Sea Tourism

Greek ferry company Blue Star Ferries and MSPS Corporate Affairs, were honored for the corporate social responsibility program “Traditional Occupations” at the Ermis Awards ceremony held recently in Athens.

A new joint venture of ferry boats has launched in Greece under the title “Consortium of Saronic Ferries” and offers trips to islands close to Athens at a very low price.

As of 19 December 2013 the new maritime service of Grimaldi Group will be launched between the ports of Ravenna, Igoumenitsa and Patras.

Small Cyclades Lines was voted the “Best Passenger Line of the Year 2013” at the 10th Annual Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards 2013 that celebrated achievements in the Greek maritime industry.

The East Med Yacht Show, to be held 2-7 May on the island of Poros, is now open for registration.

A group of professionals from Crete were recently given the grand tour of the Queen Elizabeth cruise ship that recently docked in the port of Heraklion.

The promotional strategy followed by the Heraklion Port Authority is paying off as visitor numbers to the Cretan city this year showed a major increase – one that will continue in 2014.

Greece-based ferry company Superfast Ferries has launched a brand new functional and easy to navigate website.

Hellenic Seaplanes recently received the green light from the Zakynthos Port Fund to carry out the necessary procedures to obtain a license for the construction of a waterway at the island’s port.

Greek Maritime industry experts will turn their attention to the need to develop Greece’s cruise industry at a conference to be held 8-9 November in Heraklion, Crete.