Sea Tourism Greece’s First Tourism Submarine Explores Santorini Depths by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 by GTP editing team 1 April 2003 Greece’s first tourism submarine service was inaugurated last month by Merchant Marine Minister George Anomeritis at the Peace and Friendship Stadium’s wharf area. The Atlantis Santorini I, which dives to … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Flisvos Marina Leased To Lamda by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 State-owned Hellenic Tourism Properties last month signed a concession agreement that grants operation rights for the Flisvos Marina facility on the Athens coast to the Lamda Technol consortium. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast Ferries Posts Super Revenue by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 Superfast Ferries posted sales of almost 160 million euros for the first nine months of last year. Some 61% of sales came from the Adriatic market, about 30% from the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Blue Star Ferries Increases Profit By 75% by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 by GTP editing team 1 February 2003 Stintzis Lines, owner of Blue Star Ferries, announced last month that the ferry line posted a consolidated 9-month profit before taxes that was 75.3% higher when compared with the same … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Piraeus And Thessaloniki Get Lion’s Share Of Port Infrastructure Funds by GTP editing team 1 January 2003 by GTP editing team 1 January 2003 Greece’s major seaports are scheduled to undergo a series of large construction projects designed to upgrade their infrastructure and increase their cargo handling capacity. 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Coastal Ship Owners Demand Rate Increases by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Local coastal shipping companies, and the banks they owe substantial funds to, are in talks with Greece’s merchant marine ministry to find ways that would ensure the survival of the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Minoan Places Newest Vessel On Patras-Ancona Route by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Just three days before Christmas, Minoan Lines placed its newest high-speed vessel, Olympia Palace, on the Patras-Ancona route. The Olympia Palace is the fifth new vessel the Crete-based ferry line … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Attica Enterprises Opens Germany-Sweden Route With Yet Another New Super-fast Ferry by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Superfast IX, for the moment the newest vessel in the Attica Enterprises’ fleet, last month began service on the new Germany-Sweden route between the port of Sodertalje, in the greater … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism National Control Center For Greek Seas by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 by GTP editing team 1 February 2002 Construction of the first phase of a new system that will modernize the way ships sail Greek seas gets underway this month. Called Vessel Traffic Management and Information System, the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Marine Development Profitable by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 The first phase of the bidding process for the privatization of the Alimos, Floisvos and Zea marinas conducted by the Hellenic Tourism Properties is completed. And some very powerful business … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Twelve Superfast Ferry Launched by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 Superfast XII slid gracefully down the slipway of the yard into the waters of the Baltic Sea last month. Attica Enterprises, the holding company for Superfast Ferries, said its newest … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates More Coastal Shipping Mergers And Alliances by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 by GTP editing team 1 January 2002 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 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Galileo Introduces Ferrynet System by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Galileo Hellas now offers an online booking and ticketing system for Greek ferry lines. The system, Ferrynet, a product created through cooperation with Anite Travel Systems, provides travel agencies and … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Superfast And Costa Crociere Alliance by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Attica Enterprises, the holding company for Superfast Ferries, and cruise company Costa Crociere, owned by Carnival Cruise Lines, signed signed a letter of intent to create two joint ventures in … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Laws, Regulations & Policy New Coastal Shipping Routes by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 Merchant Marine Minister Giorgos Anomeritis last month presented a new draft bill for coastal shipping. It includes a schedule of shipping routes that cover the whole country and one that … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Company updates Blue Star Paros Launched by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 The first of two new ultra modern ferry vessels for the Cyclades routes slid gently into the waters outside of the Daewoo Shipyards in Korea last month. Christened Blue Star … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism FerryScreen System for ferries by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 by GTP editing team 1 December 2001 FerryScreen, a reservations and online ticketing system for coastal shipping companies that’s owned by Analysis SA says it issued more than one million coastal lines’ tickets for Anek and Blue … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Destinations news Development Of Greek Ports Crucial For 2004 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 The 2004 Olympiad provides the greatest opportunity for the reformation and development of Piraeus, said Antonis Nikolopoulos, of Kantor Management Consultants, at the recent international conference EuroMare 2001. Piraeus Port … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Closer Ties Expected Between Ferry And Cruise Lines by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 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 … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
Sea Tourism Coastal Fare Hikes Up To 20% by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 by GTP editing team 1 November 2001 Coastal shipping companies are expected to ask Merchant Marine Minister Christos Papoutsis to consent to fare hikes of up to 20 percent. They also called on him to extend the … 0 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
