Sign in here!    20-10-2020     Category Breaking news Maritime news Greek Maritime news  Maritime transport Sea transport Shipping industry Ship Building & Repair Tanker Maritime logistics Container Dry Bulk Merchant vessels Commercial boats Passenger ship Merchant ship Shipping finance Greek Maritime News    Tax threat worries London Greeks 20/11/2007    More >>    Transman order failure scrutinised for signs of things to come 16/11/2007  The collapse of an order for panamax containerships has fuelled speculation that the first tangible sign of the US credit crunch has hit the shipping markets - but the Greek shipowner involved in the deal says that is not the case.   More >>    Transman order failure scrutinised for signs of things to come 16/11/2007  The collapse of an order for panamax containerships has fuelled speculation that the first tangible sign of the US credit crunch has hit the shipping markets - but the Greek shipowner involved in the deal says that is not the case.   More >>    Navios MLP Prices at Midpoint in Troubled Market 15/11/2007  Navios Maritime Partners (NMP)priced this week at $20, the midpoint of its range, to raise $200 million through the sale of 10 million shares, with a 1.5 million share over-allotment option currently outstanding. The deal was led byMerrill Lynch and JPMorgan, with the underwriting team rounded out by Cantor Fitzgerald, S. Goldman   More >>    Europe to start buying Azeri Gas via Turkey bypassing Russia 15/11/2007  Monday, November 18, leaders from Greece, Turkey, the United States, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Italy will officially launch a new Turkey-Greece pipeline project along the Maritza River. The 300-kilometer-long natural gas pipeline will carry Azerbaijani gas to Europe, bypassing Russia. According to Turkish Energy Ministry officials, this will be the first time Caspian gas will reach Europe without going through Russia.   More >>    Battle of the seas at Sea Star Cyprus 14/11/2007    More >>    How to Keep Your Company’s Reputation Afloat When You Spill Oil in the San Francisco Bay 14/11/2007    More >>    TOP Tankers Announces Delivery of the First Drybulk Vessel 13/11/2007    More >>    Speech by Panos Leivadas: Greece Today - Successes and New Priorities 12/11/2007  SPEECH BY MR. PANOS LEIVADAS SECRETARY GENERAL OF INFORMATION, MINISTRY OF STATE 9th ANNUAL CAPITAL LINK FORUM, NEW YORK CITY, 11/09/2007   More >>    Hellenic Carriers AIM Float To Raise $60 Million 12/11/2007  LONDON -(Dow Jones)- Hellenic Carriers said Monday it intends to seek admission of its shares to trading on AIM.   More >>    Piraeus port an appealing investment for foreigners 11/11/2007    More >>    Indo Greek trade to reach one billion euros by 2010 11/11/2007  Expressing the hope that the fifth session of Indo-Greek Joint Economic committee would pave the way for enhancing bilateral trade ties between the two countries, India's Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath called for working towards doubling trade between India and Greece to reach and exceed one billion euros by 2010.   More >>    FreeSeas Raises $90 million in Transformational Equity Offering 29/10/2007  Debt markets aside, FreeSeas this week successfully priced a followon offering led by Credit Suisse, Cantor Fitzgerald, Oppenheimer and DVB Capital Markets at $8.25 per share. This raised $90.75 million for the company through the sale of 11,000,000 shares while outstanding is an over-allotment option for 1,650,000 additional shares, worth $13.6 million. But this deal is more than just your ordinary follow-on offering. Source: http://www.marinemoney.com/freshlyminted/PDFFiles/2007/FreshlyMinted-Current.pdf   More >>    Greek cruises for ordinary folks 29/10/2007  Stelios Haji-Ioannou said that easyCruise plans on adding one ship a year to the venture. By Haris Argyropoulos - Kathimerini English Edition   More >>    US court acquits Athenian officer 26/10/2007  A Greek engineer has been cleared in California after a 12-month probe. By Bob Rust, Stamford, published: 26 October 2007 - Source: www.tradewinds.no   More >>    Papachristidis is considering move to the Philippines 26/10/2007  Basil Papachristides is considering moving the Piraeus-based Hellespont tanker operation to the Philippines to take advantage of the country's growing maritime skills. Indeed, Papachristidis has confirmed the group's exclusive manning agency, Manila Shipmanagement and Manning (Manship), is to be turned into a full management company. Source: www.newsfront.gr, 26 October 2007 Vol. 8 / No. 40   More >>    Danaos orders five 12,600 TEU box ships at Hyundai Samho 26/10/2007  Athens-headquartered Danaos Corporation (NYSE:DAC) has ordered five 12,600 TEU containerships. Source: http://www.marinelog.com/DOCS/NEWSMMVII/2007oct00223.html   More >>    Cargo fraud warning 26/10/2007  SHIP agents are increasingly faced with attempts to obtain delivery of cargo using forged emails, according to the International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC).   More >>    Increase in shipping firms 24/10/2007  The number of shipping companies based and active in Greece has grown by 4.7 percent in 2007 compared with last year, reaching 725 from 693 in 2006, according to Petrofin Research SA.   More >>    Market buzzes as Quintana looks at 19/10/2007  US-listed bulk ship owner Quintana Maritime is to seek "strategic alternatives" according to chairman Corbin Robertson. In an announcement, Robertson said: "The board, in light of the significant increases in asset values experienced in the dry-bulk shipping industry during the past year, has concluded it is appropriate at this time to explore ways to enhance the company's value for its shareholders."   More >>    GO board taking Tartsinis to task 19/10/2007  Money transfers made by GO's boss have come under close scrutiny.   More >>    Aegean Marine Petroleum On The Move 19/10/2007  ---"The price of chartering boats to ship iron ore and coal across the ocean has actually tripled, and Aegean is expanding with its purchase of Bunkers at Sea".   More >>    New proposal on track for Hellenic ports' privatization process 19/10/2007  Hellenic state will retain a strategic share percentage and control over the country's two biggest ports in Piraeus and Thessalonica, according to the latest reports on the government's intentions. Both ports have entered a privatization process that so far has remained only in theory, especially after the two-month strike of port workers that almost paralyzed the country at the end of last year.   More >>    Gravity? What gravity’s that? 18/10/2007    More >>    Event Review - Greek Ship Finance Forum, 18 October 2007 18/10/2007    More >>    Oceanaut, Inc. enter into definitive agreements for purchase of nine vessels 17/10/2007    More >>    Globus Maritime Announces a New 2-Year Time Charter Agreement for Panamax Vessel 17/10/2007    More >>    Aegean Marine Petroleum Launches New Lubricant Service 17/10/2007  Company to Complement Existing Marine Fuel Services with Exclusive Line of Own-Brand Lubricants; New Service to be Available Worldwide.   More >>   Home I Register I Contact us I Terms and Conditions I Privacy policy I Shipping History I Maritime News I Ship Gallery I  Sitemap   © Copyright 2007 Olympic Vessels.com. 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