Mergers And Alliances

Talk around the Piraeus harbor area these days centers on a plethora of meetings being held in a general effort to form new coastal shipping alliances and merges, such as the rumored alliance between Attica Enterprises (Superfast Ferries) and Minoan Lines. Then there's the merger...
Posted On 01 Jan 2002
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Present to announce their new cooperation agreement are: Ioannis Iliadis, deputy board chairman of Forthcrs; Pantelis Tzortazakis, board chairman of Forthcrs; Agisilaos Athanasiadis, country manager for Sabre Hellas; Pavlos Poulopatis, project manager for Sabre Hellas; and Panayiotis Moutsatsos, commercial manager for Forthcrs.
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Sarbre And Forthnet Subsidiaries Sign Strategic Cooperation Agreement

The commercial cooperation between FORTHcrs, a Forthnet subsidiary, and Sabre Hellas, a Sabre Inc. subsidiary, is now official. Both parties announced a cooperation agreement last month that centers on new and complete solutions in electronic booking and ticket issue.
Posted On 01 Jan 2002
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Closer Ties Expected Between Ferry And Cruise Lines

New strategic partner agreements, even with European cruise and ferry companies, are expected to see the light of day in the near future, according to high ranking executives of Greece's major ferry lines. And Greek ferry companies may play a major role in implementing such deals.
Posted On 01 Nov 2001
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Coastal Shipping Companies Unhappy With New Legislation

Greece's coastal shipping companies say new legislation that aims to liberalize the sector and open Greek routes to competition counters free enterprise and allows for greater state intervention. They even went as far as to say the bill creates the risk of placing some companies...
Posted On 01 Jul 2001
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Five Ferry Lines Cooperate To Cut Costs

Greek coastal shipping companies look to copy some of the international airline moves to cut costs. Five Greek coastal shipping companies have decided to pool their forces to achieve economies of scale to prepare for the deregulation of the domestic passenger shipping market in 2004.
Posted On 01 Oct 2000
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Mergers Turn 20 Ferry Lines Into Three, But Some Routes Monopolized

"Sales commission for travel agents has been reduced; there are fewer discounts available; special group rates have been abolished; and prices have risen more than 20% on some routes."
Posted On 01 May 2000
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Dane Sea Lines Strengthens Its Position With New Vessels

Dane Sea Lines, which has managed to pull itself out of deep financial troubles with the help of strategic investor Anek Lines, has been granted provisional permits to service the Piraeus-Dodecanese group of routes.
Posted On 01 Mar 2000
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