25 commercial vessels crossed the strategic waterway on Thursday, five times above the early-June daily average, following the US-Iran preliminary agreement

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Officials and industry leaders highlighted the east Mediterranean country's role in energy security, investment plans for domestic shipyards and new technologies aimed at reducing shipping emissions

At the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum, on the sidelines of Posidonia 2026, the chairman of Capital Maritime & Trading argued that a transit fee would beat years of war-risk premiums — and spoke about the day after in the markets, the 'dark fleet' and the strength of Greek shipping

Understanding the new reality—in terms of sanctions, the insurance market, shipbuilding power, and energy flows—is a lot more than an academic exercise for Greek shipping. It is a prerequisite for its survival and competitiveness in a world where the "tolls" are no longer purely economic; they are geopolitical.

The challenge now is to link these four roles more organically, thereby ensuring that shipping is no longer viewed as an isolated ecosystem, but rather as the very core of the nation's international presence

Ships may be becoming increasingly complex, automated, and energy-efficient, but the long-term safety and sustainability of the energy transition in shipping will ultimately depend on the industry's ability to produce seafarers who can understand, manage, and respond effectively to increasingly complex operational systems under real-world operating conditions.

Piraeus—the city of seamanship and sailors, shipowners and major shipping corporations—has played a decisive role in the exponential growth of the Posidonia International Shipping Exhibition, particularly during the event’s formative decades

The strategic exploration of partnerships, such as the recent addition of Drydocks World, further reinforces this approach, bringing in specialized expertise from the retrofitting and shipbuilding sectors

European Shipowners have repeatedly called for the €9 billion generated by the shipping industry through the EU ETS to be reinvested in producing clean fuels within Europe and making them available across the continent.

The Greece-China partnership lies at the heart of developments.

Shipping supports almost every aspect of modern life - from the energy that drives economies and the food that sustains populations, to the materials and products that shape daily life. Its presence is often invisible, yet it is the system that ensures continuity and flow on a global scale

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Two vessels — a superyacht linked to a sanctioned Putin ally and a loaded LNG tanker — appear to have cleared the Strait of Hormuz, the first signs of movement through a waterway that has been largely shut for two months.

Athens backs international efforts to protect key shipping routes, warning that disruptions threaten global trade, energy supplies and vulnerable populations amid rising regional tensions.

Iran's parliament is reviewing a bill that would require ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz to pay transit fees to Tehran.

'There are, in fact, tankers coming through now, Iranian tankers, I believe some Chinese flag tankers have come through. So, we know that they have not mined the strait'