Sea Tourism World’s Biggest Cruise Ship Ready to Set Sail by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 The biggest cruise ship in the world, “Freedom of the Seas,” constructed for Royal Caribbean International by Aker Finnyards Turku of Finland is complete and will sail on its first … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Liberalization of Ferry Boat Fares On Hold by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 by GTP editing team 1 May 2006 A marine ministry decision to liberalize ferry ticket fares from Piraeus remains on hold. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Luxury Cruise Operator Looks to Expansion in Greece by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Navigator Travel is now representing Silversea Cruises in Greece. Silversea, a luxury cruise company, has a fleet of four six-star ships (with two more under construction) that travel to ports … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Reports Solid Growth by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Blue Star Ferries last month reported after tax profits of 17.5 million euros for 2005, an increase of 66.4% from the 10.5 million euro profit reported in 2004. Total revenues … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast Ferries Remains Greece-Italy Leader by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 For the eighth consecutive year, Superfast Ferries held the leading position for the transportation of passengers and freight units on the Greece-Italy route in the Adriatic Sea. Last year, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Aegean Speed Lines Connects Western Cyclades by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Aegean Speed Lines, founded last year by the Eugenides Group and the British company Sea Containers, announced last month that it would refund within 30 days any ticket lost by … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism European Cruise Market Continues Expansion by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 by GTP editing team 1 April 2006 Louis Cruise Lines last month announced the delivery of the latest addition to its fleet, the 1,250-passenger cruise ship Sea Diamond (ex-Birka Princess). After its planned upgrading, the Sea Diamond … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Louis Cruise Lines Purchases 12th Vessel by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 Piraeus soon welcomes yet another cruise ship to its port. Louis Cruise Lines last month signed a $35-million deal for the purchase of the Birka Princess from the Finnish cruise … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Attica Holdings Sells Its Shares Of Hellenic Seaways by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 Attica Holdings (Superfast and Blue Star Ferries) last month announced the sale of 9.6m shares, or 12.3% of the share capital, of Hellenic Seaways, to Amadeus Navigation in return for … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Nel Lines Acquires New Vessels and Merges with C-Link by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 by GTP editing team 1 March 2006 As we go to press, shareholders of Nel-Lesvos Maritime are being asked to back a 23-million capital increase that will be used in part to acquire five used vessels. Two … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast Group Continues to Increase Revenue by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 Attica Holdings, the holding company for Superfast Ferries, announced last month that its financial results for the nine months to 30th September, 2005, show turnover of 306.5 million euros and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Increases Profit 121% by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 by GTP editing team 1 December 2005 Blue Star Maritime S.A. last month announced consolidated net profit after taxes of €19.2 million for the nine months ending 30th September, 2005, against €8.7 million for the same period … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Marine Ministry Opens Diving to Tourism Sector by GTP editing team 1 November 2005 by GTP editing team 1 November 2005 After decades of indecision, Greece’s Ministry of Mercantile Marine last month forwarded a bill that not only allows recreational diving but also promotes it. “The new diving bill could position … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Minoan Narrows Loss by GTP editing team 1 November 2005 by GTP editing team 1 November 2005 Ferry operator Minoan Lines narrowed its first-half loss to 6.2 million euros from 6.7 million euros in the year-earlier period, the company said in a announcement last month. Group revenues … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Back in the Black by GTP editing team 1 October 2005 by GTP editing team 1 October 2005 Blue Star Maritime S.A. last month announced that first half results for 2005 show a marked improvement over the same period last year. The Greek ferry line said that earnings … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Yacht Arrivals More than Double by GTP editing team 1 October 2005 by GTP editing team 1 October 2005 The number of foreign recreational boats arriving in Greek ports and marinas has more than doubled this summer. Data collected by the sector’s professional bodies and submitted to the Ministry … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Ferry Company Mergers Foreseen by GTP editing team 1 September 2005 by GTP editing team 1 September 2005 Piraeus-based XRTC Business Consultants says it expects more mergers and cooperation agreements within the Greek coastal shipping arena. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Some Ferry Prices Freed and Government Incentives for New Ships by GTP editing team 1 September 2005 by GTP editing team 1 September 2005 Government last month said it would provide ferry operators with incentives to renew their aging fleets, and that it would liberalize ticket prices for ships sailing out of the Port … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy Freedom for Coastal Shipping, or Bust by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 Alexandros Panagopoulos, president and managing director of Superfast Ferries, told guests at last month’s Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises meeting that unless coastal shipping is liberalized, now, the entire sector … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Billions Available for Greek Port Development Projects by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 by GTP editing team 1 August 2005 Government last month announced a 3-billion-euro makeover project for Greek ports. The Merchant Marine Ministry said Greece has secured a loan worth 3 billion euros from the European Investment Bank, … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
