Sea Tourism Major Changes in Greece’s Coastal Shipping Sector by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 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 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Yet Another Record Blue Flag Year for Greece by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 by GTP editing team 1 July 2004 If the country’s beach environment was part of this year’s Olympic Games, Greece would pick up the Silver medal this year. Beach properties in the country were awarded a record … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Happenings Superfast Super Classic Sports Supporter by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 by GTP editing team 1 June 2004 The Evgenidou Foundation Athens Observatory was the venue for one of the most impressive press conferences this year and was organized by Sueprfast Ferries to present the company’s Superfast team … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Flying Dolphins Back in the Black by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 After the last few years with red ink on its balance sheet, Hellas Flying Dolphins is back in the black with a net profit for 2003 of some 7.1 million … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Sets Record Passenger Number by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 by GTP editing team 1 May 2004 Blue Star Ferries announced that it broke the half a million mark in passengers carried on its Piraeus-Chania route. On March 24 the Greek ferry line’s electronic Check-in system on … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Air Travel Seaplane Service for Greece As of May by GTP editing team 1 April 2004 by GTP editing team 1 April 2004 Air Sea Lines SA, incorporated in Athens late last year, announced last month that it is ready to provide seaplane scheduled, “for hire” and charter passenger services connecting multiple island … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Festival Cruises Sells Three Vessels by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 In late January, Festival Cruises (of Greek-Italian interests) was broiled in talks with creditors in an attempt to reverse a decision to auction off its three recently acquired cruise ships … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast Ferries Considers New Investment Program by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 by GTP editing team 1 March 2004 After the sale of four of its first-generation super-fast ferry vessels, Attica Enterprises reportedly has its eyes on foreign shipyards for the construction of new vessels within the framework of … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Economic Death Toll for Royal Olympia Cruises by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Royal Olympia Cruises, Greece’s only international player in the sector, has been forced by creditors to auction off its two star vessels, Olympia Voyager (launched June, 2000) and Olympia Explorer … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Full Liberation of Ferry Routes Doubtful by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Presently, four of Greece’s major ferry routes — Dodekanissos, Cylades, Argosaronikos, Crete — fulfill the requirements for complete liberation when discussions are finalized between Greece’s merchant marine ministry and the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Superfast Ferry Sold to Italian Group by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 Attica Enterprises announced last month that Atlantic Navigazione of Grimaldi Group, Napoli, has entered into an agreement with its wholly owned subsidiary Superfast Ferries to acquire the fast ferry Superfast … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star 2 Most Popular Ferry on Piraeus-Chania Route by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 by GTP editing team 1 February 2004 The newest ferry vessel on the Piraeus-Chania route, the Blue Star 2, has managed to sail ahead of all its competitors. For the month of December, Blue Star 2 increased … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Continues to Increase Overall Traffic on Ferry Routes by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 by GTP editing team 1 September 2003 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 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Cruise Sales At Home Drop Significantly by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 by GTP editing team 1 August 2003 It’s not only local cruise companies — for the first half of this year cruise passengers on Greek vessels are down some 30% over the same period last year — … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Another Record Year for Blue Flag Awards by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 by GTP editing team 1 July 2003 Two recent very notable announcements allow Greece to boast as perhaps being the country with the world’s best and cleanest swimming waters in the world. It began last month when … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Additional Reservation System for Superfast and Blue Star Ferries by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Along with their own booking systems for domestic and international ferry routes, Superfast Ferries and Blue Star Ferries now have their routes on the FORTHcrs reservation system. An agreement between … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Strintzis Management Pleasantly Surprised by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 by GTP editing team 1 June 2003 Traffic on our new routes is even better than we expected, says Blue Star Ferries (Strintzis Lines) sales and marketing director, Michalis Sakelis. “We are particularly pleased and pleasantly surprised … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Blue Star Ferries Inaugurates Chania-Piraeus Route by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 by GTP editing team 1 May 2003 Piraeus-based Blue Star Ferries now runs a ferry route from Piraeus to Chania, Crete, with its newbuild Blue Star 2. The journey takes a mere five hours and 45 minutes. … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Cruise Market Concerned but Upbeat by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 Greece’s passenger shipping association says its sector is in for a difficult time this year. It wants government to help soften the blow with a cut in port costs, and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Strintzis Introduces New Routes by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 Within the new liberalized framework of Greek coastal shipping, Strintzis Lines (Blue Star Ferries), expands its routes. As of this month, the Greek ferry line is at the forefront with … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
